Lough Eske

#90 among destinations in Ireland

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Lough Eske or Lough Eask is a small lake in County Donegal in the west of Ulster in Ireland. The lake lies to the northeast of Donegal Town, to which it is connected by the River Eske. The lake is about 900 acres in size and is surrounded to the north, east and west by the Bluestack Mountains, which occupy much of southern County Donegal. ()

Area: 1.41 mi²Length: 2.3 miWidth: 6562 ftElevation: 82 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 54°42'2"N, 8°2'36"W

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Lough Eske – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Donegal Castle, Magee of Donegal, Donegal Railway Heritage Centre, Donegal Abbey.

4.1 miSW
Forts and castles, Museum, History museum
Donegal Castle, Donegal Town
106 min walk • Donegal Castle is a castle situated in the centre of Donegal Town in County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland. For most of the last two centuries, the majority of the buildings lay in ruins but the castle was almost fully restored in the early 1990s.
4.2 miSW
Shopping, Department store
Magee of Donegal, Donegal Town
107 min walk • Magee of Donegal are a textile manufacturer, clothing manufacturer and retailer, and manufacturer and retailer of home goods based in Donegal Town, County Donegal, Ireland. The company are known for their woolen Donegal tweed, but also manufacture items from linen, cashmere, silk and other materials.
4 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum
Donegal Railway Heritage Centre, Donegal Town
101 min walk • 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.
4.5 miSW
Monastery
Donegal Abbey, Donegal Town
115 min walk • Donegal Abbey is a ruined Franciscan Priory in Donegal in Ireland. It was constructed by the O'Donnell dynasty in the fifteenth century. It is sometimes referred to as Donegal Friary.
4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Croaghgorm
102 min walk • Croaghgorm or Bluestack is a 674-metre mountain in County Donegal, Ireland. It is the highest of the Blue Stack Mountains and the third-highest mountain in County Donegal. On 31 January 1944, during World War II, a Royal Air Force Sunderland plane crashed on the mountain. Seven RAF crewmen from 228 Squadron were killed.
4.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Blue Stack Mountains
125 min walk • The Blue Stack Mountains or Bluestack Mountains, also called the Croaghgorms, are the major mountain range in the south of County Donegal, Ireland.
4.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Barnesmore Gap
105 min walk • Barnesmore Gap is a mountain pass or gap situated in the Bluestack Mountains, County Donegal, Ireland. The main Donegal to Ballybofey road, the N15, and route of the former County Donegal Railway run through Barnesmore gap, acting as the main route between south and north Donegal.