Coordinates: 55°11′49″N 7°32′53″W / 55.197°N 7.548°W / 55.197; -7.548

Dunree

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Dunree
An Dún Riabhach
Townland
Dunree Head and lighthouse
Dunree Head and lighthouse
Dunree is located in Ireland
Dunree
Dunree
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 55°11′49″N 7°32′53″W / 55.197°N 7.548°W / 55.197; -7.548
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Donegal
Area
[1]
 • Total0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceC287390

Dunree (Irish: An Dún Riabhach, meaning 'grey (or streaked) fort')[2] is a townland in north-west Inishowen, in County Donegal, Ireland. Part of the civil parish of Desertegney, the townland has an area of approximately 0.8 square kilometres (0.3 sq mi),[1] and had a population of 33 people as of the 2011 census.[3]

The area, which lies on the shore of Lough Swilly, has a number of tourist attractions such as Dunree Beach, Dunree Lighthouse (which was built in the 1870s),[4] and Fort Dunree. Fort Dunree is a military museum located on Dunree Head about seven miles north of Buncrana. The museum houses a display of military memorabilia and artefacts as well as several large guns from the twentieth century. Next to the fort is Dunree Beach, which tourists and visitors use for parking.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dunree Townland, Co. Donegal". townlands.ie. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. ^ "An Dún Riabhach / Dunree". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  3. ^ "CD154 - Donegal Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate by Townlands, CensusYear and Statistic". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Dunree Lighthouse". Commissioners of Irish Lights. Retrieved 14 January 2021.


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