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]

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

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