Altanagh is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Omagh East and the civil parish of Termonmaguirk and covers an area of 971 acres.[1]

Altanagh
Townland
Altanagh is located in Northern Ireland
Altanagh
Location in Northern Ireland
Coordinates: 54°33′31.280″N 7°1′0.865″W / 54.55868889°N 7.01690694°W / 54.55868889; -7.01690694

The name derives from the Irish: altan ach (Abounding in cliffs or glens).[2]

The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:[3][4]

Year 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891
Population 223 202 218 196 154 138
Houses 39 39 40 39 32 33

The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: a burial mound (grid ref: H6266 6936),[5] which contained pits and urn burials with cremated bone.[6] Three cordoned urns were found with a calibrated date range of 1890-1450 BC.[7]

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References

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  1. ^ "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Altanagh". Place Names NI. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Scheduled Historic Monuments (to 15 October 2012)" (PDF). NI Environment Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  6. ^ "INSTAR - The People of Prehistoric Ireland" (PDF). Irish Heritage Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  7. ^ "Early Bronze Age Cemetery at Edmonstown, Co Dublin by Charles Mount and PJ Hartnett". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy Vol 93C, No2 (1993), p.60. Retrieved 11 December 2012.