Doe Castle
Doe Castle, or Caisleán na dTuath, near Creeslough, County Donegal, was the historical stronghold of Clan tSuibhne, with architectural parallels to the Scottish tower house.- Email: info@heritageireland.ie
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historic site in Sheephaven Bay, Co. Donegal
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Creeslough and Marble Hill.
Creeslough
Village
Photo: MaxPride, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Creeslough is a village in County Donegal, Ireland, 12 kilometres south of Dunfanaghy on the N56 road. Creeslough is situated 3 km southwest of Doe Castle.
Marble Hill
Locality
Photo: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marble Hill is a townland on the north coast of County Donegal, Ireland. It is very near Dunfanaghy, being located on the shores of Sheephaven Bay, and is known for the popular Marble Hill Beach. Marble Hill is situated 5 km northwest of Doe Castle.
Dunfanaghy
Town
Photo: Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Falcarragh is in County Donegal, the largest of a straggle of villages along the coast road, with a population of 764 in 2016. This is a Gaeltacht area where 70% speak Irish and 34% have it as their main language. Dunfanaghy is situated 9 km northwest of Doe Castle.
Doe Castle
- Categories: Tower House, castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.13507° or 55° 8′ 6″ northLongitude
-7.86416° or 7° 51′ 51″ westElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Operator
Office of Public WorksOpen location code
9C7J44PP+28OpenStreetMap ID
way 1137365964OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Uzbek—“Doe Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Doe gaztelua”
- Danish: “Doe Castle”
- Dutch: “Doe Castle”
- French: “Doe Castle”
- German: “Caisleán Na Dtuath”
- German: “Doe Castle”
- Irish: “Caisleán na dTuath”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Doe”
- Russian: “Замок До”
- Ukrainian: “Замок До”
- Uzbek: “Do qalʻasi”
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