Waterfront, Moville

Moville, once a port of call for trans-Atlantic liners, has now found a new role as a leisure centre. The town takes its name from the Irish 'Maghbhile' which means 'Plain of the Ancient Tree' and refers to the site of an ancient monastery.

In early Christian Ireland it was common to found churches on pagan sites of worship and it is thought this site was the sanctuary of trees. Moville was developed by a Derry merchant, Samuel Montogomery around the year 1780.

Along the coastal side of the town sweeps the popular Moville Green. This is a superbly developed walk, including shrub-adorned uplands, velvety turf, sheltered seating and sporting amenities intermingled with cliffs, bays beaches and mountains.