Civil parish

Killowen

Cill Eoghain

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

Recorded locationKillowen55.13250° N · 6.67503° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

cillchurch

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

Cill Eoghain · Irish · main form · non-validated name
Killowen · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Civil parish
County: Derry
Barony: Coleraine
Coordinates: 55.13250, -6.67503 (approximate)
Mapped area: 7.38 km²
Logainm ID: 57457 ↗

Sources & further reading

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

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2009-01-27. How this page was prepared.