Black Hill, County Derry
Origin
Background
(sometimes Blackhill)
10.5km S of Coleraine
par: Aghadowey bar: Coleraine
Black Hill (90m) is in the townland of MULLAN, the name of which derives from Ir. An Mullán ‘the hillock’. It is possible, therefore, that both place-names refer to the same feature.
References
Additional Information
Historical name form
| Old Form | Ref. Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| ~An Mullán | 1989 | GÉ 191 |
| ~An Mullán ""the hillock"" | 1999 | Dict. Ulst. PN 25 |
- Barony
- Coleraine
- Parish
- Aghadowey
- Parish in 1851
- Aghadowey
- Townland
- Mullan
- Place name ID
- 2076
- Place name type
- M