Ballymagan

Places of Interest

Buncrana Castle

Castle

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Buncrana Castle is situated 3 km southwest of Ballymagan.

Buncrana Library

Library

Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Buncrana Library is situated 3 km southwest of Ballymagan.

Ned’s Point Fort

Fort

Photo: Paddyhickey, Public domain.

Ned's Point 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. Ned’s Point Fort is situated 3½ km southwest of Ballymagan.

Places in the Area

Buncrana

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Buncrana is a town on Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal, on the shores of Lough Swilly. It's mostly a commuter town for Derry and Letterkenny, with a population of 7000 in 2022.

Fahan

Village

Photo: Alistair Cunningham, CC BY 3.0.

Fahan is a district of Inishowen in the north of County Donegal, Ireland, located 5 km south of Buncrana. In Irish, Fahan is named after its patron saint, Saint Mura, first abbot of Fahan, an early Christian monastery. Fahan is situated 8 km southwest of Ballymagan.

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. It is situated on the western shore of Lough Swilly, 11 kilometres north-east of Ramelton and 12 km east of Milford. Rathmullan is situated 10 km southwest of Ballymagan.

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