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Donegal Railway Heritage Centre

Donegal Railway Heritage Centre, a museum in Ireland
Donegal Railway Heritage Centre, a museum in IrelandAndrew Bone from Weymouth, England · CC BY 2.0
Donegal Railway Heritage Centre, a museum in Ireland
Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0
Donegal Railway Heritage Centre, a museum in Ireland
Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0
Donegal Railway Heritage Centre, a museum in Ireland
Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0
Donegal Railway Heritage Centre, a museum in Ireland
Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0
Donegal Railway Heritage Centre, a museum in Ireland
Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Donegal Railway Heritage Centre is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Croaghgorm stands 674 m to the north, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Donegal Castle, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.6 miles off.

About

The story

The Donegal Railway Heritage Centre commemorates the operations of the County Donegal Railways Committee which operated two narrow-gauge railways in County Donegal from 1863 until 1959. The County Donegal Railway Restoration Society restored the centre, which opened in 1995 and is housed in the old station house of Donegal Railway Station in Donegal Town. Today, it operates as a visitor attraction comprising a museum, information centre and shop. On display are rolling stock, historical artefacts and an audio-visual presentation on the railways’ history.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5295619, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
County Donegal Railway Restoration Ltd.

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates54.65704, -8.10779

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Crockmore: 2.6 mi
  • Liagan Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Carrick: 3.3 mi
  • Tullynagnan: 4.3 mi
  • Banagher Hill: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 50
Springs: 21
Attractions: 11
Beaches: 8
  • Murvagh Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Wardtown Strand: 11.6 mi
  • Bundoran beach: 13.8 mi
  • Maghera Strand: 18.2 mi
  • Naran Strand: 18.6 mi
Parks: 8
  • Coolmore Park: 8.7 mi
  • Killybegs Childrens Park: 13.3 mi
  • Parc O Ceallaigh: 15.1 mi
  • Eamonn Byrne Memorial Park: 15.1 mi
  • The Pound: 17.0 mi
Artworks: 7
Waterfalls: 7
  • Drummoney Waterfall: 16.3 mi
  • Roogagh Waterfall: 16.6 mi
  • Blackslee waterfall: 17.3 mi
  • Maghera Waterfall: 17.7 mi
  • Crolly Waterfall: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Glenaniff Waterfall: 19.1 mi
  • Fowley's Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Glenaniff Waterfall: 19.1 mi
  • Glendarragh River Picnic Site: 20.6 mi
  • McDonald's Outdoor Seating Area: 24.9 mi
Museums: 5
Gardens: 3
  • The Cloister: 10.0 mi
  • Peace Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Ireland's Best Garden: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Crohy Head Sea Arch: 22.6 mi
  • Doneen West: 23.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • RSPB Lower Lough Erne Islands: 12.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Donegal Railway Heritage Centre. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
CroaghgormN 9°674 m6.8 mi
Lavagh MoreN 2°671 m7.6 mi
Lavagh BegN 358°650 m7.9 mi
ArdnageerNNE 18°642 m7.9 mi
CroaghbaneNNE 21°640.9 m8.2 mi
Ardnageer SW TopNNE 15°626 m7.5 mi
Silver HillN 349°600 m7.9 mi
Croaghgorm South-West TopN 7°597 m6.3 mi
Conditions

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 solstice08:5414:5516:08

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/3578679299

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