Carncorran_Glebe

Carncorran Glebe

Carncorran Glebe

Townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Carncorran Glebe (Irish: Carn Corráin (hook-shaped heap of stones)[1]) is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Omagh West and the civil parish of Ardstraw and covers an area of 243 acres.[2]

Drumnabey Road, Carncorran Glebe, in 2006

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

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The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: a Portal tomb: Giant's Grave (grid ref: H2889 8243).[5] The portal tomb consists of two large mis-matched portal stones nearly 3m tall and a tiny door-stone.[6]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Carncorran Glebe". Place Names NI. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  5. [5]
    "Scheduled Historic Monuments (to 15 October 2012)" (PDF). NI Environment Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  6. [6]
    "Selected monuments in Co Tyrone". Gazetteer of Irish Prehistoric Monuments. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
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