Raphoe

Raphoe is a small town in in the north-west of , the northern province in Ireland. It is the main town in the fertile district of East Donegal known as the Laggan.
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  • Type: Town with 1,160 residents
  • Description: town in County Donegal, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Ráth Bhoth”
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Oakfield Demesne and Beltany stone circle.

Railway station
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is a house, grounds and townland in , Ireland, originally built in 1739 for the Dean of Raphoe. Since 1996 it has been owned by Sir Gerry Robinson and his wife, Lady Heather Robinson.

Archaeological site
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The is a Bronze Age stone circle just south of Raphoe town in , . It dates from around 2100-700 BC. There is evidence that it may also have been the sacred site of Neolithic monuments, possibly early passage tombs. is situated 2½ km south of Raphoe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Convoy and Ballindrait.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the east of , Ireland. The village is located in the Finn Valley district and is part of the Barony of Raphoe South. is situated 4½ km west of Raphoe.

Village
is a townland, village and census town in , Ireland. Located near , the village and townland of is in the civil parish of Clonleigh and the barony of Raphoe North. is situated 6 km southeast of Raphoe.

Town
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, sometimes spelt Castlefinn, is a market town and townland in the Finn Valley of , Ireland. It is located between and in East Donegal. is situated 8 km south of Raphoe.

Raphoe

Latitude
54.87353° or 54° 52′ 25″ north
Longitude
-7.59954° or 7° 35′ 58″ west
Population
1,160
Elevation
76 metres (249 feet)
Open location code
9C6JVCF2+C5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52231630
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2961944
Wiki­data ID
Q1025561
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Raphoe” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Raphoe”
  • Basque: “Raphoe”
  • Breton: “Ráth Bhoth”
  • Bulgarian: “Рафоу”
  • Catalan: “Raphoe”
  • Cebuano: “Raphoe”
  • Cornish: “Ráth Bhoth”
  • Dutch: “Raphoe”
  • Esperanto: “Raphoe”
  • French: “Raphoe”
  • German: “Raphoe”
  • Irish: “Ráth Bhoth”
  • Italian: “Raphoe”
  • Japanese: “ラフォー”
  • Macedonian: “Рафо”
  • Manx: “Ráth Bhoth”
  • Russian: “Рафо”
  • Russian: “Рах-Вох”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Ráth Bhoth”
  • Spanish: “Raphoe”
  • Swedish: “Raphoe”
  • Urdu: “رافو”
  • Welsh: “Ráth Bhoth”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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