Inch Island

Inch Island is in Lough Swilly, a sea lough in County Donegal on the northern coast of Ireland. Inch is also the name of the civil parish covering the island.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Inch Castle and Inch Fort.

Inch Castle

Castle

Photo: Alistair Cunningham, CC BY 3.0.

Inch Castle is a ruined castle located on the southern…

Inch Fort

Castle

Photo: Daragh McDonough, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Inch Fort, Lough Swilly, Inishowen, County Donegal was…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fahan and Rathmullan.

Fahan

Village

Photo: Alistair Cunningham, CC BY 3.0.

Fahan is a district of Inishowen in the north… Fahan is situated 3 km northeast of Inch Island.

Rathmullan

Village

Photo: Donald MacDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rathmullan is a seaside village and townland on the Fanad Peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland. Rathmullan is situated 4 km northwest of Inch Island.

Burnfoot

Village

Photo: dan kearney, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Burnfoot is a small village on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. Burnfoot is situated 6 km east of Inch Island.

Inch Island

Type: Land-tied island
Description: island in Lough Swilly, County Donegal, Ireland
Categories: tied island and landform
Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.06667° or 55° 4′ north

Longitude

-7.5° or 7° 30′ west

Elevation

93 metres (305 feet)

Open location code

9C7J3G82+M2

GeoNames ID

2963677

Wikidata ID

Q20735683

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Inch Island” goes by many names.

Basque: “Inch uhartea”
Breton: “An Inse (enez)”
Breton: “An Inse”
Cebuano: “Inch Island”
Chinese: “因什岛”
Esperanto: “An Inse”
French: “Inch Island”
Irish: “An Inis, Contae Dhún na nGall”
Irish: “An Inis”
Italian: “Inch Island”
Swedish: “Inch Island”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Carnaghan and Inch.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Inch Top and Lackan Point.

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Worth a closer look: Gweedore and Letterkenny.

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