Altaghoney

Altaghoney
Irish: Alt a Chonnaidh

Altaghoney townland in 2007
CountyCounty Down
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode district BT47
Dialling code 028
EU Parliament Northern Ireland
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Down

Altaghoney (from Irish: Alt a Chonnaidh, meaning "glen of the firewood")[1] is townland of 1,163 acres in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Cumber Upper and the historic barony of Tirkeeran.[2]

Archaeology

Altaghoney contains a stone circle at grid ref: C515013.[3] It also contains a cross at grid ref: C5371 0192 which is registered as a Scheduled Historic Monument.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Altaghoney". Place Names NI. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Altaghoney". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Altaghoney Stone Circle". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Altaghoney" (PDF). Scheduled Historic Monuments. Northern Ireland Environment Agency. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
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