Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Aghahoorin
Aghahoorin in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Aghahoorin 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
Aghahoorin (from Irish Achadh Fhuarain 'field of the spring well') is a townland in the area of Boho, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. As far back as 1659 (Census of Ireland) this townland was known as Agharrin; later on it was known as Achadh Guirthin or Achadh Urthin "field of the suret" (1833). This townland is known for a fort on a hill and the remains of a sandstone quarry which was used to supply headstones for the local graveyards. The townland contains karst features which include the shake hole known as Pollkeeran and a rattle hole known as Murphy's Hole. as well as a Scheduled Historic Monument: a Bivallate rath, grid ref: H1185 4573.
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- Coordinates
- 54.3553, -7.8246
- District
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Postcode
- BT74 5AZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Sources
- wikidata: Q3986229 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Aghahoorin (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Aghahoorin?
- Aghahoorin is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT74 5AZ).
- Is Aghahoorin free to visit?
- Yes, Aghahoorin is free to enter.
- How do I get to Aghahoorin?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT74 5AZ. It sits within the Fermanagh and South Tyrone parliamentary constituency.