Lenan

Lenan is a locality in County Donegal, Ulster. Lenan is situated nearby to the locality Meallalaghta, as well as near Ranlymargy.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Urris Hills and Raghtin More.

Urris Hills

Peak

Photo: Patrice78500, Public domain.

Urris Hills is a peak, which is situated 3 km south of Lenan.

Raghtin More or Slieve Keeroge is a mountain with a height of 502 metres in Inishowen, County Donegal, Ireland. There is a megalithic cairn on its summit, which can be climbed from Mamore Gap. Raghtin More is situated 3 km east of Lenan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lenan Head Fort and Clonmany.

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.

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 east of Lenan.

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 8 km southwest of Lenan.

Lenan

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

55.25056° or 55° 15′ 2″ north

Longitude

-7.51583° or 7° 30′ 57″ west

Elevation

24 metres (79 feet)

Open location code

9C7J7F2M+6M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 52268512

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

3307740

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Localities in the Area

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