Magilligan
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![]() Magilligan Point | |
Location within Northern Ireland | |
Population | 578 (2001 Census) |
Irish grid reference | H8396 |
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County | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | BT49 |
Dialling code | 028 |
Police | Northern Ireland |
Fire | Northern Ireland |
Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
UK Parliament | |
NI Assembly | |
Magilligan (from Irish Ard Mhic Giollagáin, meaning 'Magilligan's height'[1]) is a peninsula that lies in the northwest of County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, at the entrance to Lough Foyle, within Causeway Coast and Glens district. It is an extensive 79,000-acre (32,000-hectare) coastal site, part British army firing range, part nature reserve and is home to the HM Prison Magilligan.[2][3] The settlement of Magilligan Point on the lough is noted for its ferry crossing to Greencastle, County Donegal.