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PLACES OF INTEREST

Between Limavady and Ballykelly is the Rough Fort, a prehistoric earthwork fort in the care of the National Trust .

Nearby is Sampson's Tower, a fortified structure built by public subscription in memory of Arthur Sampson who for 40 years was an agent of the London Worshipful Company Of Fishmongers .

There is a big military airport RAF Ballykelly , suddenly famous since a commercial plane landed there by mistake on 29/3/2006.


2001 CENSUS

Ballykelly is classified as a village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with a population of between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day ( 29 April 2001 ) there were 1,836 people living in Ballykelly. Of these:
  • 27.8% were aged under 16 and 11.3% were aged 60 and over

  • 49.6% of the population were male and 50.4% were female

  • 59.6% were from a Catholic background and 39.0% were from a Protestant background

  • 6.9% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed.


For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service


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