Lough Arland

Lough Arland is a lake in County Donegal, Ulster. Lough Arland is situated nearby to the locality Edernishfree, as well as near the village Burtonport.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rutland Island and Ballagh Rocks Lighthouse.

Rutland Island

Island

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Rutland Island or Inishmacadurn is an island in County Donegal, Ireland. It is also an electoral and census reporting district covering the island, surrounding islands and part of the mainland. Rutland Island is situated 3 km south of Lough Arland.

Ballagh Rocks Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Ballagh Rocks Lighthouse is situated 2½ km west of Lough Arland.

Arranmore Lifeboat Station

Building

Arranmore Lifeboat Station is at Poolawaddy, a hamlet on the eastern coast of Arranmore Island, approximately 2 miles north of Leabgarrow, the islands largest settlement. Arranmore Lifeboat Station is situated 4 km west of Lough Arland.

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. Burtonport is situated 2½ km southeast of Lough Arland.

Leabgarrow

Village

Photo: Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 4 km west of Lough Arland.

Dungloe

Photo: Bonners2, CC BY 3.0.

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 Arland

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.0025° or 55° 0′ 9″ north

Longitude

-8.43889° or 8° 26′ 20″ west

Elevation

2 metres (7 feet)

Open location code

9C7H2H26+XC

GeoNames ID

3307176

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Localities in the Area

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