Dungiven Castle

Dungiven Castle is a 19th century castle in Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

Photo: bixentro, CC BY 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dungiven Library and Benbradagh.

Dungiven Library

Library

Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dungiven Library is situated 810 feet northwest of Dungiven Castle.

Benbradagh is a large hill near Dungiven in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It rises to 465 metres and is north of the Sperrin Mountains. Benbradagh was used from the 1940s to the early 1970s as a United States Military communications base for its North Atlantic fleet. Benbradagh is situated 2½ miles northeast of Dungiven Castle.

Banagher Old Church

Ruins

Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Banagher Old Church is a monument in state care, and a scheduled monument, in Banagher near Dungiven in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Local tradition ascribes the foundation of the church to either Saint Patrick, or more commonly, St Muiredach O’Heney. Banagher Old Church is situated 2 miles southwest of Dungiven Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dungiven and Burnfoot.

Dungiven

Town

Photo: John O’Kane, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dungiven 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.

Burnfoot

Village

Photo: DColt, Public domain.

Burnfoot is a small village within the townland of Bonnanaboigh in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Burnfoot is situated 3 miles north of Dungiven Castle.

Foreglen

Village

Foreglen is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Around 1900 it was known as Ballymoney. Foreglen is situated 4 miles west of Dungiven Castle.

Dungiven Castle

Type: Castle
Description: 19th century castle in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.92455° or 54° 55′ 28″ north

Longitude

-6.9214° or 6° 55′ 17″ west

Open location code

9C6MW3FH+RC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 247095841

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q5315200

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Dungiven Castle” goes by many names.

Basque: “Dungiven gaztelua”
Catalan: “Castell de Dungiven”
German: “Dungiven Castle”
Irish: “Caisleán Dhún Geimhin”
Turkish: “Dungiven Kalesi”
Ukrainian: “Замок Дангівен”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Castle Leisure Park and Dungiven Parish Church.

Nearby Places

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