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Donnchadh Mac Niallghuis

Donnchadh Mac Niallghuis from directly overhead

Donnchadh Mac Niallghuis is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Slieve League stands 596 m to the south-southeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Faned's Well, a spring 0.2 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates54.70853, -8.73023

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 24
Beaches: 15
  • An Trá Bheag (Trá Bheag an Ghleanna): 0.6 mi
  • An Trá Bhán: 3.5 mi
  • Traloar: 8.6 mi
  • Trabane: 8.9 mi
  • Maghera Strand: 9.1 mi
Springs: 14
Attractions: 9
  • An Trá Bhán: 3.6 mi
  • Templecavan: 3.9 mi
  • Maghera Waterfall: 9.3 mi
  • Kilclooney More II: 14.0 mi
  • Inishmurray Island Monastic Site: 19.4 mi
Museums: 4
  • Folk Village Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Ardara Heritage Centre: 13.2 mi
  • St. Connell's Museum and Heritage Centre: 18.9 mi
  • Spanish Armada Interpretive Centre: 23.4 mi
Parks: 4
  • Parc O Ceallaigh: 10.9 mi
  • Eamonn Byrne Memorial Park: 10.9 mi
  • Killybegs Childrens Park: 12.6 mi
  • Coolmore Park: 23.8 mi
Artworks: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Maghera Waterfall: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Crohy Head Sea Arch: 18.0 mi
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Donnchadh Mac Niallghuis. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve LeagueSSE 167°596.4 m4.0 mi
Slieve League SE TopSSE 162°576.7 m4.4 mi
Maol na nDamhE 99°529 m9.0 mi
Sliabh TuaidhENE 62°511 m6.9 mi
Common MountainE 86°499.7 m11.1 mi
Cnoc na PéisteE 93°497 m10.1 mi
CrownaradESE 112°493 m9.9 mi
MulnanaffE 97°475 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0018:48
June solstice04:5821:1622:17
September equinox07:2118:4919:36
December solstice08:5714:5716:10

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8933993400

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