Lambs Head
Lambs Head is a cape in County Donegal, Ulster. Lambs Head is situated nearby to the locality Carrodoan, as well as near Drumhallagh Lower.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pilkington Martello Tower and Ned’s Point Fort.
Pilkington Martello Tower
Building
Photo: Willie Duffin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pilkington Martello Tower is a building.
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 east of Lambs Head.
Lough Swilly Lifeboat Station
Building
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lough Swilly Lifeboat Station is located next to Ned's Point Fort in Buncrana, a town and former naval port, which sits on the eastern shore of Lough Swilly, on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, on the north coast of Ireland The lifeboat station at Buncrana was first established as an Inshore lifeboat station in 1988 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Lough Swilly Lifeboat Station is situated 4 km east of Lambs Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buncrana and Rathmullan.
Buncrana
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buncrana is a town on Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal, on the shores of Lough Swilly. The main reason to come is to explore Inishowen Peninsula, the northern tip of the Irish mainland.
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 5 km south of Lambs Head.
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 7 km southeast of Lambs Head.
Lambs Head
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.14167° or 55° 8′ 30″ northLongitude
-7.53333° or 7° 32′ westElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
9C7J4FR8+MMGeoNames ID
3232457
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