Carrickabraghy Castle
Carrickabraghy Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Slieve Snaght stands 615 m to the south, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Dough Famine Village, a attraction 1.5 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
Carrickabraghy Castle (Irish: Caisleán Charraig Bhrachaí stands in the townland of Carrickabraghy meaning "Friars Rock" in Irish) on a rocky outcrop at the north-western extremity of the Isle of Doagh, at the head of Pollan Bay, in the north of Inishowen, a peninsula on the north coast of County Donegal, Ireland. The townland and its castle are located in the Parish of Clonmany in the Barony of Inishowen East. Known as 'The Castles', the site is of local historical importance.
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Wikidata Q3644626, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 20.5 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- Devils bridge · 4 mi
- Hell's Hole · 4 mi
- Gap of Mamore Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Mamore Gap · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Soldiers Hill: 1.8 mi
- Sheemore: 2.1 mi
- Cranny Hill: 2.2 mi
- Binnion: 2.8 mi
- Crockaughrim: 3.0 mi
- Straid Church: 4.2 mi
- Dunaff Hill Signal Station: 5.9 mi
- Inishtrahull School: 9.6 mi
- Fanad Head Signal Tower: 10.6 mi
- Old Coastguard Station: 10.7 mi
- Five Finger Strand: 1.6 mi
- Dunree Beach: 10.3 mi
- Arryheerna Beach: 10.8 mi
- Drumnacraig Beach: 10.9 mi
- Stragill Beach: 11.9 mi
- Barrack Hill Community Gardens: 6.5 mi
- Bath Green: 15.9 mi
- Car Park: 16.1 mi
- Rathmullan House Walled Garden: 16.1 mi
- Culmore Country Park: 18.3 mi
- Five Fingers: 1.5 mi
- The Fid: 15.9 mi
- Flight of the Earls: 16.5 mi
- Amazing Space Peace Tree: 22.0 mi
- International Sailor: 22.1 mi
- Dough Famine Village: 1.5 mi
- Malin Head: 4.5 mi
- "EIRE" sign: 4.6 mi
- Glendowen craft shop: 5.7 mi
- Donagh Cross: 6.1 mi
- Doagh Famine Village: 1.5 mi
- Dunree Centre: 10.9 mi
- Fort Dunree Military Museum: 10.9 mi
- Inishowen Maritime Museum and Planetarium: 17.1 mi
- Tower Museum: 22.1 mi
- Fahan Holy Well: 16.5 mi
- St. Patrick's Well: 20.4 mi
- Aidan's Well: 21.7 mi
- Saint Boyne's Well: 25.0 mi
- Ballynashallog Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Ballyhacket View: 24.4 mi
- Bishop's Gate Picnic Site: 24.7 mi
- Glenevin Waterfall: 4.7 mi
- Rathmullan Wood Nature Reserve: 17.4 mi
- Walled Garden: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Carrickabraghy Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Snaght | S 170° | 615 m | 8.4 mi |
| Slieve Main | S 175° | 514 m | 9.1 mi |
| Raghtin More | SW 222° | 502 m | 5.6 mi |
| Wee Slieve Snaght | S 169° | 500 m | 7.9 mi |
| Bulbin | SSW 203° | 494 m | 6.8 mi |
| Scalp Mountain | S 179° | 484 m | 15.6 mi |
| Crockmain | SW 222° | 460 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mamore Hill | SW 221° | 423 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:54 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 21:13 | 22:15 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:43 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:55 | 14:45 | 16:01 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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