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Malin Beg Watch Tower

Malin Beg Watch Tower from directly overhead

Malin Beg Watch Tower is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Slieve League stands 596 m to the east-southeast, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Templecavan, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.7 miles off.

The story

signal tower in County Donegal, Ireland

Wikidata Q55049332, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates54.66278, -8.79174

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 26
Springs: 15
Beaches: 12
  • An Trá Bhán: 0.7 mi
  • An Trá Bheag (Trá Bheag an Ghleanna): 3.6 mi
  • Traloar: 8.9 mi
  • Trabane: 9.2 mi
  • Maghera Strand: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Templecavan: 0.1 mi
  • An Trá Bhán: 0.6 mi
  • Maghera Waterfall: 12.9 mi
  • Inishmurray Island Monastic Site: 16.9 mi
  • Kilclooney More II: 17.9 mi
Museums: 4
  • Folk Village Museum: 3.7 mi
  • Ardara Heritage Centre: 16.6 mi
  • Spanish Armada Interpretive Centre: 21.5 mi
  • St. Connell's Museum and Heritage Centre: 22.3 mi
Parks: 4
  • Eamonn Byrne Memorial Park: 12.4 mi
  • Parc O Ceallaigh: 12.4 mi
  • Killybegs Childrens Park: 14.2 mi
  • Coolmore Park: 24.8 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Rocks of Ireland: 3.7 mi
  • Grotto: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Maghera Waterfall: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Crohy Head Sea Arch: 22.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Malin Beg Watch Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve LeagueESE 103°596.4 m3.5 mi
Slieve League SE TopESE 104°576.7 m4.0 mi
Maol na nDamhE 81°529 m11.4 mi
Sliabh TuaidhNE 53°511 m10.7 mi
Common MountainENE 73°499.7 m14.1 mi
Cnoc na PéisteENE 78°497 m12.9 mi
CrownaradE 93°493 m11.6 mi
MulnanaffE 80°475 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:0118:48
June solstice04:5921:1622:17
September equinox07:2118:4919:37
December solstice08:5714:5816:11

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/431865451

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