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The Foyle Basin Project : Celebrating the Heritage of the Foyle Basin – its built, natural and cultural landscape

Project Officer: Dr Liam Campbell

The Foyle Civic Trust had identified a number of gaps in knowledge about the historic built and natural environment. It was felt that linking the physical heritage of the area with the local oral history and cultural traditions surrounding these heritage features, would create a fuller understanding of the Foyle Basin.

The Foyle Landscape Project attracted funding from a variety of sources. The project aimed to promote awareness, conservation and utilisation for tourism and cultural awareness of the built heritage, archaeological sites, natural heritage and landscape features in the Foyle Basin with a particular emphasis on those features associated with the Gaelic Order and the Plantation of Ulster.

Below is a summary of the various elements of the project:

Foyle Heritage Asset Audit

Audit of Significant Heritage Assets (Built, Natural and Cultural)

Foyle Heritage Audit NI Core Document
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Audit of Co. Donegal Side of the Foyle

Foyle Heritage Audit Donegal Core Document
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Appendix 1

ST JOHNSTON – LIFFORD Historical Built Landscape: Significant Sites

Ecclesiastical – Chapel of Ease St Columba

Ecclesiastical – Murlough, St Patrick’s Church

Ecclesiastical site – Churchtown

Ecclesiastical Site – Clonleigh

Ecclesiastical Site – Lifford, Church Hall

Ecclesiastical Site – Lifford, St Lugadius Ch

Gentlemans Houses – Ballyduff House, Lifford

Gentlemans Houses – Cavanacor House

Gentlemans Houses – Edenmore House

Gentlemans Houses – Port Hall

Industrial Landscape – Corn Mill, Unshinagh Lwr

Industrial Landscape – Windmill, Murlough

Infrastructure – Clady Bridge

Institutional – Lifford, Garda Station

Medieval Site – Druminaw Ringfort

Medieval Site – Lifford Historic Town

Medieval Site – Mongavlin Fortified House

Post-medieval Site – Old Courthouse, Lifford

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CARRIGANS – ST JOHNSTON Historical Built Landscape: Significant Sites

Ecclesiastical – Haw (Taughboyne)

Ecclesiastical – Killea Parish Church, Carrigans

Ecclesiastical – Monreagh Presbyterian Church

Ecclesiastical – Saint Johnston Church & Graveyard

Ecclesiastical – St Baithins Church, St Johnston

Ecclesiastical – St Johnston Presbyterian Church

Gentlemans Houses – Carrigans Dunmore House

Gentlemans Houses – St Johnston Castletown House

Industrial Landscape – Church Town Church Town Mill

Industrial Landscape – Clashygowan Corn Mill

Medieval Site – Carrigans, Cloghfin (Killen ED) Castle

Medieval Site – Castlethird, Ringfort Cashel

Medieval Site – St. Johnston Historic Town

Prehistoric Site – Ardnamoghill Standing Stone

Prehistoric Site – Clashygowan Standing Stone

Prehistoric Site – Cloghfin Standing Stones

Schools – Carrigans Robertson School

Schools – St Johnston National School

Vernacular Buildings – Carrigans Cottage

Vernacular Buildings – Dunmore, Prospect Hill (house)

