Tullywiggan

Tullywiggan (possibly from Irish Tulach an Bhogain 'hillock of the quagmire'[1][2]) is a small village outside Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies within the civil parish of Derryloran, the historic barony of Dungannon Upper, and is situated within Cookstown District Council.

Tullywiggan
Tullywiggan
Location within Northern Ireland
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtBT80
Dialling code028
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Excavations have shown signs of a New Stone Age and early Bronze Age settlement.[3]

References
  1. PlaceNamesNI - Tullywiggan Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Dictionary.net Gaelic definition of bog
  3. "Excavations.ie. Searchable database of Irish excavation reports". www.excavations.ie. Retrieved 31 January 2010.

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