Killygarvan Point

Killygarvan Point is a point in County Donegal, Ulster. Killygarvan Point is situated nearby to the locality Ardy, as well as near Carrodoan.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ned’s Point Fort and Buncrana Castle.

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 northeast of Killygarvan Point.

Buncrana Castle

Castle

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Buncrana Castle is situated 4 km northeast of Killygarvan Point.

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 3½ km northeast of Killygarvan Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rathmullan and Buncrana.

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 3½ km southwest of Killygarvan Point.

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.

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 4½ km southeast of Killygarvan Point.

Killygarvan Point

Type: Point
Category: landform
Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.1225° or 55° 7′ 21″ north

Longitude

-7.51944° or 7° 31′ 10″ west

Elevation

9 metres (30 feet)

Open location code

9C7J4FFJ+26

GeoNames ID

3307586

Wikidata ID

Q26717149

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Killygarvan Point” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Killygarvan Point”
Swedish: “Killygarvan Point”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ardy and Carrodoan.

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Highlights include Fort Royal and Lambs Head.

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