Broharris Canal

The Broharris canal was built in the 1820s, and ran for some 2 mi southwards from Ballymacran Point on the southern shore of Lough Foyle towards Limavady. It served both as a navigation cut for boats, and as a drainage channel. The cost of construction was £4,500, and for a short time it was used to transport heavy goods, bulky foodstuffs and raw materials. It was also used to transport large quantities of kelp and shellfish harvested from the banks of the coastline to the west of Magilligan Point, which were exposed at low tide. Both products were used to fertilise the sandy soils on the flat countryside near the foot of Benevenagh. In 1827, the inhabitants of Limavady appealed for the…