Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Gortahurk
Also known as: Gort an Choirce, Contae Fhear Manach
Gortahurk in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Gortahurk 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.
From the Wikipedia article
Gortahurk (from Irish Gort an Choirce, meaning 'field of the oats'), is a townland in the civil parish of Tomregan, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It was also part of the barony of Knockninny.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The townland formed part of the ballybethagh of Calvagh in medieval times. As it was a border townland the ownership was contested between the McGovern and Maguire clans. At the time of the 1609 Ulster Plantation the townland was overlooked and does not appear on the Plantation Baronial maps. The map for Knockninny barony stops on the east bank of the stream entering the Woodford river between the townlands of Derryhooly and Corry townlands, while the Tullyhaw barony map stops where the Irish border is now, thus omitting that part of Tomregan parish which lies in County Fermanagh. The mapping of Fermanagh and Cavan only took about 10 days each, which was insufficient time to make a proper…
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- Coordinates
- 54.1519, -7.5983
- District
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Postcode
- BT92 9GX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Sources
- wikidata: Q4241977 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gortahurk, Tomregan civil parish (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gortahurk?
- Gortahurk is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT92 9GX).
- What is Gortahurk?
- Gortahurk in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Gortahurk?
- Drivers can use postcode BT92 9GX.
- Is Gortahurk free to visit?
- Yes, Gortahurk is free to enter.
- How do I get to Gortahurk?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT92 9GX. It sits within the Fermanagh and South Tyrone parliamentary constituency.