Liskincon is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the barony of Omagh East and the civil parish of Termonmaguirk and covers an area of 96 acres.[1]

The name derives from the Irish: Lios Cinn Con (fort of the dog's head).[2]

In 1841 the population of the townland was 70 people (12 houses) and in 1851 it was 52 people (11 houses).[3]

The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: a Rath (grid ref: H5629 6763).[4]

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  1. ^ "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Liskincon". Place Names NI. Retrieved 20 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Scheduled Historic Monuments (to 15 October 2012)" (PDF). NI Environment Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.