Donegal Castle

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Very little left of this once important castle. It was one of only two sites in the area chosen by the Normans for their strategic castlification programme. Perhaps it controlled traffic on the river Ilen. Stones were taken to build the Cathedral in Skibbereen.

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Coordinates: 51°30'53"N 9°21'28"W

Dunbeacon Castle 18 km
Castledonovan 20 km
Dunboy Castle (Caisleán Dhún Baoi) 41 km
Coolmain Castle 50 km
Barryscourt Castle 87 km
Blackwater Castle 96 km
Castle Oliver 108 km
Lismore Castle 120 km
"Annaghs Castle" ruined tower house 190 km
Bargy Castle 212 km

Roaringwater Bay / Loch Trasna 5.3 km
Sherkin Island (Inis Earcáin) 6.2 km
Oileán Cléire (Clear Island/Cape Clear) 13 km
Croagh Bay 15 km
Glandore Harbour 17 km
Bantry Bay 27 km
Bere Island (An tOileán Mór) 36 km
Bere Haven 37 km
Beara Peninsula (Leithinis Béarra) 39 km
County Cork (Contae Chorcaí) 50 km

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Roaringwater Bay / Loch Trasna Sherkin Island (Inis Earcáin) Oileán Cléire (Clear Island/Cape Clear) Croagh Bay Glandore Harbour Bantry Bay Bere Island (An tOileán Mór) Bere Haven Beara Peninsula (Leithinis Béarra) County Cork (Contae Chorcaí)