Lough Fad
Lough Fad is a lake in County Donegal, Ulster. Lough Fad is situated nearby to the locality Pholnabaccan, as well as near Pholerricha.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Urris Hills and Fort Dunree.
Fort Dunree
Museum
Photo: Irishhistoricalgamer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Dunree is a coastal defence fortification located on the west side of the Inishowen peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lenan Head Fort and Portsalon.
Lenan Head Fort
Hamlet
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lenan Head Fort, Lough Swilly, Inishowen, County Donegal was built in 1895, initially with three 9.2 inch Breech Loading guns. Following recommendations of the Owen Committee in 1905, it was refitted in 1911 with two newer Mark X 9.2 inch models.
Portsalon
Village
Photo: MaxPride, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portsalon is a coastal townland in County Donegal, Ireland. It is situated on the scenic Lough Swilly and it is known for its beach, which was deemed to be the second most beautiful beach in the world by The Observer newspaper.
Clonmany
Village
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clonmany is a village and civil parish in north-west Inishowen, in County Donegal, Ireland. The Urris valley to the west of Clonmany village was the last outpost of the Irish language in Inishowen. Clonmany is situated 8 km northeast of Lough Fad.
Lough Fad
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.22275° or 55° 13′ 22″ northLongitude
-7.52541° or 7° 31′ 32″ westElevation
126 metres (413 feet)Open location code
9C7J6FFF+3ROpenStreetMap ID
way 371532757OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
2964380
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