Lough Ayes
Lough Ayes is a lake in County Donegal, Ulster. Lough Ayes is situated nearby to the village West Town, as well as near the hamlet East Town.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tory Island and Tory Island Lighthouse.
Tory Island
Photo: Michal Osmenda, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tory Island is an island 11 km off the northwest coast of County Donegal, with a population of 119 in 2016: the community are Irish-speaking. It has scrappy remains of a monastery, but the main attraction is the remote scenery, with sea-cliffs swirling with birds.
Lough Ayes
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.265° or 55° 15′ 54″ northLongitude
-8.2456° or 8° 14′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C7H7Q83+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 208932891OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
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Satellite Map
Discover Lough Ayes from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Lough Ayes” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Loch ó Dheas”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as West Town and East Town.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include An Mhainir Mhór and Saunders Well.
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