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The basalt cliff edge of Binevenagh looking down over green farmland towards Lough Foyle

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Four of the twenty places on our County Derry list are in or near Limavady: Binevenagh, Benone Strand, Roe Valley Country Park and Magilligan Point. That is a mountain, a beach, a park and a fort between them.

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4 places in and around Limavady.

  1. The basalt cliff edge of Binevenagh looking down over green farmland towards Lough FoyleBinevenaghMountain · LimavadyThe cliffs of Binevenagh, formed from lava 60 million years ago, run above Benone Strand with Lough Foyle and Donegal in view. There is a small lake on the top.
  2. The long beach at Benone with the hills of Inishowen across the waterBenone StrandBeach · LimavadyFirm sand with no rocks or seaweed on it, running along under the Binevenagh cliffs with Donegal across the water. It has won the Blue Flag many times.
  3. The River Roe running over stones between wooded banks in Roe Valley Country ParkRoe Valley Country ParkPark · LimavadyWoodland walks follow the River Roe on the edge of Limavady, past the remains of the old industry that once used the river for power.
  4. The squat round Martello tower at Magilligan Point among the dune grass, with an iron stair to its doorMagilligan PointFort · LimavadyThe Martello tower here was built between 1812 and 1817 to guard the mouth of Lough Foyle against a French invasion, out at the tip of the dunes. Keep off the army ranges next to it.

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  1. A row of old cannon along the broad walkway on top of the Derry city wallsDerry City WallsFort · DerryThe Honourable The Irish Society built the walls between 1613 and 1618 and they are still complete. You can walk the whole circuit on top, past seven gates and 24 restored cannon.
  2. Mussenden Temple on the cliff edge above the long sweep of Downhill beachMussenden Temple and Downhill DemesneEstate · CastlerockThe Earl Bishop built the domed temple on the cliff edge around 1783 as a library, modelled on the Temple of Vesta. The shell of his house at Downhill stands behind it.
  3. The red sandstone Guildhall in Derry with its clock tower, on a wet eveningGuildhallVisitor centre · DerryThe council chamber has been in the Guildhall since 1890. Local guides take you round, past the stained glass windows and into the main hall with its organ.
  4. The Peace Bridge curving across the Foyle towards the Guildhall clock towerPeace BridgeBridge · DerryA curving foot and cycle bridge over the Foyle, opened in 2011, that joins the old army barracks at Ebrington to the city centre across the river.
  5. The wide, flat sand of Portstewart Strand under a clear skyPortstewart StrandBeach · PortstewartThe National Trust looks after this long strand west of Portstewart, backed by dunes that are 6,000 years old. The Causeway Coast Way to Ballycastle starts here.
  6. St Columb's Cathedral in Derry with its tall spire, seen from the churchyardSt Columb's CathedralCathedral · DerryBuilt inside the walls between 1628 and 1633, it was the first Protestant cathedral put up in Britain and Ireland after the Reformation. It keeps relics of the 1688 to 1689 siege.

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