Ballagh Rocks Lighthouse
Ballagh Rocks Lighthouse is a lighthouse in County Donegal, Ulster. Ballagh Rocks Lighthouse is situated nearby to the islet Thole Islands, as well as near Illannagall.Photo: MikaLaureque, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arranmore and Rutland Island.
Arranmore
Photo: Geyo John, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Árainn Mhór or Arranmore is an island 5 km off the west coast of County Donegal. It's a Gaeltacht community where Irish is the official language though English is universally understood.
Rutland Island
Island
Photo: malcolm hurley mills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rutland Island, also sometimes known as Inishmacadurn, is an island in County Donegal, Ireland, and an electoral and census reporting district covering it, surrounding islands and part of the mainland. Rutland Island is situated 3 km southeast of Ballagh Rocks Lighthouse.
Arranmore Lifeboat Station
Building
Arranmore Lifeboat Station is at Poolawaddy, a hamlet on the eastern coast of Arranmore Island, approximately 2 miles north of Leabgarrow, the islands largest settlement. Arranmore Lifeboat Station is situated 1¼ km west of Ballagh Rocks Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leabgarrow and Burtonport.
Leabgarrow
Village
Photo: Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
An Leadhb Gharbh is a Gaeltacht village on Arranmore Island, which is to the west of County Donegal about three miles from Burtonport. The island's post office, secondary school and ferry port are located in Leabgarrow.
Burtonport
Village
Photo: MaxPride, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ailt an Chorráin or Ailt a' Chorráin is a Gaeltacht fishing village about 7 km northwest of Dungloe in The Rosses district of County Donegal, Ireland. The main employers in the village were the Burtonport Fishermen's Co-op and the Bord Iascaigh Mhara ice plant; but these have both since closed and their former premises were demolished in 2021 as part of a seafront environment upgrade scheme. Burtonport is situated 4 km southeast of Ballagh Rocks Lighthouse.
Dungloe
Dungloe is a village on the west coast of County Donegal. It's in a Gaeltacht area so its official name is the Irish An Clochan Liath - "the grey stepping stones".
Ballagh Rocks Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Ireland
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.99934° or 54° 59′ 58″ northLongitude
-8.48061° or 8° 28′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C6HXGX9+PQOpenStreetMap ID
node 1594894698OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q28496276
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In Other Languages
“Ballagh Rocks Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Ballagh Rocks”
- French: “Phare de Ballagh Rocks”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thole Islands and Illannagall.
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