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:
Golard Ringfort - rath DG02459Lackcrom Megalithic tomb - court tomb DG02251Ballyboyle Ecclesiastical site DG02437Rathtinny Glebe Ringfort - rath DG02447Trumman East Ringfort - rath DG02461Rath Ringfort - rath DG02577Drumroosk East Ringfort - rath DG02264Drumstevlin Enclosure DG02232Glebe (Donegal Ed) Graveyard DG02838Hall Demesne Cairn - unclassified DG03601Lackcrom Souterrain DG02248Hall Demesne Cairn - unclassified DG03602Revlin Ringfort - rath DG02244Drumgowan Fulacht fia DG02466Lisnapaste Ringfort - rath DG02463Moyne Ringfort - rath DG02456Ballydermot Ringfort - rath DG02579Lougheask Demesne Inscribed stone DG02899Cuilly Enclosure DG03805Tullygallan Ringfort - rath DG02454Rossilly Ringfort - rath DG02444Lurganboy (Donegal Ed) Religious house - Franciscan Third Order Regular DG02438Eddrim Glebe Graveyard DG02844Drummenny Lower Habitation site DG03373Revlin Burnt mound DG03110Mullanacross Church DG02495Ogherbeg Enclosure DG02228Tullygallan Ringfort - rath DG02455Hall Demesne Midden DG03936Drumgowan Ringfort - rath DG02452Eddrim Glebe Redundant record DG02428Eddrim Glebe Church DG02427Donegal Castle - tower house DG02239Doonan Ringfort - rath DG02237Hall Demesne Hut site DG03597Greenan Children's burial ground DG02139Mucros (Tc D??N Na Ngall) Architectural fragment DG02442Lougheask Demesne Castle - tower house DG02253Eglish Church DG02249 Enclosure DG02445Tawnyvorgal Megalithic tomb - unclassified DG02250Lurganboy (Donegal Ed) Architectural fragment DG02439Donegal Bawn DG02888Tobernahoory Ritual site - holy well DG02498Donegal,Drumcliff,Mullans (Donegal Ed) Bridge DG03415Donegal,Glebe (Donegal Ed) Historic town DG02238Summerhill Castle - tower house DG02435Lisnapaste Ringfort - rath DG02462Hall Demesne Cairn - unclassified DG03603Hall Demesne Cairn - unclassified DG03600Lougheask Demesne Castle - unclassified DG02252Mullanacross Barrow - ring-barrow DG02493Murvagh Lower Souterrain DG02449Mullanacross Architectural fragment DG02496Glebe (Donegal Ed) Church DG02241Greenan Crannog DG02141Drummenny Lower Habitation site DG03376Tinnycahil Ringfort - rath DG02268Raneany East Ringfort - rath DG02457Greenan Hut site DG02140Doonan Fulacht fia DG03639Trumman West Church DG02446Summerhill Enclosure DG02434Drumgowan Ringfort - rath DG02453Lisnapaste Ringfort - rath DG02464Hall Demesne Burial DG03935Lougheask Demesne House - 18th/19th century DG02898Revlin Fulacht fia DG03644Hall Demesne Cairn - unclassified DG03598Mullanacross Mound DG03228Rath Ringfort - rath DG02578Lougheask Demesne Bawn DG03594Ballybulgan Ringfort - rath DG02448Tully (Donegal Ed) Enclosure DG02450Summerhill House - 16th/17th century DG02901Summerhill Enclosure DG02433Drumbarren Enclosure DG02263Raforker Ringfort - rath DG02245Hall Demesne Cairn - unclassified DG03599Summerhill Bawn DG02436Donegal Burial ground DG03395Ardeskin Ringfort - rath DG02270Mullanacross Graveyard DG02497Drumbar,Drumgowan Ringfort - rath DG02451Ballydevitt Stone head DG02233Revlin Enclosure DG02243Clarcarricknagun Standing stone - pair DG02269Laghy Ritual site - holy well DG02460Ballydevitt Ringfort - rath DG02229Tullaghcullion Ringfort - rath DG02429Drumstevlin Ringfort - rath DG02236Donegal House - 16th/17th century DG02889Greenan Clochan DG02142Trumman West Graveyard DG02845Raneany East Ringfort - rath DG02458Glebe (Donegal Ed) Religious house - Franciscan friars DG02240Drumrat Megalithic tomb - court tomb DG02271.
