Lough Atercan
Lough Atercan is a lake in County Donegal, Ulster. Lough Atercan is situated nearby to the hamlet Meenanalbany, as well as near the locality Loughanablagh.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burtonport and Dungloe.
Burtonport
Village
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.
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".Annagary
Village
Anagaire is a village in The Rosses district in County Donegal, Ireland. As of 2022, the population was 309.
Lough Atercan
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in County Donegal, Ireland
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.98692° or 54° 59′ 13″ north
Longitude
-8.38379° or 8° 23′ 2″ west
Elevation
31 metres (102 feet)
Open location code
9C6HXJP8+QF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Lough Atercan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Irish—“Lough Atercan” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lough Atercon”
- Irish: “Loch an tSaotharcáin”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Meenanalbany and Loughanablagh.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lough Achasnan and Lough Namaddy.
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