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Magherabeg Abbey

Magherabeg Abbey from directly overhead

Magherabeg Abbey is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Croaghgorm stands 674 m to the north, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hugh O’ Donnell Commemorative, a artwork 0.7 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.3 miles off.

The story

house of the Franciscan Third Order Regular in Magherabeg, near Donegal, County Donegal, Ireland

Wikidata Q1775561, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates54.64123, -8.11783

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Carrick: 2.3 mi
  • Crockmore: 3.0 mi
  • Loughtone Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Liagan Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Oughtdarnid: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 51
Springs: 23
Attractions: 12
Beaches: 9
  • Murvagh Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Wardtown Strand: 10.5 mi
  • Bundoran beach: 12.7 mi
  • Maghera Strand: 18.4 mi
  • Trabane: 18.5 mi
Artworks: 7
Parks: 7
  • Coolmore Park: 7.5 mi
  • Killybegs Childrens Park: 12.8 mi
  • Parc O Ceallaigh: 14.7 mi
  • Eamonn Byrne Memorial Park: 14.7 mi
  • The Pound: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Roogagh Waterfall: 15.5 mi
  • Drummoney Waterfall: 16.2 mi
  • Blackslee waterfall: 16.7 mi
  • Maghera Waterfall: 17.8 mi
  • Glencar Waterfall: 23.1 mi
Museums: 6
Picnic sites: 4
Gardens: 3
  • The Cloister: 10.1 mi
  • Peace Garden: 18.0 mi
  • Ireland's Best Garden: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Doneen West: 22.1 mi
  • Crohy Head Sea Arch: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • RSPB Lower Lough Erne Islands: 11.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Magherabeg Abbey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
CroaghgormN 11°674 m7.9 mi
Lavagh MoreN 4°671 m8.7 mi
Lavagh BegN 1°650 m9.0 mi
ArdnageerNNE 18°642 m9.1 mi
Ardnageer SW TopNNE 16°626 m8.7 mi
Silver HillN 353°600 m8.9 mi
Croaghgorm South-West TopN 9°597 m7.5 mi
Croaghgorm East TopNNE 17°594 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3617:5818:45
June solstice04:5621:1322:14
September equinox07:1818:4719:34
December solstice08:5414:5616:08

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3809233745

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