Gortin Fort
Gortin Fort is an archaeological site in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland. Gortin Fort is situated nearby to Oritor Post Office, as well as near the village Sandholes.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wellbrook Beetling Mill and Holy Trinity College.
Wellbrook Beetling Mill
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wellbrook Beetling Mill is a restored 19th-century water-powered linen finishing mill located in a woodland setting along the Ballinderry River near Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Wellbrook Beetling Mill is situated 2 miles west of Gortin Fort.
Holy Trinity College
School
Holy Trinity College is an 11–18 mixed Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It was established in 1994 through the amalgamation of St Patrick’s High School and Our Lady’s High School, which had originally opened in 1965 as separate boys’ and girls’ Voluntary Secondary Schools. Holy Trinity College is situated 2 miles southeast of Gortin Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cookstown and Sandholes.
Cookstown
Photo: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cookstown is a town in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. The historic counties are no longer units of government, so Cookstown is now part of Mid-Ulster district, and in 2024 had a population of 12,600.
Sandholes
Village
Photo: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandholes is a small rural village, located at a crossroads approximately 3+1⁄2 miles south of Cookstown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The settlement is compact, with a modest range of services and community facilities. Sandholes is situated 4½ miles south of Gortin Fort.
Tullyhogue
Hamlet
Photo: John McGlinchey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tullyhogue, also called Tullaghoge or Tullahoge, is a small village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is within the civil parish of Desertcreat and is about two miles or three kilometres south of Cookstown. Tullyhogue is situated 4½ miles southeast of Gortin Fort.
Gortin Fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.65684° or 54° 39′ 25″ northLongitude
-6.79467° or 6° 47′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C6MM644+P4OpenStreetMap ID
node 3699912014OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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