On foot

Derry: Walls, Cathedral and Howard Street

A walk around Derry's walled city. It starts with the site of the old toll bridge and goes through St Columb's Cathedral and onto the walls, then follows Magazine Street, the Tower Museum, Fulton Place and Howard Street, where a blacksmith is said to have played cards with the Devil.

7 stops · about 2 km · allow roughly 1 hr 30 min

  1. 1
    Hauntings
    The Headless Coachman on the Old Foyle Bridge, 1865

    Old wooden toll bridge over the Foyle, Derry (site of the Craigavon Bridge)

  2. 2
    Hauntings
    Bishop Higgins Walking St Columb's Cathedral

    St Columb's Cathedral, Derry

  3. 3
  4. 4
    Folklore & legend
    The Cloven-Footed Man of Magazine Street

    Magazine Street and Long Tower Street, Derry

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  6. 6
    Curses & omens
    The Banshee at Fulton Place

    Fulton Place, off Howard Street, Derry

  7. 7
    Folklore & legend
    The Devil and the Blacksmith of Howard Street

    Howard Street, Derry (between St Columb's Wells and the Long Tower)

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