County Tyrone is located in Northern Ireland in
Ulster Province. It is bounded on the north by
County Donegal, north and northeast by
County Londonderry, east by Lough Neah, southeast by
Armagh, and on the south by
County Monaghan and
County Fermanagh. Its area is 1260 square miles
It is a hilly region, with the Sperrin Mountains on the County Londonderry border reaching heights of over 2000 feet. There are sandstone hills in the central part, with Slievebeagh reaching 1255 feet. The region is drained by the Blackwater and the Mourne.
Prehistoric remains in the county include numerous stone circles and a large cromlech near Newtown Stewart. The capital is Omagh.
