Magilligan
Sign in to saveMagilligan is a peninsula at the mouth of Lough Foyle in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is an extensive coastal site, part military firing range and part nature reserve, and is home to HM Prison Magilligan. The tip of the peninsula, which lies less than a mile from Greencastle in County Donegal, is known as Magilligan Point. The two are linked by a ferry service.
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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Beaches of Northern Ireland, Causeway Coast and Glens district and Civil parishes of County Londonderry.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 578
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- Ferry slip, Magilligan Point (geograph 4026589).jpg
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Magilligan is a peninsula at the mouth of Lough Foyle in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is an extensive coastal site, part military firing range and part nature reserve, and is home to HM Prison Magilligan. The tip of the peninsula, which lies less than a mile from Greencastle in County Donegal, is known as Magilligan Point. The two are linked by a ferry service.
==History== The peninsula historically belonged to a district known as "MacGilligan's Country", which formed a major part of the barony of Keenaght.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Magilligan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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