Grianan of Aileach
The Grianán of Aileach, sometimes anglicised as Greenan Ely or, locally, as Greenan Fort, is a hillfort atop the 244 metres high Greenan Mountain at Burt on the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: fort in County Donegal, Ireland
- Also known as: “Greenan Ely”, “Greenan Fort”, “Grianan Ailigh”, “Grianán Ailigh Ring Fort”, and “Grianán Ailigh Ringfort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holywell Hill transmission site.
Holywell Hill transmission site
Peak
Photo: Greentide, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Holywell Hill transmission site is located on a 260-metre hill near Killea in County Donegal, Ireland, and is owned and operated by 2RN. Holywell Hill transmission site is situated 3½ km southeast of Grianan of Aileach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bridgend and Burnfoot.
Bridgend
Village
Photo: Shane Killen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bridgend or Bridge End is a village in County Donegal, Ireland, at the base of the Inishowen peninsula. It is located on the N13 road to Letterkenny, on the western outskirts of Derry and near the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Bridgend is situated 3½ km northeast of Grianan of Aileach.
Burnfoot
Village
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Burnfoot is a small village on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. It lies within the townland of Ballyderowen. It has a few local shops and a pub. As of 2022, the population was 413. Burnfoot is situated 4 km north of Grianan of Aileach.
Newtown Cunningham
Village
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newtown Cunningham, usually spelt Newtowncunningham or abbreviated to Newton, is a village and townland in the Laggan district in the east of County Donegal, Ireland. Newtown Cunningham is situated 6 km southwest of Grianan of Aileach.
Grianan of Aileach
- Categories: ringfort, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Grianan of Aileach” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Grianan Aileachkoa”
- Catalan: “Grianán d’Ailech”
- Cebuano: “Grianan of Aileach”
- Dutch: “Grianan of Aileach”
- Esperanto: “Grianán Ailigh”
- French: “Grianan d’Aileach”
- French: “Grianan dAileach”
- German: “Grianán von Aileach”
- Irish: “Grianán Ailigh”
- Italian: “Grianan di Aileach”
- Korean: “그리어난 알리”
- Polish: “Grianan of Aileach”
- Russian: “Грианан Айлеха”
- Spanish: “Grianan de Ailech”
- Spanish: “Grianán de Ailech”
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