Ballymastocker Bay
Ballymastocker Bay is a bay in County Donegal, Ulster. Ballymastocker Bay is situated nearby to the locality Greenfort, as well as near the village Portsalon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Dunree and Knockalla Fort.
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.
Knockalla Fort
Ruins
Photo: Michael Murtagh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knockalla Fort is one of several Napoleonic batteries built along the shores of Lough Swilly in county Donegal, to defend the north west of Ireland. It was part of a scheme to fortify Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle against French Invasion during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and was completed between 1812 and 1813.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portsalon and Tamney.
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.
Tamney
Locality
Tamney, also known as Tawney or Tawny, is a small village and townland in Fanad in the north of County Donegal in Ireland. It was the only postal town of the peninsula of Fanad in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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.
Ballymastocker Bay
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.19737° or 55° 11′ 51″ northLongitude
-7.60738° or 7° 36′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C7J59WV+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 2002511186OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
2966508
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Greenfort and Carran Lower.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Portsalon Beach and Portsalon Golf Club.
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