Fort Dunree Military Museum
Fort Dunree Military Museum is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Slieve Snaght stands 615 m to the east, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunree Centre, a museum 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
Fort Dunree (Irish: An Dún Riabhach, meaning 'Grey Fort' or Dún Fhraoigh meaning "Fort of Heather") is a coastal defence fortification located on the west side of the Inishowen peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland.
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Dates from 1812.
Wikidata Q5471107, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 16.8 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- Ballymastocker Strand · 2 mi
- Mamore Gap · 3 mi
- Gap of Mamore Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Pollet Great Arch · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mullnaskea: 2.0 mi
- Urris Hills: 2.3 mi
- Croaghcarragh: 2.9 mi
- Aghaweel Hill: 3.1 mi
- Crocklaurk: 3.3 mi
- Neds Point Fort: 4.9 mi
- Buncrana Castle: 5.3 mi
- O'Doherty's Keep: 5.3 mi
- Fanad Head Signal Tower: 6.3 mi
- Old Coastguard Station: 6.4 mi
- Rathmullan House Walled Garden: 6.6 mi
- Car Park: 6.7 mi
- Strand Park: 9.6 mi
- Barrack Hill Community Gardens: 12.1 mi
- Kilmacrennan Celtic FC: 14.6 mi
- Flight of the Earls: 7.0 mi
- Five Fingers: 11.6 mi
- International Sailor: 16.7 mi
- Amazing Space Peace Tree: 16.7 mi
- Mute Meadow: 16.7 mi
- Dunree Beach: 0.6 mi
- Portsalon Beach: 2.4 mi
- Drumnacraig Beach: 3.6 mi
- Stragill Beach: 3.7 mi
- Porthaw Beach: 4.7 mi
- Gap of Marmore: 3.3 mi
- Glendowen craft shop: 6.7 mi
- Teach John Mici Bán: 9.2 mi
- Dough Famine Village: 11.6 mi
- Donagh Cross: 11.7 mi
- Dunree Centre: 0.1 mi
- Doagh Famine Village: 11.6 mi
- Museum of Free Derry: 16.5 mi
- Tower Museum: 16.6 mi
- Apprentice Boys of Derry: 16.6 mi
- Fahan Holy Well: 8.5 mi
- St. Patrick's Well: 13.0 mi
- Doon Well: 15.9 mi
- Saint Boyne's Well: 16.6 mi
- Tober Well: 16.9 mi
- Glenevin Waterfall: 6.3 mi
- Dungeon Waterfall: 21.7 mi
- Astelleen Burn Waterfall: 22.0 mi
- Ness Waterfall Highest Waterfall In Northern Ireland: 22.6 mi
- Corbylin Waterfall: 23.1 mi
- Walled Garden: 19.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 19.8 mi
- Cutting Flower Patch: 21.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 21.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 24.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Ballynashallog Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- McDonald's Outdoor Seating Area: 18.7 mi
- Rathmullan Wood Nature Reserve: 7.4 mi
- Maumlack Corrie Headwall: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Fort Dunree Military Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Snaght | E 90° | 614.6 m | 8.7 mi |
| Slieve Main | E 95° | 514 m | 8.0 mi |
| Raghtin More | NE 39° | 502 m | 5.3 mi |
| Wee Slieve Snaght | E 86° | 500 m | 8.6 mi |
| Bulbin | ENE 66° | 494 m | 4.9 mi |
| Scalp Mountain | SE 134° | 484 m | 10.5 mi |
| Loughsalt Mountain | SW 231° | 469 m | 12.1 mi |
| Crockmain | NE 40° | 460 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 17:55 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 04:50 | 21:13 | 22:15 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:44 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:55 | 14:47 | 16:03 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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