Beam
Beam is a hill in County Donegal, Ulster and has an elevation of 318 metres. Beam is situated nearby to the locality Meenaward, as well as near Glasmullan.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mintiaghs Lough.
Mintiaghs Lough
Lake
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mintiaghs Lough is a lake, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Beam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buncrana and Clonmany.
Buncrana
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Buncrana is a town on Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal, on the shores of Lough Swilly. The main reason to come is to explore Inishowen Peninsula, the northern tip of the Irish mainland.
Clonmany
Village
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clonmany is a village and civil parish in north-west Inishowen, in County Donegal, Ireland. The Urris valley to the west of Clonmany village was the last outpost of the Irish language in Inishowen. Clonmany is situated 7 km north of Beam.
Lenan Head Fort
Hamlet
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lenan Head Fort, Lough Swilly, Inishowen, County Donegal was built in 1895, initially with three 9.2 inch Breech Loading guns. Following recommendations of the Owen Committee in 1905, it was refitted in 1911 with two newer Mark X 9.2 inch models. Lenan Head Fort is situated 8 km northwest of Beam.
Beam
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 318 metres
- Description: hill in County Donegal, Ireland
- Category: landform
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Beam” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Беам”
- Cebuano: “Beam”
- Dutch: “Beam”
- Swedish: “Beam”
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