Torneady Point
Torneady Point is a cape in County Donegal, Ulster. Torneady Point is situated nearby to the locality Barracowan, as well as near Daughtan Cruit.- Type: Cape
- Description: point in County Donegal, Ireland
- Also known as: “Tornado Point”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arranmore and Aranmore Lighthouse.
Arranmore
Photo: Geyo John, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Árainn Mhór or Arranmore is an island 5 km off the west coast of County Donegal. It's a Gaeltacht community where Irish is the official language though English is universally understood.
Arranmore Lifeboat Station
Building
Arranmore Lifeboat Station is at Poolawaddy, a hamlet on the eastern coast of Arranmore Island, approximately 2 miles north of Leabgarrow, the islands largest settlement.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leabgarrow and Burtonport.
Leabgarrow
Village
Photo: Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
An Leadhb Gharbh is a Gaeltacht village on Arranmore Island, which is to the west of County Donegal about three miles from Burtonport. The island's post office, secondary school and ferry port are located in Leabgarrow.
Burtonport
Village
Photo: MaxPride, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ailt an Chorráin or Ailt a' Chorráin is a Gaeltacht fishing village about 7 km northwest of Dungloe in The Rosses district of County Donegal, Ireland. The main employers in the village were the Burtonport Fishermen's Co-op and the Bord Iascaigh Mhara ice plant; but these have both since closed and their former premises were demolished in 2021 as part of a seafront environment upgrade scheme.
Torneady Point
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.02272° or 55° 1′ 22″ northLongitude
-8.54202° or 8° 32′ 31″ westElevation
74 metres (243 feet)Open location code
9C7H2FF5+35OpenStreetMap ID
node 12288669184OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Torneady Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Torneady Point”
- Irish: “Tor an Éidigh”
- Swedish: “Torneady Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Barracowan and Daughtan Cruit.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Torbeg and Tor.
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