Inch Castle, Burt

Name: Inch Castle
Address: Burt, Ireland

#4 among attractions in Burt

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Inch Castle is a ruined castle located on the southern tip of Inch Island in County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. The castle was constructed around 1430 by the Gaelic Irish lord Neachtain O'Donnell for his father-in-law, Cahir O'Doherty. The Ó Dochartaigh clan were the dominant family on the nearby peninsula of Inishowen and had close links with the O'Donnells. It came to form part of the defensive network of O'Doherty fortifications designed to protect them from rival clans and to overawe those who accepted their overlordship. ()

Coordinates: 55°2'51"N, 7°29'46"W

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Burt Ireland

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Inch Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Buncrana Golf Club, Grianan of Aileach, Inch Fort, Holywell Hill.

5.7 miN
55°7'37"N • 7°27'27"W
Buncrana Golf Club, Buncrana
145 min walk • Visitor center, Golf
3.2 miSE
Ancient, ring-shaped stone hill fort
Grianan of Aileach, Burt
81 min walk • The Grianan of Aileach, sometimes anglicised as Greenan Ely or Greenan Fort, is a hillfort atop the 244 metres high Greenan Mountain at Inishowen in County Donegal, Ireland.
2.6 miN
Forts and castles
Inch Fort, Inch Island
67 min walk • Inch Fort, Lough Swilly, Inishowen, County Donegal was built between 1812 and 1813, during the Napoleonic Wars. It had positions for nine guns, six in an open battery and a further three in a blockhouse.
5.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Holywell Hill, Burt
129 min walk • This transmission site, located in County Donegal, Ireland, is owned and operated by 2RN. The transmitter mast is a self-supporting steel lattice tower 60m tall, with the site itself being 260m ASL, and just 50m from the border with Northern Ireland.
1.9 miS
Forts and castles
Burt Castle
50 min walk • Burt Castle is a ruined castle located close to Newtowncunningham and Burt, two villages in the east of County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland. Historically it was sometimes spelt as Birt Castle. It is also known by the name O'Doherty's Castle, and should not be mistaken for O'Doherty's Keep near Buncrana.
2.9 miNE
Neighbourhood
Tooban, Burt
74 min walk • Tooban, also known as Tievebane and in Irish as Taobh Bán, is a townland in County Donegal in the north west of Ireland. It is traversed by the R238 road. Faghan Presbyterian church is situated near the centre of the townland. It was served by Tooban Junction railway station from 1864 to 1953.
3.6 miNW
Village
Rathmullan
93 min walk • One of the main attractions in Rathmullan is Rathmullan Beach, a long stretch of golden sand that is perfect for leisurely strolls or relaxing afternoons spent sunbathing. The beach also offers opportunities for water activities such as swimming, kayaking, and sailing...
3.7 miE
Village
Burnfoot
94 min walk • Burnfoot is a small village on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland. It lies within the townland of Ballyderowen. It has a few local shops and a pub. As of 2016, the population was 450.