Lough Swilly

Lough Swilly in Ireland is a glacial fjord or sea inlet lying between the western side of the and the Peninsula, in . Along with and it is one of three glacial fjords in Ireland.
Wikipedia
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  • Inlet
  • …is also known as “The Lake of Shadows”
  • Description: Sea inlet in County Donegal, Ireland

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Dunree and Knockalla Fort.

Museum
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is a coastal defence fortification located… is situated 3½ km north of Lough Swilly.

Ruins
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is one of several Napoleonic batteries… is situated 3 km northwest of Lough Swilly.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buncrana and Portsalon.

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is a town on Inishowen Peninsula in , on the shores of Lough Swilly.

Village
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is a seaside village in , Ireland. is situated 7 km northwest of Lough Swilly.

Village
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is a seaside village and townland on the Peninsula in , . is situated 8 km south of Lough Swilly.

Lough Swilly

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Latitude
55.16667° or 55° 10′ north
Longitude
-7.53333° or 7° 32′ west
Open location code
9C7J5F88+MM
Geo­Names ID
2961301
Wiki­data ID
Q1444194

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Venetian—“Lough Swilly” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Swilly aintzira”
  • Breton: “Loch Súilí”
  • Catalan: “lough Swilly”
  • Catalan: “Lough Swilly”
  • Chinese: “斯威利湖”
  • Chinese: “斯威里湖”
  • Danish: “Lough Swilly”
  • Dutch: “Lough Swilly”
  • Esperanto: “Lough Swilly”
  • Finnish: “Lough Swilly”
  • French: “Lough Swilly”
  • German: “Lough Swilly”
  • Indonesian: “Lough Swilly”
  • Irish: “Loch Suilí”
  • Irish: “Loch Súilí”
  • Italian: “Lough Swilly”
  • Japanese: “スウィーリー湾”
  • Japanese: “ラフ・スウィリー”
  • Japanese: “ロック・スウィリー”
  • Manx: “Loch Súilí”
  • Manx: “Lough Swilly”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lough Swilly”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Súilí”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lough Swilly”
  • Norwegian: “Lough Swilly”
  • Polish: “Lough Swilly”
  • Russian: “Лох-Суилли”
  • Russian: “Суилли”
  • Spanish: “Fiordo Swilly”
  • Turkish: “Lough Swilly”
  • Venetian: “Fiordo Swilly”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Linsfort and Muineagh.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include New Bridge Bay and Stragill Point.

County Donegal: Highlights

Notable places include Letterkenny and Gweedore.

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