Aphort Upper

Aphort Upper is a locality in County Donegal, Ulster. Aphort Upper is situated nearby to the locality Rannagh Upper, as well as near Aphort Lower.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arranmore and Aranmore Lighthouse.

Arranmore

Photo: Geyo John, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Árainn Mhór or Arranmore is an island 5 km off the west coast of County Donegal. It's a Gaeltacht community where Irish is the official language though English is universally understood.

Aranmore Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Rossographer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aranmore Lighthouse is situated 3½ km north of Aphort Upper.

Arranmore Lifeboat Station is at Poolawaddy, a hamlet on the eastern coast of Arranmore Island, approximately 2 miles north of Leabgarrow, the islands largest settlement. Arranmore Lifeboat Station is situated 3½ km east of Aphort Upper.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leabgarrow and Burtonport.

Leabgarrow

Village

Photo: Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

An Leadhb Gharbh is a Gaeltacht village on Arranmore Island, which is to the west of County Donegal about three miles from Burtonport. The island's post office, secondary school and ferry port are located in Leabgarrow. Leabgarrow is situated 3½ km east of Aphort Upper.

Burtonport

Village

Photo: MaxPride, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ailt an Chorráin or Ailt a' Chorráin is a Gaeltacht fishing village about 7 km northwest of Dungloe in The Rosses district of County Donegal, Ireland. The main employers in the village were the Burtonport Fishermen's Co-op and the Bord Iascaigh Mhara ice plant; but these have both since closed and their former premises were demolished in 2021 as part of a seafront environment upgrade scheme. Burtonport is situated 8 km east of Aphort Upper.

Aphort Upper

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

54.9853° or 54° 59′ 7″ north

Longitude

-8.55328° or 8° 33′ 12″ west

Open location code

9C6HXCPW+4M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3791465569

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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