Castle Folly

Castle Folly is a building in County Donegal, Ulster. Castle Folly is situated nearby to the railway station Oakfield Demesne, as well as near A Maze.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oakfield Demesne and Beltany stone circle.

Oakfield Demesne

Railway station

Photo: louise price, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oakfield Demesne is a house, grounds and townland in County Donegal, Ireland, originally built in 1739 for the Dean of Raphoe. Since 1996 it has been owned by Sir Gerry Robinson and his wife, Lady Heather Robinson. Oakfield Demesne is situated 140 metres northeast of Castle Folly.

Beltany stone circle

Archaeological site

Photo: Higgy mark, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Beltany stone circle is a Bronze Age stone circle just south of Raphoe town in County Donegal, Ireland. It dates from around 2100-700 BC. There is evidence that it may also have been the sacred site of Neolithic monuments, possibly early passage tombs. Beltany stone circle is situated 3½ km southwest of Castle Folly.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Raphoe and Ballindrait.

Raphoe

Town

Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Raphoe is a small town in County Donegal in the north-west of Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. It is the main town in the fertile district of East Donegal known as the Laggan.

Ballindrait

Village

Ballindrait is a townland, village and census town in County Donegal, Ireland. Located near Lifford, the village and townland of Ballindrait is in the civil parish of Clonleigh and the barony of Raphoe North. Ballindrait is situated 4½ km southeast of Castle Folly.

Convoy

Village

Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Convoy is a village and civil parish in the east of County Donegal, Ireland. The village is located in the Finn Valley district and is part of the Barony of Raphoe South. Convoy is situated 6 km west of Castle Folly.

Castle Folly

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

54.87542° or 54° 52′ 32″ north

Longitude

-7.57578° or 7° 34′ 33″ west

Open location code

9C6JVCGF+5M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 364582907

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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