Civil parish

Dungiven

Dún Geimhin

Dungiven is a civil parish in Derry. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationDungiven54.87759° N · 6.78469° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

dúnfort

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

Dún Geimhin · Irish · main form
Dungiven · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Civil parish
County: Derry
Barony: Keenaght
Coordinates: 54.87759, -6.78469 (approximate)
Mapped area: 118.6 km²
Logainm ID: 2877 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Dungiven. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2011-08-23. How this page was prepared.