Portsalon Pier
Portsalon Pier is a pier in County Donegal, Ulster. Portsalon Pier is situated nearby to the motorhome stopover Portsalon Camping, as well as near the golf course Portsalon Golf Club.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 4 km west of Portsalon Pier.
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 7 km northeast of Portsalon Pier.
Portsalon Pier
- Type: Pier
- Category: transportation
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.20796° or 55° 12′ 29″ northLongitude
-7.61846° or 7° 37′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C7J695J+5JOpenStreetMap ID
way 382860412OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=pier
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