Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Fintona
Also known as: Fionntamhnach
In or near Garvaghey.
Fintona in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Kenneth Allen — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Fintona 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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Official information
Fintona is a small village located in Northern Ireland. It has a population that primarily resides in households, with a small percentage living in communal establishments.
From the Wikipedia article
Fintona (; from Irish Fionntamhnach, meaning 'white field'), is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Its population at the 2021 census was 1,217.
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Background
History
The local area has been known to have had human activity for around 4000 years; there are many burial places, standing stones, stone circles and graves in the area around Fintona. The current village is developed from an Uí Néill fortress built in 1431 and is one of Tyrone's oldest settlements. Some time after the Plantation of Ulster, by 1668 the dominant landowners in the area was the Eccles Family and their Manor House, which was located in what is nowadays Fintona Golf Club and Ecclesville Park on the Ecclesville Demesne, was built in 1703. As in many other parts of Ireland during the 19th Century, the expansion of the railway network saw the village connected with the rest of the…
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- Coordinates
- 54.4979, -7.3177
- District
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Postcode
- BT78 2AG
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Tyrone
- Official site
- web.archive.org
Sources
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fintona?
- Fintona is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT78 2AG).
- What is Fintona?
- Fintona in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Fintona?
- Drivers can use postcode BT78 2AG.
- Is Fintona free to visit?
- Yes, Fintona is free to enter.
- How do I get to Fintona?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT78 2AG. It sits within the West Tyrone parliamentary constituency.