Ardgarvan

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]

Ardgarvan Irish: Ard Garbháin[1]
townland
Irish transcription(s)
• Derivation:	Ard Garbháin
• Meaning:	"Garvan's height"
Ardgarvan in 2008
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Coordinates: 55°01′23″N 6°55′44″W
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)

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

• List of villages in Northern Ireland
• List of towns in Northern Ireland