Altanagh
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Altanagh | |
|---|---|
Townland | |
  Location in Northern Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°33′31″N 7°01′01″W / 54.558689°N 7.016907°W |
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]
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]