Inch Castle
Inch Castle is a ruined castle located on the southern tip of Inch Island in County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. The castle was constructed around 1430 by the Gaelic Irish lord Neachtain O'Donnell for his father-in-law, Cahir O'Doherty.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Alistair Cunningham, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Burt Castle.
Burt Castle
Ruins
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burt Castle is a ruined castle located close to Newtowncunningham and Burt, two villages in the east of County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland. Historically it was sometimes spelt as Birt Castle. Burt Castle is situated 3 km south of Inch Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fahan and Newtown Cunningham.
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 5 km north of Inch Castle.
Newtown Cunningham
Village
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newtown Cunningham, usually spelt Newtowncunningham or abbreviated to Newton, is a village and townland in the Laggan district in the east of County Donegal, Ireland. Newtown Cunningham is situated 6 km south of Inch Castle.
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. Rathmullan is situated 6 km northwest of Inch Castle.
Inch Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: ruined castle in County Donegal, Ireland
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.04766° or 55° 2′ 52″ northLongitude
-7.49609° or 7° 29′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C7J2GX3+3HOpenStreetMap ID
way 816574664OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q22084014
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