Museum · near Clonmany · Donegal

Fanad Lighthouse

Fanad Lighthouse is a museum 14 km west of Clonmany. It offers a café, guided tours and a shop. Add Fort Dunree Military Museum, 10 km away, to a visit; it leads 4 places within 15 km.

Where

14 km

west of Clonmany

How well known

Top 35%

#609 of 1,783 places we list

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 18–18°C

In brief

Museum near Clonmany

Near Clonmany

Fanad Lighthouse is 14 km west of Clonmany. 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

For warmth in Clonmany, choose July and August (18°C).

Jan8° / 3°135 mm

Feb8° / 3°111 mm

Mar10° / 4°94 mm

Apr12° / 5°77 mm

May15° / 8°74 mm

Jun17° / 10°82 mm

Jul18° / 12°96 mm

Aug18° / 12°108 mm

Sep16° / 10°103 mm

Oct13° / 8°127 mm

Nov10° / 5°138 mm

Dec8° / 4°147 mm

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

About

Fanad Lighthouse

Type: Museum
Town: 14 km west of Clonmany
Official site: fanadlighthouse.com

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

Plan your visit

Visiting: the details

AddressCionn Fhánada, Earra Thíre na Binne, Baile Láir, Letterkenny

Address and hours: Fáilte Ireland’s open data and OpenStreetMap contributors. Hours change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Fanad Lighthouse at a glance

Numbered points are the places near Fanad Lighthouse, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Fanad Lighthouse

The most populous of the 8 is Buncrana, at 6,971. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · 14 km east of it

Clonmany

569 people · 1 place to visit

2 · 15 km southwest of it

Na Dúnaibh

601 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 15 km east of it

Ballyliffin

479 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 15 km southwest of it

Carraig Airt

294 people · 1 place to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Fanad Lighthouse is	People	Places to visit
Clonmany	14 km east of it	569	1
Na Dúnaibh	15 km southwest of it	601	2
Ballyliffin	15 km east of it	479	4
Carraig Airt	15 km southwest of it	294	1
Carrowkeel	16 km south of it	389	2
Buncrana	19 km southeast of it	6,971	3
Rathmullan	20 km south of it	528	3
Milford	21 km south of it	1,076	2

Make a day of it

Close to Fanad Lighthouse

A visit can add a museum, an island and a castle, from 4 places within 15 km.

MuseumFort Dunree Military Museum10 km away 2IslandIslandIsland Roy - Oileán Ruaidh14 km away 3CastleCastleDunree Head10 km away 4Art galleryArt gallerySaldána Gallery10 km away

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

Planning a visit to Fanad Lighthouse

Where is Fanad Lighthouse?

Fanad Lighthouse is 14 km west of Clonmany, Donegal.

What is Fanad Lighthouse?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Fanad Lighthouse?

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

What else is there to see near Fanad Lighthouse?

Within 15 km: Fort Dunree Military Museum (10 km), Island Roy - Oileán Ruaidh (14 km), Dunree Head (10 km) and Saldána Gallery (10 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)

Fort Dunree Military Museum: Irishhistoricalgamer, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).