Lough Eske Castle

Lough Eske Castle is a castle in County Donegal, Ulster. Lough Eske Castle is situated nearby to the locality Foxes Hole, as well as near McCaddan’s Island.

Type: Castle
Description: hotel in Ireland
Also known as: “Lough Eask Castle” and “Lougheask”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Agatha’s Church, Clar Bridge and St Mary’s Church.

St Agatha’s Church, Clar Bridge

Church

Photo: Kay Atherton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary’s Church

Church

Photo: Thielfer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Mary’s Church is situated 3 km southwest of Lough Eske Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Donegal Town and Laghy.

Donegal Town

Photo: alphageek, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Donegal Town is a town in County Donegal in northwest Ireland. With a population of 2700 in 2022, it's neither the county town — that's tiny Lifford — nor the county's largest - that's Letterkenny.

Laghy

Village

Photo: Dennis Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Laghy or Laghey is a village and townland in County Donegal, Ireland, between Ballintra and Donegal Town. It is one of three villages that make up the parish of Drumholm, formerly a civil and Church of Ireland parish, now only used as a division of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe. Laghy is situated 8 km south of Lough Eske Castle.

Lough Eske Castle

Categories: hotel, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.68868° or 54° 41′ 19″ north

Longitude

-8.06658° or 8° 3′ 60″ west

Elevation

55 metres (180 feet)

Open location code

9C6HMWQM+F9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 528216951

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

GeoNames ID

2962809

Wikidata ID

Q111411825

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Satellite Map

Discover Lough Eske Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Foxes Hole and McCaddan’s Island.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Round Island and Christ Church, Lougheask.

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