Magilligan
Magilligan
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View of Magilligan Point and Inishowen beyond | |
Location within Northern Ireland | |
| Population | 578 (2001 Census) |
| Irish grid reference | H8396 |
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| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | BT49 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
| Police | Northern Ireland |
| Fire | Northern Ireland |
| Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
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Magilligan is a peninsula at the mouth of Lough Foyle in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is an extensive 79,000-acre (32,000-hectare) coastal site, part military firing range and part nature reserve, and is home to HM Prison Magilligan. The tip of the peninsula, which lies less than a mile from Greencastle in County Donegal, is known as Magilligan Point. The two are linked by a ferry service.