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.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of around 230 metres (760 feet)
- Description: fort in County Donegal, Ireland
- Also known as“Greenan Ely”“Greenan Fort”“Grianan Ailigh”“Grianán Ailigh Ring Fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
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Holywell Hill transmission site
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3½ km southeast of Grianan of Aileach
Villages in the Area
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Bridgend
Bridgend or Bridge End is a village in County Donegal…
3½ km northeast of Grianan of Aileach
Burnfoot
Burnfoot is a small village on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland.
4 km north of Grianan of Aileach
Newtown Cunningham
Newtown Cunningham, usually spelt Newtowncunningham…
6 km southwest of Grianan of Aileach
Grianan of Aileach
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Latitude
55.02361° or 55° 1′ 25″ north
Longitude
-7.42694° or 7° 25′ 37″ west
Open location code
9C7J2HFF+C6
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Grianan of Aileach” goes by many names.
Grianan AileachkoaBasque
Grianán d’AilechCatalan
Grianan of AileachCebuano
Grianan of AileachDutch
Grianán AilighEsperanto
Grianán AilighIrish
Grianan di AileachItalian
그리어난 알리Korean
Grianan of AileachPolish
Грианан АйлехаRussian
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