Tullywiggan
Tullywiggan | |
Irish: Tulach an Bhogain[1][2] | |
Tullywiggan |
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District | Cookstown |
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County | Tyrone |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | BT80 |
Dialling code | 028 |
Police | Northern Ireland |
Fire | Northern Ireland |
Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
EU Parliament | Northern Ireland |
UK Parliament | Mid-Ulster |
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Coordinates: 54°37′12″N 6°44′13″W / 54.620°N 6.737°W
Tullywiggan (possibly from Irish Tulach an Bhogain, meaning "hillock of the quagmire"[1][2]) is a small village outside Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies within the civil parish of Derryloran, the historic barony of Dungannon Upper, and is situated within Cookstown District Council.
Excavations have shown signs of a New Stone Age and early Bronze Age settlement.[3]
References
- 1 2 PlaceNamesNI - Tullywiggan
- 1 2 Dictionary.net Gaelic definition of bog
- ↑ "Excavations.ie. Searchable database of Irish excavation reports.". www.excavations.ie. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
See also
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