Altigarron

Human settlement in Northern Ireland

County Antrim

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List of places: UK; Northern Ireland; Antrim

54°37′06″N 6°01′31″W / 54.6182°N 6.0253°W / 54.6182; -6.0253

Altigarron is a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Belfast Upper and the civil parish of Shankill and covers an area of 694 acres^[1]

The name derives from the Irish: Alt a Gharrain (glen of the copse).^[2]

The population of the townland decreased during the 19th century:^[3]^[4]

Year	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891
Population	35	34	31	28	25	16
Houses	7	6	5	6	4	4

References

^ "Altigarron". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
^ "Altigarron". Place Names NI. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
^ "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
^ "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 12 May 2013.