Drumfad
Drumfad is a locality in County Donegal, Ulster. Drumfad is situated nearby to the locality Gortyarrigan South, as well as near Druminore Upper.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ned’s Point Fort and Buncrana Castle.
Ned’s Point Fort
Fort
Photo: Paddyhickey, Public domain.
Ned's Point 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. Ned’s Point Fort is situated 3½ km south of Drumfad.
Buncrana Castle
Castle
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Buncrana Castle is situated 3½ km south of Drumfad.
O’Doherty’s Keep
Ruins
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
O’Doherty’s Keep is a ruins, which is situated 3½ km south of Drumfad.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buncrana and Fahan.
Buncrana
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Fahan
Village
Photo: Alistair Cunningham, CC BY 3.0.
Fahan is a district of Inishowen in the north of County Donegal, Ireland, located 5 km south of Buncrana. In Irish, Fahan is named after its patron saint, Saint Mura, first abbot of Fahan, an early Christian monastery. Fahan is situated 9 km south of Drumfad.
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 9 km northwest of Drumfad.
Drumfad
Latitude
55.17084° or 55° 10′ 15″ northLongitude
-7.47095° or 7° 28′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C7J5GCH+8JOpenStreetMap ID
node 3751460818OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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