Spring · Ireland
Doon Well
Doon Well is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 117 m. Muckish stands 667 m to the northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Kilmacrennan Celtic FC, a park 1.6 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 4.3 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates55.02462, -7.82198
- 4.3 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 21.6 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing point · 6 mi
- Manorcunningham view · 9 mi
- The Polduce · 12 mi
- Horn Head · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 60
- Colm Cille Old Church: 2.0 mi
- Glenveagh Castle: 5.9 mi
- Old Ballymacool Farmhouse: 5.9 mi
- Ballymacool House: 6.0 mi
- Doe Castle: 7.8 mi
Peaks
- Edenacarnan: 2.2 mi
- Binnaneane: 2.8 mi
- Mullanboy Hill: 2.8 mi
- Cold Hill: 3.5 mi
- Sliabh an tSratha Greadaithe: 3.6 mi
Parks: 30
- Kilmacrennan Celtic FC: 1.6 mi
- Foxhill open Park: 4.9 mi
- Bernard McGlinchey Town Park: 5.9 mi
- Ballymacool Park: 5.9 mi
- Famine Memorial Garden: 6.0 mi
Artworks: 23
- Flute: 6.4 mi
- Metal Cello: 6.4 mi
- Letterkenny Heart artwork: 6.4 mi
- Flight of the Earls: 12.5 mi
- Reading Chaucer: 13.9 mi
Beaches: 22
- Tra Mór: 10.3 mi
- Marble Hill Strand: 11.0 mi
- Mullanadee Shore: 11.9 mi
- Killahoey Beach: 12.2 mi
- Millybay: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 18
- Master Sword in Stone: 2.9 mi
- Glebe House and Gallery: 3.5 mi
- Newmills Corn and Flax Mills: 6.6 mi
- PoleStar Monument: 6.7 mi
- Dry Arch Monument: 7.5 mi
Springs: 10
- Toberbride: 11.3 mi
- Tober Well: 13.5 mi
- Saint Boyne's Well: 14.5 mi
- Fahan Holy Well: 14.7 mi
- St. Patrick's Well: 15.6 mi
Museums: 9
- Donegal County Museum: 5.9 mi
- Dunfanaghy Workhouse: 12.4 mi
- Fort Dunree Military Museum: 15.9 mi
- Dunree Centre: 16.0 mi
- Museum of Free Derry: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Astelleen Burn Waterfall: 7.6 mi
- Crolly Waterfall: 16.3 mi
- Corbylin Waterfall: 21.9 mi
- Glenevin Waterfall: 22.2 mi
- Dungeon Waterfall: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 4
- Rose Garden: 5.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 5.8 mi
- Cutting Flower Patch: 13.9 mi
- Walled Garden: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Maumlack Corrie Headwall: 9.6 mi
- Inland Crag: 22.4 mi
- Narrow Zawn: 22.5 mi
- Main Wall: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- McDonald's Outdoor Seating Area: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Ballynashallog Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Rathmullan Wood Nature Reserve: 11.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Doon Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muckish | NW 310° | 667.1 m | 8.8 mi |
| Dooish | W 276° | 651.5 m | 8.2 mi |
| Aghla Beg (South) | WNW 289° | 602.3 m | 9.7 mi |
| Aghla Beg | WNW 290° | 563.9 m | 10.1 mi |
| Dooish South-East Top | W 274° | 553.9 m | 7.8 mi |
| Dooish SW Top | W 274° | 528 m | 8.9 mi |
| Saggartnadooish | W 279° | 506.4 m | 7.7 mi |
| Staghall Mountain | W 264° | 486 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 17:56 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 21:13 | 22:15 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:45 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:55 | 14:50 | 16:05 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
- gorse3 obs
- common bracken1 obs
- prickly sowthistle1 obs
- Magpie Moth1 obs
- European Edible Sea Urchin1 obs
- sycamore maple1 obs
- Devil's-bit Scabious1 obs
- Flame Shoulder Moth1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
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