Crockfadda

Crockfadda is a locality in County Donegal, Ulster. Crockfadda is situated nearby to the locality Clements Town, as well as near Crockdonnelly.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fanad Head Light.

Fanad Head Light

Lighthouse

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fanad Head Light is a lighthouse, which is situated 2½ km north of Crockfadda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portsalon and Tamney.

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 5 km south of Crockfadda.

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 6 km south of Crockfadda.

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 7 km east of Crockfadda.

Crockfadda

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

55.25337° or 55° 15′ 12″ north

Longitude

-7.64643° or 7° 38′ 47″ west

Open location code

9C7J7933+8C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3660425191

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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