Brown Shore
Brown Shore is a beach in County Donegal, Ulster. Brown Shore is situated nearby to the peak Lackan Hill, as well as near Lackan Forest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mura’s Church of Ireland and Inch Fort.
St Mura’s Church of Ireland
Church
Photo: Jnoon9145, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Mura’s Church of Ireland is situated 1½ km east of Brown Shore.
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 2 km west of Brown Shore.
Inch Castle
Castle
Photo: Alistair Cunningham, CC BY 3.0.
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. Inch Castle is situated 4 km south of Brown Shore.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fahan and Rathmullan.
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.
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 4 km west of Brown Shore.
Burnfoot
Village
Photo: dan kearney, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burnfoot is a small village on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. It lies within the townland of Ballyderowen. It has a few local shops and a pub. As of 2022, the population was 413. Burnfoot is situated 6 km southeast of Brown Shore.
Brown Shore
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.08085° or 55° 4′ 51″ northLongitude
-7.48507° or 7° 29′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C7J3GJ7+8XOpenStreetMap ID
way 817295062OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Highlights include Lackan Hill and Lackan Forest.
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