Lough Nacung Upper
Lough Nacung Upper, also known as Upper Lough Nacung, is a lake in Gweedore, a district in the north-west of County Donegal, Ireland. It connects Lough Dunlewey to Lough Nacung Lower, which drains into the Clady River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Michael Murtagh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Errigal Mountain.
Errigal Mountain
Peak
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Errigal is a 751-metre mountain near Gweedore in County Donegal, Ireland. It is the tallest peak of the Derryveagh Mountains and the tallest peak in County Donegal. Errigal Mountain is situated 3½ km east of Lough Nacung Upper.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gweedore and Bunbeg.
Gweedore
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Gaoth Dobhair or Gweedore is an Irish-speaking area on the northwest corner of County Donegal. Its main settlements are Bunbeg and Derrybeg on the coast, Brinlack further north, and Dunlewey inland, with a population of 4065 in 2003.
Bunbeg
Village
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An Bun Beag, meaning "the small river mouth", is a small Gaeltacht village and townland in County Donegal, Ireland. It is officially the smallest townland in Gaoth Dobhair, but today the name Bunbeg is used to describe a large region of the parish. Bunbeg is situated 9 km west of Lough Nacung Upper.
Derrybeg
Village
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Doirí Beaga, is a Gaeltacht village and townland in the parish of Gweedore in County Donegal, Ireland. It includes RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta regional studios, a Gaelic Athletic Association, club and a golf club. Derrybeg is situated 9 km northwest of Lough Nacung Upper.
Lough Nacung Upper
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in County Donegal, Ireland
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Lough Nacung Upper” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Nacung Upper aintzira”
- Cebuano: “Lough Nacung Upper”
- Irish: “Loch na Cuinge Uachtarach”
- Turkish: “Lough Nacung Upper”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lough Adinn and Dunlewy Lough.
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