Lough Waskel
Lough Waskel is a lake in County Donegal, Ulster. Lough Waskel is situated nearby to the locality Edernishfree, as well as near the village Burtonport.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rutland Island and Cruit Island.
Rutland Island
Island
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Rutland Island, also sometimes known as Inishmacadurn, is an island in County Donegal, Ireland, and an electoral and census reporting district covering it, surrounding islands and part of the mainland. Rutland Island is situated 3½ km southwest of Lough Waskel.
Cruit Island
Island
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Cruit Island is a small inhabited island in the Rosses district in the west of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. It is linked to the mainland by a bridge. Cruit Island is situated 4 km north of Lough Waskel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burtonport and Leabgarrow.
Burtonport
Village
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Ailt an Chorráin or Ailt a' Chorráin is a Gaeltacht fishing village about 7 km northwest of Dungloe in The Rosses district of County Donegal, Ireland. The main employers in the village were the Burtonport Fishermen's Co-op and the Bord Iascaigh Mhara ice plant; but these have both since closed and their former premises were demolished in 2021 as part of a seafront environment upgrade scheme.
Leabgarrow
Village
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An Leadhb Gharbh is a Gaeltacht village on Arranmore Island, which is to the west of County Donegal about three miles from Burtonport. The island's post office, secondary school and ferry port are located in Leabgarrow. Leabgarrow is situated 6 km west of Lough Waskel.
Dungloe
Dungloe is a village on the west coast of County Donegal. It's in a Gaeltacht area so its official name is the Irish An Clochan Liath - "the grey stepping stones".
Lough Waskel
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.9925° or 54° 59′ 33″ northLongitude
-8.41056° or 8° 24′ 38″ westElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
9C6HXHVQ+2QGeoNames ID
3307173
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Edernishfree and Meenanalbany.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lough Atercan and Sally’s Lough.
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