Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Carrickmore
Carrickmore in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Carrickmore is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Carrickmore (from Irish an Charraig Mhór, meaning 'the big rock') is a small village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Omagh East, the civil parish of Termonmaguirk and the Roman Catholic Parish of Termonmaguirc between Cookstown, Dungannon and Omagh. It had a population of 625 as of the 2021 census.
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Background
History
The current settlement can trace its origins back thousands of years to the pre-Christian era. A wide range of historic monuments can be found in the Carrickmore area, including cairns, stone circles, standing stones and raths. It lies in the centre of the county on a raised site colloquially called "Carmen". An alias name for Carrickmore village is Termon Rock, Termonn being the first element of the parish name Termonmaguirk (Ir. Tearmann Mhig Oirc ‘McGurk’s sanctuary’) and rock referring to the rocky hill on which the village is situated. The McGurks were the Coarb family or hereditary lay custodians of the parish's church lands. The site of the former parish church is adjacent to the…
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- Coordinates
- 54.6000, -7.0500
Sources
- wikidata: Q4376912 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Carrickmore (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Carrickmore?
- Carrickmore is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.6000°, -7.0500°.