Inch Castle
Inch Castle is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Slieve Snaght stands 615 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Millybay, a beach 0.7 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
Inch Castle is a ruined castle located on the southern tip of Inch Island in County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. The castle was constructed around 1430 by the Gaelic Irish lord Neachtain O'Donnell for his father-in-law, Cahir O'Doherty. The Ó Dochartaigh (O'Doherty) clan were the dominant family on the nearby peninsula of Inishowen and had close links with the O'Donnells. It came to form part of the defensive network of O'Doherty fortifications designed to protect them from rival clans and to overawe those who accepted their overlordship. Burt Castle is located just across Lough Swilly on the mainland, and this has sometimes led to the two being confused in historical accounts. It should also not be confused with Inch Fort, a much later development on the northern tip of the island which is now also in ruins.
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Wikidata Q22084014, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 9.0 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- Manorcunningham view · 8 mi
- Ballymastocker Strand · 10 mi
- Mamore Gap · 13 mi
- Gap of Mamore Viewpoint · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Inch Top: 1.9 mi
- Lackan Hill: 2.4 mi
- Cornamount: 2.6 mi
- Greenan Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Cashel Hill: 3.5 mi
- O'Doherty's Castle: 2.0 mi
- Inch Fort: 2.6 mi
- St Mura's Abbey: 2.8 mi
- Rathmullan Fort: 3.6 mi
- Abbey: 3.6 mi
- Car Park: 3.9 mi
- Rathmullan House Walled Garden: 3.9 mi
- Dooish Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Creggan Country Park: 6.7 mi
- Creggan Burn Park: 7.0 mi
- Flight of the Earls: 3.6 mi
- Butterfly: 7.8 mi
- Squirrel: 7.9 mi
- Badger: 7.9 mi
- Hands Across the Divide statue: 8.0 mi
- Millybay: 0.7 mi
- Mullanadee Shore: 1.8 mi
- Brown Shore: 2.3 mi
- Carricknaha: 2.6 mi
- Back Bay: 2.6 mi
- Craft Village: 7.8 mi
- Ebrington Parade Grounds: 8.1 mi
- Dry Arch Monument: 10.7 mi
- PoleStar Monument: 11.1 mi
- Lurgybrack Open Farm: 11.4 mi
- Museum of Free Derry: 7.6 mi
- Apprentice Boys of Derry: 7.7 mi
- Tower Museum: 7.8 mi
- Foyle Valley Railway Museum: 8.0 mi
- Fort Dunree Military Museum: 10.5 mi
- Fahan Holy Well: 2.8 mi
- St. Patrick's Well: 3.2 mi
- Saint Boyne's Well: 6.1 mi
- Tober Well: 6.5 mi
- Doon Well: 13.0 mi
- Cutting Flower Patch: 11.9 mi
- Walled Garden: 12.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 18.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 18.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 21.8 mi
- Dungeon Waterfall: 12.5 mi
- Corbylin Waterfall: 12.9 mi
- Ness Waterfall Highest Waterfall In Northern Ireland: 14.3 mi
- Glenevin Waterfall: 15.0 mi
- Astelleen Burn Waterfall: 20.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Ballynashallog Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- McDonald's Outdoor Seating Area: 11.8 mi
- Rathmullan Wood Nature Reserve: 3.9 mi
- Maumlack Corrie Headwall: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Inch Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Snaght | NNE 32° | 614.6 m | 12.1 mi |
| Slieve Main | NNE 31° | 514 m | 11.1 mi |
| Wee Slieve Snaght | NNE 30° | 500 m | 12.5 mi |
| Bulbin | N 10° | 494 m | 12.5 mi |
| Scalp Mountain | ENE 61° | 484 m | 6.0 mi |
| Loughsalt Mountain | WNW 283° | 469 m | 12.0 mi |
| Damph | NE 37° | 420 m | 11.3 mi |
| Eskaheen Mountain | ENE 62° | 418 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 17:55 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 21:12 | 22:14 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:44 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:54 | 14:49 | 16:03 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/816574664
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