Meenascarsan

Places of Interest

Raghtin More

Peak

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Raghtin More or Slieve Keeroge is a mountain with a height of 502 metres in Inishowen, County Donegal, Ireland. There is a megalithic cairn on its summit, which can be climbed from Mamore Gap. Raghtin More is situated 3½ km northwest of Meenascarsan.

Mintiaghs Lough

Lake

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Mintiaghs Lough is a lake, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Meenascarsan.

Places in the Area

Clonmany

Village

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Clonmany is a village and civil parish in north-west Inishowen, in County Donegal, Ireland. The Urris valley to the west of Clonmany village was the last outpost of the Irish language in Inishowen. Clonmany is situated 3 km north of Meenascarsan.

Ballyliffin

Village

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Carndonagh is a market town on the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal. With a population of less than 2800 in 2022, it's the largest settlement in the north of the peninsula, which ends at Malin Head the most northerly point on the Irish mainland. Ballyliffin is situated 5 km north of Meenascarsan.

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 west of Meenascarsan.

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