Glenveagh Castle, Glenveagh National Park
#1 among attractions in Glenveagh National Park


Facts and practical information
Glenveagh Castle is a large castellated mansion located in Glenveagh National Park, County Donegal, Ireland and was built in about 1870. ()
Glenveagh Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Muckish, Lough Beagh, Mackoght, Glebe Gallery.
5.1 miNNatural attraction, Mountain, ParkMuckish
131 min walk • Muckish is a distinctive flat-topped mountain in the Derryveagh Mountains of County Donegal, Ireland. At 667.1 metres, it is the third-highest peak in the Derryveagh Mountains and the 163rd highest in Ireland.
~1660 ftNWNature, Natural attraction, LakeLough Beagh, Glenveagh National Park
8 min walk • Lough Beagh, also known as Lough Veagh, is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in north County Donegal and is part of Glenveagh National Park.
5.1 miWNature, Natural attraction, MountainMackoght
130 min walk • Mackoght or Macoght, also called Little Errigal or Wee Errigal, is a 555 metres tall mountain in County Donegal, Ireland.
3.5 miSEMuseum, Art museumGlebe Gallery
89 min walk • Glebe House and Glebe Gallery are located just outside the town of Letterkenny near Churchill. The English portrait and landscape painter Derek Hill lived and worked there from 1954 until he presented the house and his art collection to the Irish state in 1981.
7.6 miSWNature, Natural attraction, LakeLough Barra
195 min walk • Lough Barra is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in north County Donegal in the valley along the Gweebarra fault.
3.4 miSENature, Natural attraction, LakeGartan Lough
88 min walk • Gartan Lough, also known as Lough Beagh South, is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in north County Donegal close to the eastern boundary of Glenveagh National Park.
4.3 miNWNature, Natural attraction, MountainAghla Beg
109 min walk • Aghla Beg is a mountain in County Donegal, Ireland. Of its two summits, one has a height of 564 metres, and the other, Aghla Beg South Top 602 metres.
7.4 miNENature, Natural attraction, LakeGlen Lough
189 min walk • Glen Lough is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in north County Donegal near the village of Creeslough.
3.5 miWNature, Natural attraction, MountainDerryveagh Mountains, Glenveagh National Park
89 min walk • The Derryveagh Mountains are the major mountain range in County Donegal, Ireland. It makes up much of the landmass of the county and is the area of Ireland with the lowest population density.
5.2 miNWNature, Natural attraction, MountainAghla More
132 min walk • Aghla More is a mountain in County Donegal, Ireland with a height of 581 metres.
5 miSWNeighbourhoodPoisoned Glen, Glenveagh National Park
129 min walk • The Poisoned Glen is a glen or valley located near Dunlewey in Gweedore, a district in the north-west of County Donegal, Ireland. It is located beside Errigal and extends beyond Glenveagh National Park, facing Loch Altan. The Poisoned Glen is situated approximately 40 kilometres from Letterkenny. The Cronaniv Burn flows through the glen.