Gortahurk, Kilcronaghan civil parish

Gortahurk
townland
Irish transcription(s)
 • Derivation:Gort an Choirce
 • Meaning:"Field of the oats"
Gortahurk is located in Northern Ireland
Gortahurk
Gortahurk
Gortahurk shown within Northern Ireland
Gortahurk is located in the United Kingdom
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Gortahurk
Gortahurk (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates: 54°45′54″N 6°44′28″W / 54.765°N 6.741°W / 54.765; -6.741
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyCounty Londonderry
BaronyLoughinsholin
Civil parishKilcronaghan
Plantation grantDrapers Company
First recorded1609
Government
 • CouncilMid Ulster District
 • WardTobermore
Area
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 • Total869.63 acres (351.93 ha)
Irish grid refH811915

Gortahurk (locally [ˌɡɔrtəˈhɔrk] and [ˌɡɔrtneˈhərk], from Irish Gort an Choirce 'field of the oats'[2]) is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies on the extreme south-west of the parish on the boundary with the parish of Ballynascreen. It is bounded by the townlands of Brackaghlislea, Coolsaragh, Drumard, Keenaght, Letteran, Straw Mountain, Tintagh, and Tullyroan. It was apportioned to the Drapers company.[3]

The townland was part of Tobermore electoral ward of the former Magherafelt District Council, however in 1901 and 1926 it was part of Iniscarn district electoral division as part of the Draperstown dispensary (registrar's) district of Magherafelt Rural District.[4][5] It was also part of the historic barony of Loughinsholin.[3]

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