Dungiven

Dungiven
Dungiven is located in Northern Ireland
Dungiven
Location within Northern Ireland
Population3,346 (2021 Census)
Irish grid referenceC689024
• Belfast53 miles (85 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLONDONDERRY
Postcode districtBT47
Dialling code028
PoliceNorthern Ireland
FireNorthern Ireland
AmbulanceNorthern Ireland
UK Parliament
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Northern Ireland
County Londonderry
54°55′41″N 6°55′30″W / 54.928°N 6.925°W / 54.928; -6.925

Dungiven (from Irish Dún Geimhin, meaning 'Gevin's fort')[1] is a small town, townland and civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is near the main A6 Belfast to Derry road, which bypasses the town. It lies where the rivers Roe, Owenreagh and Owenbeg meet at the foot of the 1,525 ft (465 m) Benbradagh. Nearby is the Glenshane Pass, where the road rises to over 1,000 ft (300 m). It had a population of 3,346 people in the 2021 Census.[2] It is within Causeway Coast and Glens district council area.

  1. ^ "Dún Geimhin/Dungiven". logainm.ie. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2021 pop was invoked but never defined (see the help page).