Tobergill
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| Tobergill TOWNLAND | |
| County Antrim | |
|---|---|
 Tobergill townland in 2009 | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 54°43’59"N, 6°8’42"W |
| Grid reference: | J195888 |
| Data | |
Tobergill is a townland of 1,044 acres in County Antrim. Lying on the western aspect of Donegore Hill (within the Barony of Antrim Upper).
Name
The name Tobergill is derived from the Irish An Tobar Geal, meaning "The bright (or white) well"[1]
The name is variously recorded as Tubbergeill in 1608, Turbergeile in 1621 and Tubbergill in 1669.[1]
Archaeology
There is a stone circle in Tobergall at grid reference J208905.[2][3] Only one large stone remains standing, others lie scattered around.[4]
A souterrain with three chambers was investigated by archaeologists in 1959-60 after being uncovered by two farmers ploughing a field. It was later filled in and covered again, for the safety of livestock.[5]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tobergill - Placenames NI
- ↑ Megalithic Portal: Tobergill stone circle
- ↑ Tobergill stone circle – The Modern Antiquarian
- ↑ Tobergill stone circle – Megalithomania
- ↑ 'A souterrain at Tobergill, Co. Antrim': Ulster Journal of Archaeology: Ser. 3, Vol. XXIII, pp. 80-81 (1960)