Ardgarvan

Hamlet in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Townland in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Ardgarvan Irish: Ard Garbháin^[1]
townland
Irish transcription(s)
• Derivation:	Ard Garbháin
• Meaning:	"Garvan's height"
Ardgarvan in 2008
55°01′23″N 6°55′44″W / 55.023°N 6.929°W / 55.023; -6.929
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	Northern Ireland
County	Londonderry
Barony	Keenaght
Civil parish	Drumcahose
Settlements	Ardgarvan
Government
• Council	Causeway Coast and Glens
Area ^[2]
• Total	286.27 acres (115.85 ha)

Ardgarvan (from Irish Ard Garbháin, meaning 'Garvan's height')^[1] is a hamlet and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 2 km south of Limavady. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 111 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]

References

^ ^a ^b Placenames Database of Ireland
^ Northern Ireland Environment Agency. "NIEA Map Viewer". Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Ardgarvan Settlement Designation". Planning Service - Draft Northern Area Plan 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2008.^{[permanent dead link]}