Barnesmore Gap

#1156 among destinations in Ireland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass

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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. It is an area of complex geology, but its main feature is granite formed in the Devonian period, 400million ears ago. The gap held glaciers in the Last Glacial Period flowing to the Atlantic through what is now Donegal Bay, up to about 13000 years ago. ()

Coordinates: 54°43'20"N, 7°56'53"W

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Barnesmore Gap – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lough Eske, Lough Mourne, Croaghgorm, Blue Stack Mountains.

4.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Eske
105 min walk • 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.
3.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Mourne
79 min walk • Lough Mourne is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in County Donegal, near the border with County Tyrone.
5.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Croaghgorm
147 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.
2.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Blue Stack Mountains
67 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.