Milltown
Milltown is a locality in County Donegal, Ulster. Milltown is situated nearby to the locality Mullagharry, as well as near Muineagh Upper.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Dunree and Urris Hills.
Fort Dunree
Museum
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Fort Dunree is a coastal defence fortification located on the west side of the Inishowen peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland.
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 3½ km southwest of Milltown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lenan Head Fort and Portsalon.
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 5 km north of Milltown.
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 6 km west of Milltown.
Buncrana
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Buncrana is a town on Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal, on the shores of Lough Swilly. The main reason to come is to explore Inishowen Peninsula, the northern tip of the Irish mainland.
Milltown
Latitude
55.20323° or 55° 12′ 12″ northLongitude
-7.53234° or 7° 31′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C7J6F39+73OpenStreetMap ID
node 3750989337OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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