Lackan Forest

Lackan Forest is a forest in , . Lackan Forest is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Inch Fort and St Mura’s Church of Ireland.

Castle
Photo: Daragh McDonough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, , , was built between 1812 and 1813, during the Napoleonic Wars. It had positions for nine guns, six in an open battery and a further three in a blockhouse.

Church
Photo: Jnoon9145, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castle
Photo: Alistair Cunningham, CC BY 3.0.
is a ruined castle located on the southern tip of in in , the northern province in . The castle was constructed around 1430 by the Gaelic Irish lord Neachtain O'Donnell for his father-in-law, Cahir O'Doherty.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buncrana and Rathmullan.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town on Inishowen Peninsula in , on the shores of Lough Swilly. The main reason to come is to explore Inishowen Peninsula, the northern tip of the Irish mainland.

Village
Photo: Donald MacDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a seaside village and townland on the Peninsula in , . It is situated on the western shore of , 11 kilometres north-east of and 12 km east of .

Village
Photo: Alistair Cunningham, CC BY 3.0.
is a district of in the north of , Ireland, located 5 km south of . In Irish, is named after its patron saint, Saint Mura, first abbot of , an early Christian monastery.

Lackan Forest

Latitude
55.0818° or 55° 4′ 55″ north
Longitude
-7.4944° or 7° 29′ 40″ west
Open location code
9C7J3GJ4+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 700151850
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­forest
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Satellite Map

Discover Lackan Forest from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Strahack and Farragans.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lackan Hill and Brown Shore.

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