Churchtown, County Tyrone

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Churchtown
  • Irish: Baile an Teampaill
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Portal tomb near Castlederg
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Churchtown
Location within Northern Ireland
Irish grid reference H262845
  Belfast 85 miles
District
County
Country Northern Ireland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CASTLEDERG
Postcode district BT81
Dialling code 028, +44 28
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
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UK
Northern Ireland
Tyrone
54°42′30″N7°35′36″W / 54.7083°N 7.5934°W / 54.7083; -7.5934 Coordinates: 54°42′30″N7°35′36″W / 54.7083°N 7.5934°W / 54.7083; -7.5934

Churchtown is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The town of Castlederg is located within this townland. Many local places and organisations are named after the townland such as the Churchtown Community Centre, [1] Churchtown Football Club and Churchtown Park. [2]

Historic sites

Two megalithic tombs are known within the townland, a wedge tomb called "Todd's Den" [3] and a portal tomb called "Druid's Altar" [4] .

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References

  1. "Church Town Community Association - Community Centre in Castlederg BT81 7HT". 192.com. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  2. "Google Maps" . Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  3. "TODD'S DEN, CHURCHTOWN WEDGE TOMB: TODD'S DEN". NISMR database. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. "DRUIDS' ALTAR, CHURCHTOWN PORTAL TOMB: DRUID'S ALTAR". NISMR database. Retrieved 28 September 2022.