Dreenan

Places of Interest

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 southwest of Dreenan.

Buncrana Castle

Castle

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Buncrana Castle is situated 3½ km south of Dreenan.

Buncrana Library

Library

Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Buncrana Library is situated 4 km south of Dreenan.

Places in the Area

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 Dreenan.

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