Black Rocks
Black Rocks is an islet in County Donegal, Ulster. Black Rocks is situated nearby to the islet Carricklea More, as well as near Cumann na mBád.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arranmore and Ballagh Rocks Lighthouse.
Arranmore
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.Ballagh Rocks Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Ballagh Rocks Lighthouse is situated 1¼ km northeast of Black Rocks.
Arranmore Lifeboat Station
Building
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 800 metres north of Black Rocks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leabgarrow and Burtonport.
Leabgarrow
Village
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.
Burtonport
Village
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 4½ km east of Black Rocks.
Dungloe
Dungloe is a village on the west coast of County Donegal. It's in a Gaeltacht area so its official name is the Irish An Clochan Liath - "the grey stepping stones".Black Rocks
- Type: Islet
- Categories: rock, locality, and landform
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.99047° or 54° 59′ 26″ north
Longitude
-8.49386° or 8° 29′ 38″ west
Open location code
9C6HXGR4+5F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=rock
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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