Sights in Limavady & Around
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Green Lane Museum
The Green Lane Museum contains old photographs and relics of the valley’s flax industry.
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Roe Valley Country Park
This lovely country park, about 3km south of Limavady, has riverside walks stretching for 5km either side of the River Roe. The area is associated with the O'Cahans, who ruled the valley until the Plantation. The 17th-century settlers saw the flax-growing potential of the damp river valley and the area became an important linen-manufacturing centre.
The Dogleap Centre houses a visitor centre and tearoom. Next door is Ulster's first domestic hydroelectric power station, opened in 1896; it opens by request at the visitor centre. The nearby Green Lane Museum contains old photographs and relics of the valley's flax industry. The scutch mill, where the flax was pounded, is a 20…
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