Glenviggan is a townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland with a population of 43 people.
[1] Glenviggan is in the Civil Parish of Ballynascreen, the Barony of Loughinsholin and County of Londonderry.
[2] The Irish name for Glenviggan is Gleann-Bheichcean,[2] or Gleann Bhig Fhinne, for the now-drained Loch Beigfhine (pronounced "Glen Vigan"), or "after St. Veggan who was a follower of St. Colmcille," but this folk etymology is derided.
"[3] Although there is evidence of human settlement from the Bronze Age, the agricultural valley was virtually uninhabited until c.
[3] Bog iron ore was mined there in the mid-19th century, which was red enough to be suitable for paint.