Rathmullan Fort
Rathmullan Fort is a fort in County Donegal, Ulster. Rathmullan Fort is situated nearby to Rathmullan Sailing Club, as well as near Rathmullan Presbyterian Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inch Fort and Rathmullen Wood.
Inch Fort
Castle
Photo: Daragh McDonough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inch Fort, Lough Swilly, Inishowen, County Donegal 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. Inch Fort is situated 1½ km southeast of Rathmullan Fort.
Rathmullen Wood
Nature reserve
Rathmullen Wood is a national nature reserve of approximately 82 acres located in County Donegal, Ireland. It is managed by the Irish National Parks & Wildlife Service.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rathmullan and Fahan.
Rathmullan
Village
Photo: Donald MacDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rathmullan is a seaside village and townland on the Fanad Peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland. It is situated on the western shore of Lough Swilly, 11 kilometres north-east of Ramelton and 12 km east of Milford.
Fahan
Village
Photo: Alistair Cunningham, CC BY 3.0.
Fahan is a district of Inishowen in the north of County Donegal, Ireland, located 5 km south of Buncrana. In Irish, Fahan is named after its patron saint, Saint Mura, first abbot of Fahan, an early Christian monastery. Fahan is situated 4 km east of Rathmullan Fort.
Buncrana
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buncrana is a town on Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal, on the shores of Lough Swilly. The main reason to come is to explore Inishowen Peninsula, the northern tip of the Irish mainland.
Rathmullan Fort
- Type: Fort
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.09453° or 55° 5′ 40″ northLongitude
-7.53292° or 7° 31′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C7J3FV8+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 710631955OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rathmullan Sailing Club and Rathmullan Presbyterian Church.
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