Historic site · Carndonagh · Donegal

Donagh Cross

Donagh Cross is a historic site in Carndonagh. Just one more place on our list lies within 5 km. For a second stop, Carrickabraghy Castle is 9.8 km away.

Where

In Carndonagh

inside the urban area

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 18–18°C

In brief

Historic site in Carndonagh

Inside Carndonagh

Donagh Cross is inside Carndonagh’s urban area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

A month-by-month guide

Expect 18°C highs in Carndonagh in July and August.

Jan8° / 3°148 mm

Feb8° / 3°118 mm

Mar9° / 4°102 mm

Apr12° / 5°82 mm

May14° / 7°79 mm

Jun16° / 10°84 mm

Jul18° / 12°94 mm

Aug18° / 12°108 mm

Sep16° / 10°101 mm

Oct13° / 8°134 mm

Nov10° / 5°145 mm

Dec8° / 3°157 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Carndonagh, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Carndonagh (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Carndonagh’s full climate →

About

Donagh Cross

Historic site.

In Carndonagh, inside the town’s urban area.

Type: Historic site
Town: in Carndonagh

Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Locating Donagh Cross

Numbered points are the places near Donagh Cross, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Towns near Donagh Cross

The largest of the 8 towns is Carndonagh, with 2,768 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Carndonagh

2,768 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 5 km north of it

Malin

154 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 7.9 km east of it

Gleneely

243 people

4 · 8 km northeast of it

Culdaff

385 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Donagh Cross is	People	Places to visit
Carndonagh	It’s in town	2,768	2
Malin	5 km north of it	154	4
Gleneely	7.9 km east of it	243	0
Culdaff	8 km northeast of it	385	0
Ballyliffin	8.6 km northwest of it	479	4
Clonmany	9.3 km west of it	569	1
Quigleys Point	15 km south of it	213	0
Moville	16 km southeast of it	1,390	3

Make a day of it

Next door to Donagh Cross

Nearby, 6 places within 15 km include 2 attractions, a castle and an abbey or priory.

CastleCarrickabraghy Castle9.8 km away 2Abbey or prioryAbbey or priorySt Patrick's Cross Carndonagh100 m away 3MuseumMuseumDoagh Famine Village7.7 km away 4Visitor farmVisitor farmWild Alpaca Way9.5 km away 5AttractionAttractionDough Famine Village7.7 km away 6AttractionAttractionGlendowen craft shop8.2 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Quick answers on Donagh Cross

Where is Donagh Cross?

Donagh Cross is in Carndonagh, Donegal, inside the town’s urban area.

What is Donagh Cross?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit Donagh Cross?

July and August are the warmest months in Carndonagh, with afternoon highs of 18–18°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Donagh Cross?

Within 15 km: Carrickabraghy Castle (9.8 km), St Patrick's Cross Carndonagh (100 m), Doagh Famine Village (7.7 km) and Wild Alpaca Way (9.5 km).

Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Carrickabraghy Castle: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).