Portsalon Beach
Portsalon Beach is a beach in County Donegal, Ulster. Portsalon Beach is situated nearby to the golf course Portsalon Golf Club, as well as near the locality Tamney.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Dunree and Knockalla Fort.
Fort Dunree
Museum
Photo: Irishhistoricalgamer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Dunree is a coastal defence fortification located on the west side of the Inishowen peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland. Fort Dunree is situated 3½ km east of Portsalon Beach.
Knockalla Fort
Ruins
Photo: Michael Murtagh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knockalla 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 and was completed between 1812 and 1813. Knockalla Fort is situated 3 km southeast of Portsalon Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portsalon and Tamney.
Portsalon
Village
Photo: MaxPride, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portsalon is a coastal townland in County Donegal, Ireland. It is situated on the scenic Lough Swilly and it is known for its beach, which was deemed to be the second most beautiful beach in the world by The Observer newspaper.
Tamney
Locality
Tamney, also known as Tawney or Tawny, is a small village and townland in Fanad in the north of County Donegal in Ireland. It was the only postal town of the peninsula of Fanad in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Tamney is situated 4½ km west of Portsalon Beach.
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 8 km northeast of Portsalon Beach.
Portsalon Beach
- Type: Beach
- Also known as: “Ballymastocker Beach”
- Category: landform
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.19611° or 55° 11′ 46″ northLongitude
-7.61122° or 7° 36′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C7J59WQ+CGOpenStreetMap ID
way 259070813OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Highlights include Portsalon Golf Club and Knockalla Caravan & Camping.
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