Gortin

Gortin
The main street in the village
Gortin is located in Northern Ireland
Gortin
Gortin
Location within Northern Ireland
Population360 (2001 Census)
Irish grid referenceH491858
• Belfast70 mi (110 km)
• Dublin122 mi (196 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townOmagh
Postcode districtBT79
Dialling code028
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Tyrone
54°43′N 7°14′W / 54.71°N 7.23°W / 54.71; -7.23

Gortin (from Irish an Goirtín, meaning 'the small enclosed field')[1] is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is ten miles (16 km) north of Omagh in the valley of the Owenkillew river, overlooked by the Sperrins. It had a population of 360 at the 2001 Census.

  1. ^ "Placenames NI - The Northern Ireland Place-Name Project". www.placenamesni.org. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2016.