Ulster, Ireland · Europe
Carndonagh works well as a base: 30 minutes from Moville, 15km from Mamore Gap.
Carndonagh is a town located in Ulster, Ireland. With a population of 2,471, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Carndonagh sits in Ireland, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/Dublin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Carndonagh to your route.
Carndonagh (karn-DUN-ah; Irish: Carn Domhnach, meaning 'cairn or mound of the church') is a town on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal, Ireland, close to Trawbreaga Bay. As of the 2022 census, Carndonagh had a population of 2,768.
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Carndonagh is located in Ulster, Ireland, Europe. The coordinates are 55.2500 latitude, -7.2667 longitude.
Carndonagh has a population of approximately 2,471 people, making it a town in Ireland.
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mountain pass
Steep, narrow pass climbing to 260m through the Urris Hills of Inishowen, with a holy well and grotto at the summit and a plunging descent to the Atlantic at Urris. Part of the Inishowen 100 drive; low gears essential.
15 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The most northerly point of mainland Ireland, with wild Atlantic vistas and a Star Wars filming location.
16 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
One of the world's most photographed lighthouses, perched on a rugged Donegal headland between Atlantic and lough.
24 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
The only completely intact walled city in Ireland, a 1.5km 17th-century rampart circling historic Derry.
28 km · about 35 min drive
photogenic
Domed 1785 rotunda perched on a 36m cliff edge above the seven-mile strand of Downhill, built by the eccentric Earl-Bishop as a library. Part of the Downhill Demesne ruins; trains pass through the cliff directly beneath it.
30 km · about 35 min drive
restaurant
Driftwood-styled National Trust beach hut turned serious seafood restaurant on the sand of Portstewart Strand, plating fish from local boats yards from the surf. Open year-round; you can park on the beach itself.
35 km · about 40 min drive
castle
Dramatic ruined medieval castle perched on the edge of a basalt cliff with a cave underneath, partly inspired Castle Greyjoy in Game of Thrones.
44 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
The world's oldest licensed whiskey distillery, producing Irish whiskey since 1608 on the Antrim coast near the Giant's Causeway.
48 km · about 55 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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