Altaghoney

Human settlement in Northern Ireland

List of places: UK; Northern Ireland; County Londonderry

54°51′32.789″N 7°10′42.694″W / 54.85910806°N 7.17852611°W / 54.85910806; -7.17852611

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]

References

^ "Altaghoney". Place Names NI. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
^ "Altaghoney". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
^ "Altaghoney Stone Circle". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
^ "Altaghoney" (PDF). Scheduled Historic Monuments. Northern Ireland Environment Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.