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]

Year184118511861187118811891
Population1108387816061
Houses221917171616

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. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. 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.

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