Stookans Rock

Stookans Rock is a locality in County Donegal, Ulster. Stookans Rock is situated nearby to the locality Crocknageeran, as well as near Binlack.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kindrum Lough.

Kindrum Lough

Lake

Photo: David Baird, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kindrum Lough is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in north County Donegal on the Fanad Peninsula. Kindrum Lough is situated 4 km west of Stookans Rock.

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 2½ km southeast of Stookans Rock.

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 4 km southwest of Stookans Rock.

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 8 km east of Stookans Rock.

Stookans Rock

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

55.22758° or 55° 13′ 39″ north

Longitude

-7.64734° or 7° 38′ 50″ west

Open location code

9C7J69H3+23

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3660611997

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Crocknageeran and Binlack.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Murren Hill and St Colmcilles Holy Well.

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