Northburgh Castle
Northburgh Castle, also known as Green Castle or Greencastle Castle, is a ruined late 13th/early 14th-century castle in Greencastle, a village and fishing port in the north of Inishowen, County Donegal, on the north coast of Ireland.Photo: Corinna Schleiffer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: castle in Ireland
- Also known as: “Green Castle”, “Greencastle”, and “Greencastle Castle, County Donegal”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Magilligan Martello tower and HM Prison Magilligan.
Magilligan Martello tower
Tower
Photo: Daveylyle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Magilligan Martello tower is situated 1½ km southeast of Northburgh Castle.
HM Prison Magilligan
Prison
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
HM Prison Magilligan is a medium security prison run by the Northern Ireland Prison Service situated near Limavady, County Londonderry. It was first opened in January 1972 when 50 Irish Republican internees were transferred from the prison ship HMS Maidstone. HM Prison Magilligan is situated 3½ km southeast of Northburgh Castle.
Inishowen Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Corinna Schleiffer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inishowen Lighthouse is situated 3½ km northeast of Northburgh Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greencastle and Bellarena.
Greencastle
Village
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greencastle is a commercial fishing port located in the north-east of the Inishowen Peninsula on the north coast of County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland. The port is on the western shores of Lough Foyle.
Bellarena
Village
Photo: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bellarena is a small village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is on the A2 coastal road between Limavady and Coleraine, 6 miles north of Limavady. Bellarena is situated 9 km south of Northburgh Castle.
Northburgh Castle
- Categories: castle, building, and historic site
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.20537° or 55° 12′ 19″ northLongitude
-6.97516° or 6° 58′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C7M624F+4WOpenStreetMap ID
way 936905318OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q15262561
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Northburgh Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Northburgh Castle”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Грінкастл”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Martello Tower and National Fisheries College.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Scoil Cholmcille and Lough Foyle Ferry Company.
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