Buncrana

Buncrana is a town on Inishowen Peninsula in , on the shores of Lough Swilly. It's mostly a commuter town for Derry and Letterkenny, with a population of 7000 in 2022.
  • Town with about 6,790 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 60 metres (200 feet)
  • Description: settlement in County Donegal, Ireland

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ned’s Point Fort and Buncrana Castle.
Paddyhickey, Public domain.
Fort
Ned's Point Fort is one of several Napoleonic…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fahan.
is a district of in the north… is situated 5 km south of Buncrana.
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Latitude
55.1354° or 55° 8′ 7″ north
Longitude
-7.4531° or 7° 27′ 11″ west
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Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Buncrana” goes by many names.
BuncranaBasque
БънкранаBulgarian
BuncranaCatalan
BuncranaCebuano
班克拉納Chinese
班克拉那Chinese
BuncranaDanish
BuncranaDutch
BuncranaGalician
ბანკრანაGeorgian
BuncranaIndonesian
Bun CrannchaIrish
BuncranaItalian
バンクラナJapanese
ブンクラナJapanese
BunkranaLithuanian
Bun CrannchaManx
BuncranaNorwegian Nynorsk
BuncranaPolish
БанкранаRussian
БанкранаSerbian
BuncranaSwedish
BuncranaTurkish
БанкранаUkrainian
بونکریناUrdu

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Limakilly and Gransha Lower.
“I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.”

County Donegal: Highlights

Learn more about Letterkenny and Gweedore.