Altanagh
Altanagh
Townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
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]
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]