Stewartstown, County Tyrone
Stewartstown is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, close to Lough Neagh and about 5 miles from Cookstown, 3 miles from Coalisland and 7 miles from Dungannon. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 608 people.
Places of interest
Roughan Castle was built about 1618 by Andrew Stewart, eldest son of Andrew Stewart the third Lord Ochiltree, Lord Castlestewart who came from Scotland during the plantation and established the nearby town of Stewartstown. Andrew Stewart junior built his castle overlooking Roughan Lough. It is a small square castle, three storeys high with a central tower 20 feet square, flanked by thick rounded towers at each corner.
History
For more information see The Troubles in Stewartstown (Tyrone), which includes a list of incidents in Stewartstown during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities.
Education
2001 Census
Stewartstown is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 608 people living in Stewartstown. Of these:
- 25.3% were aged under 16 years and 14.8% were aged 60 and over
- 46.7% of the population were male and 53.3% were female
- 72.9% were from a Catholic background and 26.2% were from a Protestant background
- 5.1% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service