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Carncorran Glebe

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Drumnabey Road, Carncorran Glebe, in 2006

Carncorran Glebe (Irish: Carn Corráin (hook shaped heap of stones)[1])is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Omagh West and the civil parish of Ardstraw and covers an area of 243 acres.[2]

The population of the townland declined during the 19th century:[3][4]

Year 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891
Population 110 83 87 81 60 61
Houses 22 19 17 17 16 16

The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: a Portal tomb: Giant's Grave (grid ref: H2889 8243).[5] The portal tomb consists of two large mis-matched portal stones nearly 3m tall and a tiny door-stone.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Carncorran Glebe". Place Names NI. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Scheduled Historic Monuments (to 15 October 2012)" (PDF). NI Environment Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Selected monuments in Co Tyrone". Gazetteer of Irish Prehistoric Monuments. Retrieved 14 December 2012.