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The Derry Walls

Get to know the structure and history of the city walls of Derry Londonderry in Northern Ireland

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This website is provided by the Friends of the Derry Walls to help you explore this heritage site of national and international significance. The Derry Walls are the largest ancient monument in state care in Northern Ireland and have the longest, complete circuit of ramparts of any of the remaining 30 walled towns in Ireland.

Boyne River God Bishop's Gate

Walk the Walls – ramparts top and dry moat

The Dry Moat Walk The best way to see the Derry Walls is to walk around the exterior of the monument, exiting the Walled City  through New Gate, passing by Bishop’s Gate and re-entering the Walled City through Butcher Gate. On this route, which follows the line of a now-lost, dry moat, you will pass three surviving…

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Walled City Delights – Arts Crafts History

The Derry Walls define the ‘old town’ quarter at the heart of the modern city of Derry Londonderry.  Within and just ‘without’ these walls is a network of streets, full of character and charm, enclosing an urban area: the Walled City delights. Here you will find a variety of craft shops, arts venues and museums. The…

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Walls400 Print The Island of Derry and the Plantation City of Londonderry in 1619. Jonathan O’Donoghue, professional illustrator created this depiction of what the Walled City might have looked like in 1619, when the Derry Walls were first certified as complete. This heritage illustration is based on the latest research by the Friends of the…

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Recent Posts

  • 2019 Historic Walled Towns Meet-up in Berwick — Historic Walled Towns October 3, 2019
  • Mapping the Plantation City March 4, 2018
  • One in Four Hundred February 17, 2018
  • Branding Derry Londonderry  November 1, 2017

Derry Walls Day 2016

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Friends of the Derry Walls,
c/o Verbal Arts Centre,
Stable Lane,
Bishop's St Within,
DERRY LONDONDERRY,
Northern Ireland,
BT48 6PU
+44 (0) 78 9453 4553

About Us

The Friends of the Derry Walls is voluntary organisation with the mission of becoming the voice of the Walls, raising ambitions for their care and presentation, driving public engagement with the Walls and ensuring that the Walls are fully exploited as a resource for educational, cultural and economic development.

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