Grianan of Aileach Burt
Grianan of Aileach is probably the best known monument in Inishowen. Situated on a hill top 800 feet above sea level the stone fort was probably built on an earthen rath.

The view…

Bocan Stone Circle, Culdaff
Bocan Stone Circle when seen from afar appears insignificant, lost almost, behind trees and dwarfed by more modern structures, but it is only when viewed right up close that its full glory…

Temple of Deen, Culdaff
Just across the main road from Bocan Stone Circle is the “Temple of Deen”. A wedge-tomb, it appears to have been covered with a cairn of small boulders which means that the structure…

Cloncha, Culdaff
Situated just below the hill of Deen, Cloncha is the site of one of the most important foundations in the development of Christianity in Inishowen.

It was a significant centre from the sixth…

Carrowmore, Culdaff
Across the Culdaff River, two high crosses stand on a sloping hill at Carrowmore.

They are all that now remains of the monastery believed to be Both Chonais. This foundation would pre-date…

St. Buadan & Culdaff
The present village of Culdaff was once a monastery founded by St. Buadan.

The Church of Ireland in the village was built where the monastic church would have stood and the graveyard…

Malin Well, Malin Head
Malin Head is without question remarkable. The coastal drive from Lagg via the Knockamany Bens with its outstanding views of Western Inishowen, Fanad and the mystical remote Tory Ireland on the…

O’Doherty’s Keep & Buncrana Castle
What is immediately impressive about O’Doherty’s Keep is its beautiful setting.

The Crana River and the arched bridge which leads to the castle…

St. Mura’s Cross, Fahan
Fahan is the site of the ancient Abbey of St. Mura. Founded in the early 7th century, it has been used for religious activities for over 1000 years.

Sited in the graveyard is…

Inch Castle, Inch
Inch Castle is first mentioned in 1454 and at that time was one of the castles erected by the O’Doherty’s presumably for the defence of Inishowen.

By 1600 it was probably in…

Burt Castle, Burt
A castle dating from the 16th century, this imposing structure stands guard over the south western approach to Inishowen.

Originally part of a defence network that included Inch and Carrickabraghy,…

Ardmore Gallan, Muff
Ireland is dotted with standing stones. Time has obscured their meaning or precise function, but it has been suggested that they may mark burial places or tribal boundaries.

The Ardmore…

Morton God Dolmen, Iskaheen
The hills behind the village of Iskaheen offer an imposing setting for the largest portal tomb (dolmen) in Inishowen - its capstone maybe weighing 30 tons.

The precise reason for…

Cooley Cross & Skull House, Moville
Cooley, situated on good land on a steep hill that overlooks Lough Foyle and Moville is the site of a monastery founded by St. Finian in Patrician times.

At what would…

Northburg Castle, Greencastle
Greencastle or Northburg is rightfully described as “The greatest castle building enterprise in Donegal”.

Built by Richard de Burgh, the Red Earl of Ulster in 1305…

Sweat House, Lecamy
The Sweat House remains perfectly intact and is a beehive shaped structure of approximately 7ft in height.

It was used in the past as a sort of “Sauna Bath” for the cure of…

Donagh Cross, Carndonagh
In early Christian times, Carndonagh was an important ecclesiastical site.

The monastic complex was located where the present day Church of Ireland stands. The Marigold Stone situated…

Cross Inscribed Slab, Isle of Doagh
Standing in a field just before the pasture gives way to sand hiles, is a slab of which little information exists.

It takes the form of a carved slab not unlike a standard…

Carrickabraghey Castle, Isle of Doagh
On the extreme tip of the Isle at the very end of the road, facing the full force of the Atlantic on a raised rock is Carrickagraghey Castle.

The Isle of Doagh was once…

Roosky Standing Stone, Clonmany

While the Standing Stone at Roosky in itself is not unique it is the other associations at this area which mark a special place.

There is an extensive Souterrain in…

Straid Church, Clonmany
Straid Church near Clonmany exudes an eerie charm. Built in 1772, it was in use until 1925.

The graveyard is an unusual places with ancient graveslabs tiered in rows almost making…