placenames1901 census
66People recorded
15Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Linton 20
- Smith 8
- Wade 8
- Brizel 5
- Houston 5
Gortacloghan
Gortacloghan is a townland in Derry. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationGortacloghan54.98352° N · 6.60963° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Gortacloghan · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Derry
- Barony
- Coleraine
- Civil parish
- Desertoghill
- Coordinates
- 54.98352, -6.60963 (approximate)
- Mapped area
- 1.25 km²
- Logainm ID
- 57568 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
60People recorded
15Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Linton 21
- Campbell 6
- Houston 5
- Torrens 5
- Brizzel 4
1926 census
This year is outside the available dataset’s coverage. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Gortacloghan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2007-12-20. How this page was prepared.