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:
Drumstevlin Enclosure DG02232Hall Demesne Cairn - unclassified DG03598Eglish Church DG02249Revlin Enclosure DG02243Tinnycahil Ringfort - rath DG02268Drumgowan Fulacht fia DG02466Lisnapaste Ringfort - rath DG02464Hall Demesne Cairn - unclassified DG03602Mullanacross Barrow - ring-barrow DG02493Moyne Ringfort - rath DG02456Ballydermot Ringfort - rath DG02579Ogherbeg Enclosure DG02228Hall Demesne Cairn - unclassified DG03600Drummenny Lower Habitation site DG03373Donegal Bawn DG02888Summerhill Bawn DG02436Hall Demesne Cairn - unclassified DG03603Summerhill Castle - tower house DG02435Golard Ringfort - rath DG02459Glebe (Donegal Ed) Church DG02241Tawnyvorgal Megalithic tomb - unclassified DG02250Clarcarricknagun Standing stone - pair DG02269Drumgowan Ringfort - rath DG02453Mucros (Tc D??N Na Ngall) Architectural fragment DG02442Drumbar,Drumgowan Ringfort - rath DG02451Hall Demesne Cairn - unclassified DG03599Murvagh Lower Souterrain DG02449Hall Demesne Burial DG03935Eddrim Glebe Graveyard DG02844Raneany East Ringfort - rath DG02458Ballyboyle Ecclesiastical site DG02437Lisnapaste Ringfort - rath DG02462Mullanacross Graveyard DG02497Greenan Clochan DG02142Summerhill House - 16th/17th century DG02901Lackcrom Megalithic tomb - court tomb DG02251Drumbarren Enclosure DG02263Rossilly Ringfort - rath DG02444Revlin Fulacht fia DG03644Rathtinny Glebe Ringfort - rath DG02447Lougheask Demesne Inscribed stone DG02899Drumrat Megalithic tomb - court tomb DG02271Lougheask Demesne House - 18th/19th century DG02898Raforker Ringfort - rath DG02245Raneany East Ringfort - rath DG02457Tully (Donegal Ed) Enclosure DG02450Cuilly Enclosure DG03805Donegal,Drumcliff,Mullans (Donegal Ed) Bridge DG03415Donegal House - 16th/17th century DG02889Lougheask Demesne Castle - tower house DG02253Summerhill Enclosure DG02433Greenan Hut site DG02140Donegal,Glebe (Donegal Ed) Historic town DG02238Glebe (Donegal Ed) Graveyard DG02838Mullanacross Mound DG03228Ardeskin Ringfort - rath DG02270Lougheask Demesne Castle - unclassified DG02252Rath Ringfort - rath DG02578Mullanacross Architectural fragment DG02496Tobernahoory Ritual site - holy well DG02498Hall Demesne Hut site DG03597 Enclosure DG02445Drumroosk East Ringfort - rath DG02264Eddrim Glebe Redundant record DG02428Tullygallan Ringfort - rath DG02455Mullanacross Church DG02495Revlin Ringfort - rath DG02244Drumgowan Ringfort - rath DG02452Lougheask Demesne Bawn DG03594Lisnapaste Ringfort - rath DG02463Trumman West Graveyard DG02845Lurganboy (Donegal Ed) Architectural fragment DG02439Tullygallan Ringfort - rath DG02454Lackcrom Souterrain DG02248Drumstevlin Ringfort - rath DG02236Tullaghcullion Ringfort - rath DG02429Trumman East Ringfort - rath DG02461Revlin Burnt mound DG03110Greenan Children's burial ground DG02139Hall Demesne Midden DG03936Ballybulgan Ringfort - rath DG02448Lurganboy (Donegal Ed) Religious house - Franciscan Third Order Regular DG02438Summerhill Enclosure DG02434Rath Ringfort - rath DG02577Laghy Ritual site - holy well DG02460Donegal Castle - tower house DG02239Donegal Burial ground DG03395Ballydevitt Ringfort - rath DG02229Glebe (Donegal Ed) Religious house - Franciscan friars DG02240Doonan Ringfort - rath DG02237Greenan Crannog DG02141Eddrim Glebe Church DG02427Doonan Fulacht fia DG03639Hall Demesne Cairn - unclassified DG03601Ballydevitt Stone head DG02233Drummenny Lower Habitation site DG03376Trumman West Church DG02446.
