Fort Dunree is a coastal defence fortification located on the west side of the Inishowen peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland. Fort Dunree is situated 3 km southwest of Carha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lenan Head Fort and Portsalon.

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 4 km north of Carha.

Portsalon

Village

Photo: MaxPride, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Portsalon is a coastal townland in County Donegal, Ireland. It is situated on the scenic Lough Swilly and it is known for its beach, which was deemed to be the second most beautiful beach in the world by The Observer newspaper. Portsalon is situated 7 km west of Carha.

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 9 km northeast of Carha.

Carha

Type: Locality
Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.21139° or 55° 12′ 41″ north

Longitude

-7.51889° or 7° 31′ 8″ west

Elevation

109 metres (358 feet)

Open location code

9C7J6F6J+HC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 52243094

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

3307715

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