Donegal

Donegal

Donegal town is a thriving market and tourism centre, with shops and cafes.

The Donegal Bay shoreline has pristine beaches, such as Horn Head and Lough Swilly. Surfing is popular at Rossnowlagh Strand. Donegal Castle Gardens feature walks around the castle walls, plus contemporary sculpture. Glenties features Celtic ruins that date to the 3rd century AD, as well as traditional music sessions in The Central Bar. Nearby Glenveagh National Park has walking trails through lakes and mountains.

Created: 19  November  2021  Edited: 29  November  2023

Donegal

Local History around Donegal

There are some historic monuments around including:

Summerhill Enclosure DG02433Lackcrom Souterrain DG02248Mullanacross Church DG02495Greenan Hut site DG02140Hall Demesne Cairn - unclassified DG03598Ardeskin Ringfort - rath DG02270Eddrim Glebe Church DG02427Rossilly Ringfort - rath DG02444Raneany East Ringfort - rath DG02458Hall Demesne Hut site DG03597Revlin Fulacht fia DG03644Lougheask Demesne Inscribed stone DG02899Ballyboyle Ecclesiastical site DG02437Hall Demesne Cairn - unclassified DG03603Drumstevlin Enclosure DG02232Rath Ringfort - rath DG02577Mucros (Tc D??N Na Ngall) Architectural fragment DG02442Doonan Fulacht fia DG03639Tawnyvorgal Megalithic tomb - unclassified DG02250Drumgowan Ringfort - rath DG02453Donegal House - 16th/17th century DG02889Glebe (Donegal Ed) Church DG02241Doonan Ringfort - rath DG02237Tullaghcullion Ringfort - rath DG02429Ballydermot Ringfort - rath DG02579Drumgowan Ringfort - rath DG02452Greenan Clochan DG02142Hall Demesne Cairn - unclassified DG03599Laghy Ritual site - holy well DG02460Donegal Burial ground DG03395Drumgowan Fulacht fia DG02466Hall Demesne Burial DG03935Tobernahoory Ritual site - holy well DG02498Summerhill House - 16th/17th century DG02901Revlin Ringfort - rath DG02244Trumman West Church DG02446Glebe (Donegal Ed) Religious house - Franciscan friars DG02240Golard Ringfort - rath DG02459Ballybulgan Ringfort - rath DG02448Murvagh Lower Souterrain DG02449Raneany East Ringfort - rath DG02457Hall Demesne Cairn - unclassified DG03601Drumbarren Enclosure DG02263Lisnapaste Ringfort - rath DG02463Rathtinny Glebe Ringfort - rath DG02447Trumman East Ringfort - rath DG02461Revlin Burnt mound DG03110Moyne Ringfort - rath DG02456Drumbar,Drumgowan Ringfort - rath DG02451Lurganboy (Donegal Ed) Religious house - Franciscan Third Order Regular DG02438Drumstevlin Ringfort - rath DG02236Clarcarricknagun Standing stone - pair DG02269Trumman West Graveyard DG02845Lougheask Demesne House - 18th/19th century DG02898Cuilly Enclosure DG03805Tully (Donegal Ed) Enclosure DG02450Eddrim Glebe Graveyard DG02844Eglish Church DG02249Summerhill Bawn DG02436Hall Demesne Midden DG03936Donegal,Glebe (Donegal Ed) Historic town DG02238Donegal Bawn DG02888Drummenny Lower Habitation site DG03376Drummenny Lower Habitation site DG03373Mullanacross Mound DG03228Donegal,Drumcliff,Mullans (Donegal Ed) Bridge DG03415Mullanacross Architectural fragment DG02496Eddrim Glebe Redundant record DG02428 Enclosure DG02445Greenan Crannog DG02141Tullygallan Ringfort - rath DG02454Raforker Ringfort - rath DG02245Mullanacross Graveyard DG02497Lurganboy (Donegal Ed) Architectural fragment DG02439Mullanacross Barrow - ring-barrow DG02493Glebe (Donegal Ed) Graveyard DG02838Drumroosk East Ringfort - rath DG02264Summerhill Enclosure DG02434Summerhill Castle - tower house DG02435Hall Demesne Cairn - unclassified DG03600Ballydevitt Stone head DG02233Lougheask Demesne Bawn DG03594Ballydevitt Ringfort - rath DG02229Lougheask Demesne Castle - unclassified DG02252Greenan Children's burial ground DG02139Hall Demesne Cairn - unclassified DG03602Lisnapaste Ringfort - rath DG02464Lackcrom Megalithic tomb - court tomb DG02251Drumrat Megalithic tomb - court tomb DG02271Ogherbeg Enclosure DG02228Tullygallan Ringfort - rath DG02455Tinnycahil Ringfort - rath DG02268Lougheask Demesne Castle - tower house DG02253Rath Ringfort - rath DG02578Lisnapaste Ringfort - rath DG02462Donegal Castle - tower house DG02239Revlin Enclosure DG02243.

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