Churchtown, County Tyrone

Churchtown
  • Irish: Baile an Teampaill
Portal tomb near Castlederg
Churchtown is located in Northern Ireland
Churchtown
Churchtown
Location within Northern Ireland
Irish grid referenceH262845
• Belfast85 miles
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCASTLEDERG
Postcode districtBT81
Dialling code028, +44 28
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
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Tyrone
54°42′30″N 7°35′36″W / 54.7083°N 7.5934°W / 54.7083; -7.5934

Churchtown is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The town of Castlederg is located within this townland. Many local places and organisations are named after the townland such as the Churchtown Community Centre,[1] Churchtown Football Club and Churchtown Park.[2]

Historic sites

Two megalithic tombs are known within the townland, a wedge tomb called "Todd's Den"[3] and a portal tomb called "Druid's Altar".[4]

References

  1. ^ "Church Town Community Association - Community Centre in Castlederg BT81 7HT". 192.com. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Google Maps". Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  3. ^ "TODD'S DEN, CHURCHTOWN WEDGE TOMB: TODD'S DEN". NISMR database. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. ^ "DRUIDS' ALTAR, CHURCHTOWN PORTAL TOMB: DRUID'S ALTAR". NISMR database. Retrieved 28 September 2022.


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