Radergan

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Radergan townland in 2009 Radergan Townland - geograph.org.uk - 1232993.jpg
Radergan townland in 2009
Grania's Grave, Radergan, in 2009 Grainne's Grave, Radergan, Sixmilecross - geograph.org.uk - 1232092.jpg
Grania's Grave, Radergan, in 2009
Radergan Standing Stone, 2009 Standing Stone, Radergan - geograph.org.uk - 1232112.jpg
Radergan Standing Stone, 2009

Radergan is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the barony of Omagh East and the civil parish of Clogherny and covers an area of 919 acres. [1]

The name derives from the Irish: Rath Deargain (Dargan's fort). [2] It may also be spelled as Redargan or Redargen in various records.

In 1841 the population of the townland was 375 people (69 houses) and in 1851 it was 324 people (57 houses). [3]

The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: a Megalithic tomb: Grania’s Grave (grid ref: H5544 6434). [4] [5] Radergan also has a standing stone (grid ref:H554646), [6] a 1.4m tall mudstone pillar, with embedded pebbles. [7]

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References

  1. "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  2. "Radergan". Place Names NI. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  3. "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  4. "Scheduled Historic Monuments (to 15 October 2012)" (PDF). NI Environment Agency. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  5. "Radergan Portal tomb". Megalithomania. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  6. "Radergan Standing Stone". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  7. "Radergan Standing Stone". Megalithomania. Retrieved 22 December 2012.