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:
Lackcrom Megalithic tomb - court tomb DG02251Eglish Church DG02249Golard Ringfort - rath DG02459Ogherbeg Enclosure DG02228Drummenny Lower Habitation site DG03376Summerhill Castle - tower house DG02435Ballyboyle Ecclesiastical site DG02437Lougheask Demesne Castle - tower house DG02253Drumstevlin Enclosure DG02232Lackcrom Souterrain DG02248Drumgowan Ringfort - rath DG02453Mullanacross Barrow - ring-barrow DG02493Drumstevlin Ringfort - rath DG02236Lurganboy (Donegal Ed) Religious house - Franciscan Third Order Regular DG02438Mullanacross Mound DG03228Tullygallan Ringfort - rath DG02454Hall Demesne Cairn - unclassified DG03598Lisnapaste Ringfort - rath DG02464Donegal,Glebe (Donegal Ed) Historic town DG02238Lougheask Demesne Castle - unclassified DG02252Drumrat Megalithic tomb - court tomb DG02271Revlin Burnt mound DG03110Eddrim Glebe Graveyard DG02844Tullygallan Ringfort - rath DG02455Lougheask Demesne Inscribed stone DG02899Hall Demesne Cairn - unclassified DG03601Mullanacross Graveyard DG02497Clarcarricknagun Standing stone - pair DG02269Lurganboy (Donegal Ed) Architectural fragment DG02439Hall Demesne Hut site DG03597Raneany East Ringfort - rath DG02458Mucros (Tc D??N Na Ngall) Architectural fragment DG02442Mullanacross Architectural fragment DG02496Hall Demesne Burial DG03935Mullanacross Church DG02495Ballydevitt Stone head DG02233Glebe (Donegal Ed) Church DG02241Ballydevitt Ringfort - rath DG02229Raneany East Ringfort - rath DG02457Raforker Ringfort - rath DG02245Drumgowan Ringfort - rath DG02452Drumroosk East Ringfort - rath DG02264Rath Ringfort - rath DG02578Donegal,Drumcliff,Mullans (Donegal Ed) Bridge DG03415Greenan Hut site DG02140Donegal House - 16th/17th century DG02889Tawnyvorgal Megalithic tomb - unclassified DG02250Greenan Children's burial ground DG02139Ballybulgan Ringfort - rath DG02448Moyne Ringfort - rath DG02456Donegal Bawn DG02888Summerhill Enclosure DG02433Revlin Ringfort - rath DG02244Donegal Castle - tower house DG02239Donegal Burial ground DG03395Trumman East Ringfort - rath DG02461Revlin Enclosure DG02243Eddrim Glebe Redundant record DG02428Summerhill House - 16th/17th century DG02901Ardeskin Ringfort - rath DG02270Doonan Ringfort - rath DG02237Tully (Donegal Ed) Enclosure DG02450Tobernahoory Ritual site - holy well DG02498Doonan Fulacht fia DG03639Tinnycahil Ringfort - rath DG02268Laghy Ritual site - holy well DG02460Hall Demesne Cairn - unclassified DG03599Trumman West Graveyard DG02845Rathtinny Glebe Ringfort - rath DG02447Murvagh Lower Souterrain DG02449Summerhill Bawn DG02436Lougheask Demesne House - 18th/19th century DG02898Rossilly Ringfort - rath DG02444Glebe (Donegal Ed) Graveyard DG02838Tullaghcullion Ringfort - rath DG02429Hall Demesne Cairn - unclassified DG03602Rath Ringfort - rath DG02577Hall Demesne Cairn - unclassified DG03600Hall Demesne Cairn - unclassified DG03603Drumbar,Drumgowan Ringfort - rath DG02451Eddrim Glebe Church DG02427Lisnapaste Ringfort - rath DG02462Lisnapaste Ringfort - rath DG02463Summerhill Enclosure DG02434Revlin Fulacht fia DG03644Glebe (Donegal Ed) Religious house - Franciscan friars DG02240Drumbarren Enclosure DG02263Drumgowan Fulacht fia DG02466 Enclosure DG02445Greenan Crannog DG02141Hall Demesne Midden DG03936Drummenny Lower Habitation site DG03373Ballydermot Ringfort - rath DG02579Lougheask Demesne Bawn DG03594Trumman West Church DG02446Cuilly Enclosure DG03805Greenan Clochan DG02142.
