Sandholes
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.Photo: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tullyhogue Fort.
Tullyhogue Fort
Archaeological site
Photo: Iain Crump, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tullyhogue Fort, also spelt Tullaghoge or Tullahoge, is a large mound on the outskirts of Tullyhogue village near Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Tullyhogue Fort is situated 2½ miles northeast of Sandholes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Donaghey and Tullyhogue.
Donaghey
Locality
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Donaghey is a small village and townland roughly halfway between Cookstown and Dungannon, just off the A29, in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Donaghey has a range of facilities including a congregational church, a community hall, a primary school and a post office. Donaghey is situated 2 miles east of Sandholes.
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 2½ miles east of Sandholes.
Newmills
Village
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newmills is a small village in east County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, 3 miles from Dungannon and 2 miles from Coalisland. Newmills gets its name from a corn mill and kilns that formerly stood in the area. Newmills is situated 3½ miles southeast of Sandholes.
Sandholes
- Type: Village with 126 residents
- Description: village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.59492° or 54° 35′ 42″ northLongitude
-6.77971° or 6° 46′ 47″ westPopulation
126Open location code
9C6MH6VC+X4OpenStreetMap ID
node 3705024890OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q7416273
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