Killynaght
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Killynaght is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the barony of Strabane Lower and the civil parish of Leckpatrick and covers an area of 489 acres.[1]
The name derives from the Irish: Coill Uí Neacht (O Knaght's wood).[2]
In 1841 the population of the townland was 191 people (40 houses) and in 1851 it was 155 people (29 houses).[3]
The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: a portal tomb (grid ref: C3909 0113),[4] a collapsed single chambered tomb of four stones, known locally as The Rocking Stone.[5] The capstone is about 1m thick and 2m square.[6]
See also
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References
- ^ "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ "Killynaght". Place Names NI. Retrieved 19 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ "Scheduled Historic Monuments (to 15 October 2012)" (PDF). NI Environment Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ "Killynaght Portal Tomb". Megalithic Monuments of Ireland. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ "Killynaght Portal Tomb". Megalithomania. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
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