History Shantallow, meaning the ‘old ground’ in Irish, lies on the northern outskirts of the city of Derry~Londonderry. The area covers a number of Townlands of the Templemore Parish (Ballyarnett, Culmore, Shantallow, Elaghmore, Pennyburn, Ballynashallog, Ballynagalliagh, Ballynagard) and is steeped in history with several sites & points of interest having local, regional and global significance (See below) SHANTALLOW Belmont House Estate St. Columb’s Stone Volunteers Memorial St. Patrick’s PS (Friel) Messines Park St. Columb’s College (Nobel Laureates – John Hume, Seamus Heaney, Famous Pupils - Brian Friel, Eamon Martin, Edward Daly, History – Established 1879) Troy Park Estate (Troy Hall) – Bed & Breakfast ELAGHMORE Elagh (Aileach) Castle (15th Century) Siege Battle of Elagh (1689) Jacobite Burial Site (‘Common’ troops killed at Battle of Elagh) BALLYARNET Racecourse Heritage The Country Park Amelia Earhart Our Lady of Lourdes Church CULMORE VILLAGE & RIVERSIDE Culmore Village Culmore Point (Area of Townscape Character) Culmore Lighthouse and Fort Holy Trinity Church (Ref. Culmore Church 1688 in Graveyard, Burial Place of Momont? killed at Pennyburn) Culmore Primary School (The Honourable the Irish Society School) Siege Foyle-side (Culmore Fort to Brook Hall to Boom Hall Estate) Brook Hall –Special Status of House and Gardens Boom Hall Estate Regeneration (Incl. Site of Siege Boom) Thornhill (College and House) Archaeology – Neolithic Settlement PENNYBURN RIVERSIDE Siege Battles (Pennyburn Mill linked to Culmore and Walled City) Industrial Heritage (Shipbuilding and Railways) WW2 – US Navy Ship Repair Yard and Admiralty Yard (adjoining) Pennyburn Chapel USEFUL Links Londonderry Corporation Minute Books https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/londonderry-corporation-minute-books Records of the Freemen of the City:Registers and extracts from the Minute Books which relate to Freemen of the City. https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/freemen-records War Memorial records have now been digitised and are available to view online. These records contain details of soldiers from the city of Derry who fought and died during the First World War. https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/war-memorial-records The Built Heritage Archive Project This partnership project between Derry City and Strabane District Council Museum Service and Guildhall Press began in October 2014. It aims to conserve, digitise and make accessible to the public and key stakeholders a large selection of the building plans submitted for bye-law approval to the old Londonderry Corporation and to the Londonderry Development Commission. http://nwbuiltheritage.com/ Irish News Archive of Derry Journal https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/derry-journal-historic-newspaper-archives British Newspaper Archive of Derry Journal https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/derry-journal PRONI https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/proni