Stragill Point

Places of Interest

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.

Buncrana Castle

Castle

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Buncrana Castle is situated 3 km southeast of Stragill Point.

O’Doherty’s Keep

Ruins

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

O’Doherty’s Keep is a ruins, which is situated 3 km southeast of Stragill Point.

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.

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 8 km southwest of Stragill Point.

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 south of Stragill Point.

Stragill Point

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