In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Dungiven like this:

Dungiven, market town and par. with ry. sta., mid. co. Londonderry, on river Roe, 9 miles S. of Limavady -- par., 29,298 ac., pop. 3712; town, pop. 761; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Saturday; remains of an abbey are in the vicinity.

Dungiven through time

Dungiven is now part of CAUSEWAY COAST AND GLENS District. Click here for graphs and data of how CAUSEWAY COAST AND GLENS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Dungiven itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dungiven, in Causeway Coast and Glens and County Londonderry | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/28951

Date accessed: 22nd January 2026


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