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Ulster's Essential Landmarks

Explore the rugged landscapes and architectural heritage of County Donegal in Ulster. This collection features the northernmost point of mainland Ireland at Malin Head and the prehistoric Grianan of Aileach ringfort. Discover medieval strongholds like Donegal and Doe Castles, the 19th-century Scottish baronial Glenveagh Castle, and military sites including Fort Dunree. Natural landmarks range from the 751-metre peak of Errigal and the cliffs of Horn Head to the Bronze Age Beltany Stone Circle.

Ulster's Essential Landmarks — Map
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Donegal Castle

Donegal Castle is a castle situated in the centre of Donegal Town in County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland.
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Grianan of Aileach

The Grianan of Aileach, sometimes anglicised as Greenan Ely or Greenan Fort, is a hillfort atop the 244 metres high Greenan Mountain at…
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Malin Head

Malin Head is the most northerly point of mainland Ireland, located in the townland of Ardmalin on the Inishowen peninsula in County…
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Fanad Head Lighthouse

Built in 1817 on the Fanad Peninsula following the wreck of the HMS Saldanha, this lighthouse marks the entrance to Lough Swilly.
Alistair Cunningham / CC BY 3.0
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Glenveagh Castle

A 19th-century Scottish baronial-style mansion built by John George Adair, situated within Glenveagh National Park and surrounded by Victorian gardens.
David Ayrton / CC BY-SA 2.0
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Glenevin Waterfall

A 40-foot waterfall located near Clonmany on the Inishowen Peninsula, accessible via a wooded walk along the Glenevin stream.
Alistair Cunningham / CC BY 3.0
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Doe Castle

Doe Castle, or Caisleán na dTuath, near Creeslough, County Donegal, was the historical stronghold of Clan tSuibhne, with architectural…
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Fort Dunree Military Museum

Fort Dunree is a coastal defence fortification located on the west side of the Inishowen peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland.
Mark Doherty / CC BY-SA 4.0
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Beltany Stone Circle

Beltany is a Bronze Age stone circle just south of Raphoe town in County Donegal, Ireland. It dates from circa 2100-700 BC.
Debbie Swims / CC-BY-SA
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Horn Head

A coastal peninsula near Dunfanaghy featuring cliffs that rise 180 metres above the Atlantic, offering views of Tory Island and Sheep Haven Bay.
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Murder Hole Beach

Boyeeghter Strand or Boyeeghter Bay, commonly known as Murder Hole Beach, is a beach situated on the Melmore head peninsula beside…
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Errigal

Errigal is a 751-metre mountain near Gweedore in County Donegal, Ireland.
Walter Paget / Public domain
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1916 Easter Rising Memorial Stone

The Easter Rising, also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916.
THOMAS / CC-BY-SA
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Martello tower

A small defensive fortification built during the Napoleonic Wars to protect the entrance of Lough Foyle from potential naval invasion.
Donegal Castle
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Grianan of Aileach
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Malin Head

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