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Inch Fort

Inch Fort from directly overhead

Inch Fort is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Slieve Snaght stands 615 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Back Bay, a beach 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.9 miles off.

The story

Fortification in County Donegal, Ireland

Dates from 1812.

Wikidata Q48814750, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates55.08400, -7.51565

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks: 37
  • Car Park: 1.3 mi
  • Rathmullan House Walled Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Dooish Mountain: 8.7 mi
  • Creggan Country Park: 8.8 mi
  • Creggan Burn Park: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 26
Beaches: 23
  • Back Bay: 0.1 mi
  • Carricknaha: 0.5 mi
  • Brown Shore: 1.2 mi
  • Mullanadee Shore: 1.4 mi
  • Lisfannon Beach: 1.6 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Craft Village: 9.8 mi
  • Ebrington Parade Grounds: 10.0 mi
  • Gap of Marmore: 10.3 mi
  • Glendowen craft shop: 11.4 mi
  • Dry Arch Monument: 12.1 mi
Museums: 12
Springs: 8
  • Fahan Holy Well: 1.9 mi
  • St. Patrick's Well: 5.5 mi
  • Saint Boyne's Well: 8.7 mi
  • Tober Well: 9.0 mi
  • Doon Well: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Glenevin Waterfall: 12.6 mi
  • Dungeon Waterfall: 14.8 mi
  • Corbylin Waterfall: 15.5 mi
  • Ness Waterfall Highest Waterfall In Northern Ireland: 16.3 mi
  • Astelleen Burn Waterfall: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • Ballynashallog Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
  • McDonald's Outdoor Seating Area: 12.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Maumlack Corrie Headwall: 22.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Inch Fort. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve SnaghtNE 43°614.6 m10.6 mi
Slieve MainNE 43°514 m9.6 mi
Raghtin MoreN 9°502 m12.0 mi
Wee Slieve SnaghtNE 40°500 m10.9 mi
BulbinNNE 17°494 m10.2 mi
Scalp MountainE 86°484 m6.0 mi
Loughsalt MountainW 271°469 m10.9 mi
CrockmainN 8°460 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3417:5518:43
June solstice04:5121:1222:14
September equinox07:1618:4419:32
December solstice08:5414:4816:03

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/816582788

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