Grotto
Grotto is a wayside shrine in County Donegal, Ulster. Grotto is situated nearby to Our Lady of Lourdes Church, as well as near the community center Inch Hall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Wayside shrine
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Inscription: “Stone from Lourdes”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inch Castle and Inch Fort.
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 1½ km south of Grotto.
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 3 km northwest of Grotto.
St Mura’s Church of Ireland
Church
Photo: Jnoon9145, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Mura’s Church of Ireland is situated 3½ km northeast of Grotto.
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. Fahan is situated 3½ km north of Grotto.
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 5 km northwest of Grotto.
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 east of Grotto.
Grotto
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.06° or 55° 3′ 36″ northLongitude
-7.49147° or 7° 29′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C7J3G65+2COpenStreetMap ID
way 817807902OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_shrineOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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