Vernacular Buildings – St Johnston Old Castletown

Appendix 3

QUIGLEYS PT – BURNFOOT Historical Built Landscape: Significant Sites

Vernacular Buidlings – Muff Thatched House

Prehistoric Site – Monreagh or Barr of Kilmackilvenny

Prehistoric Site – Eskaheen Standing Stone & Portal Tomb

Prehistoric Site – Drumhaggart Flat Cemetery

Prehistoric Site – Birdstown Demesne Cist

Prehistoric Site – Ardmore Standing Stone & Rock Art

Medieval Site – Tromaty Burial Ground

Medieval Site – Dundrean Ringfort

Medieval Site – Ardmore Ringfort

Industrial Landscape – Drumhaggart Former Watermill

Gentlemans Houses – Ardmore Kilderry House

Ecclesiastical Site – Eskaheen Church & Graveyard

Appendix 4

INISHOWEN HD – QUIGLEYS PT Historical Built Landscape: Significant Sites

Ecclesiastical – Ballybrack St Marys Church

Ecclesiastical – Ballynally St Columbs Church

Ecclesiastical Site – Carrowhugh

Ecclesiastical Site – Cooly Graveyard –

Ecclesiastical Site – Stroove- Holy Well, Burial & Stone

Ecclesiastical Site – Clare Presbyterian Graveyard

Ecclesiastical Site – Drung St Columbas Church

Ecclesiastical Site – Moville Church of St Pius X

Gentlemans Houses – Carnagarve Carnagarve House

Gentlemans Houses – Eleven Ballyboes, The Manor House

Medieval Site – Ballyrattan Castle-unclassified

Medieval Site – Carnagarve Ringfort

Medieval Site – Carrickmaquigley Castle – unclassified

Medieval Site – Eleven Ballyboes – Castle, Bawn

Medieval Site – Glebe (Castlecary ED) Ringfort

Medieval Site – Glencrow Bridge Medieval Site – Stroove Megalithic Tomb – unclassified

Medieval Site – Stroove Rock-Cut Souterrain

Medieval Site – Tullynavinn Promontory Fort (inland)

Medieval Site – Whitecastle Castle & House

Medieval Site – Whitecastle Ringfort Military Structures – Stroove Signal Towers

Post Medieval Site – Carrowtrasna Burial Ground

Post Medieval Site – Tullynavinn Sweathouse

Prehistoric Site – Ballyargus Standing Stone

Prehistoric Site – Cabry Wedge Tomb & Standing Stones

Prehistoric Site – Eleven Ballyboes Middens

Appendix 5

Appendix 5 Reference Sources

Appendix 6

Appendix 6 Consultation List

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The Foyle Source Book – a directory summarising the audit.

The Foyle Source Book

Workshops on the development of heritage audits

(Landscape Circle model) – held in the Limavady, Strabane and Derry City Council districts.

Local heritage audits

Some 220 people from Bready, Donagheady, Magilligan, Strathfoyle and Aghnaloo helped compile these, which fed into the final work.

Foyle Landscape Heritage Trail Map

Based on the audit. Heritage Map Document

Living History Heritage days

Watermills Day, Strabane – 15 September 2012
Foyle Heritage Boat Cruise – 20 October 2012

Dunnalong Dig

Dunnalong Dig project page

Conservation workshops

– Hedge laying, Bready; in partnership with the Loughs Agency

– Gates, Slaps and Pillars, Limavady

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Lectures and talks

Were delivered by the project officer at Strabane, Limavady, Derry, Park, Strathfoyle, Dunamanagh, Magilligan and Park.

Exhibition

On the Foyle Landscape Project – Clipper event, July 2012

Closure event

Loughs Agency, 12 April 2013.

Funders

Limavady B C Corporate Logo

The Walled City Partnership Limited (WCP) comprising the Foyle Civic Trust, Derry City Council and the City Centre Initiative was formed in 2002 with the purpose of preserving and enhancing the architectural and historic character of Derry both within and around the city walls. The WCP is supported by advisers from Planning NI, North West Development Office and Northern Ireland Housing Executive. It is responsible for implementing and administering the Walled City Townscape Heritage Initiative.

Townscape Heritage Initiative

The Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) is a grant aid programme for the restoration and regeneration of the historic built environment in towns and cities throughout the UK. The THI is primarily funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

The primary aim of the THI is to promote the sustainable and viable use of buildings that make up the special architectural character of historic urban areas.

THI gives the highest priority to the restoration of historic buildings and to bringing underused historic properties back into use, particularly those within a designated conservation area.

Phase I THI scheme

The Phase I THI scheme commenced in 2002 and completed in 2010. A total of fifteen properties benefited from the scheme, the most prominent of which being the former Northern Counties Hotel in Waterloo Place.

Former Northern Counties Hotel Castle Street / Shipquay Street properties

The HLF provided a grant of £1 million, which together with partnership funding and owner contributions, resulted in an overall investment in the built heritage of the city centre in the region of £4.5 million.

Phase II THI scheme

In 2010 a further £1.669 million HLF funding was secured which enables the scheme to operate for a further five year period. The scheme is operating within a defined area of the Historic City Conservation Area, clustering with Phase 1 completions for maximum impact.

Completion of 12-15 Magazine Street Completion of 23-25 Waterloo Street

12-15 Magazine Street 23-25 Waterloo Street

The Walled City Partnership
The Craft Village
13 Magazine Street
Derry
BT48 6HH
Tel: 02871 371037
Project Officer: Ronan O’Donnell
walledcitypartnership@derrycity.gov.uk

Dunnalong Dig

Book Launch

Foyle Heritage Asset Audit