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]