Population centre

Ardgarvan

Ard Garbháin

Ardgarvan is a population centre in Derry. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Watercolour and fine ink illustration of River Roe, near Ardgarvan, County Derry.
Illustration, River Roe, near Ardgarvan, County Derry
Recorded locationArdgarvan55.02276° N · 6.93668° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ie

The name

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • Ard Garbháin · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Ardgarvan · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Population centre
County
Derry
Barony
Keenaght
Civil parish
Drumachose
Within
Ardgarvan
Coordinates
55.02276, -6.93668 (approximate)
Logainm ID
1413304 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Ardgarvan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. River Roe, near Ardgarvan, County Derry illustration: based on a River Roe (5 March 2008) by Kenneth Allen. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2011-11-25. How this page was prepared.