Dunree Head lighthouse
Dunree Head lighthouse is a lighthouse in County Donegal, Ulster. Dunree Head lighthouse is situated nearby to the arts center Artlink, as well as near the museum Dunree Centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Ireland
- Also known as: “Dunree Head Lighthouse” and “Dunree Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Dunree and Urris Hills.
Fort Dunree
Museum
Photo: Irishhistoricalgamer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Dunree is a coastal defence fortification located on the west side of the Inishowen peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland. Fort Dunree is situated 200 metres south of Dunree Head lighthouse.
Urris Hills
Peak
Photo: Patrice78500, Public domain.
Urris Hills is a peak, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Dunree Head lighthouse.
Knockalla Fort
Ruins
Photo: Michael Murtagh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knockalla Fort is one of several Napoleonic batteries built along the shores of Lough Swilly in county Donegal, to defend the north west of Ireland. It was part of a scheme to fortify Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle against French Invasion during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and was completed between 1812 and 1813. Knockalla Fort is situated 2½ km southwest of Dunree Head lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portsalon and Lenan Head Fort.
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 4½ km west of Dunree Head lighthouse.
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 6 km north of Dunree Head lighthouse.
Tamney
Locality
Tamney, also known as Tawney or Tawny, is a small village and townland in Fanad in the north of County Donegal in Ireland. It was the only postal town of the peninsula of Fanad in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Tamney is situated 8 km west of Dunree Head lighthouse.
Dunree Head lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.19805° or 55° 11′ 53″ northLongitude
-7.55414° or 7° 33′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C7J5CXW+68OpenStreetMap ID
node 322520650OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q28496229
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In Other Languages
“Dunree Head lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Dunree”
- French: “Phare de Dunree”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Artlink and Dunree Centre.
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