Ardgarvan

Ardgarvan
Irish: Ard Garbháin[1]
Irish transcription(s)
 • Derivation:Ard Garbháin
 • Meaning:"Garvan's height"
Ardgarvan in 2008
Ardgarvan
Ardgarvan shown within Northern Ireland
Ardgarvan
Ardgarvan (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates: 55°01′23″N 6°55′44″W / 55.023°N 6.929°W / 55.023; -6.929
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyLondonderry
BaronyKeenaght
Civil parishDrumcahose
SettlementsArdgarvan
Government
 • CouncilCauseway Coast and Glens
Area
 • Total
286.27 acres (115.85 ha)

Ardgarvan (from Irish Ard Garbháin, meaning 'Garvan's height')[1] is a small village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 2 km south of Limavady. In the 2021 Census it had a population of 102 people. It is situated within Causeway Coast and Glens district.[3]

The village has developed on the northern side of Ballyavelin Road and is dominated by public housing development. It has limited recreational facilities available to the local community.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Ard Garbháin/Ardgarvan". Logainm. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. ^ Northern Ireland Environment Agency. "NIEA Map Viewer". Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Ardgarvan Settlement Designation". Planning Service - Draft Northern Area Plan 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2008.