Castle · near Fahan · Donegal

Inch Island

This is Inch Island, a castle 2.2 km southwest of Fahan. On site you will find bird watching. A drive of 5.4 km reaches Burt Castle.

Where

2.2 km

southwest of Fahan

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 17–18°C

In brief

Castle near Fahan

Just outside Fahan

Inch Island is 2.2 km southwest of Fahan. 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

Weather by the month

Afternoons in Fahan peak at 17–18°C, June to August.

Jan8° / 2°125 mm

Feb8° / 2°106 mm

Mar10° / 3°89 mm

Apr12° / 5°75 mm

May15° / 7°75 mm

Jun17° / 9°82 mm

Jul18° / 11°98 mm

Aug18° / 11°108 mm

Sep16° / 9°96 mm

Oct13° / 7°117 mm

Nov10° / 4°128 mm

Dec8° / 3°136 mm

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

About

Inch Island

Type: Castle
Town: 2.2 km southwest of Fahan

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

Plan your visit

Getting in

AddressInch Island, Inch

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

The map

Map of Inch Island and nearby

On this map, Inch Island is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

The towns around Inch Island

The largest of the 8 towns is Buncrana, with 6,971 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · 2.2 km northeast of it

Fahan

589 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 2.4 km east of it

Tievebane

495 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 3.4 km north of it

Buncrana

6,971 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 4.2 km northwest of it

Rathmullan

528 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Inch Island is	People	Places to visit
Fahan	2.2 km northeast of it	589	4
Tievebane	2.4 km east of it	495	6
Buncrana	3.4 km north of it	6,971	3
Rathmullan	4.2 km northwest of it	528	3
Burnfoot	5 km east of it	413	5
Bridge End	7.6 km southeast of it	373	4
Newtowncunningham	8 km south of it	1,192	1
Kildrum	11 km southeast of it	518	2

Make a day of it

Other places close by

There are 2 castles, 2 forts and 2 gardens within 15 km, and more besides.

CastleBurt Castle5.4 km away 2CastleCastleInch Castle2.2 km away 3

FortNeds Point Fort8.3 km away 4Natural landscapeNatural landscapeInch Wildfowl Reserve3.2 km away 5FortFortGrianán of Aileach6.1 km away 6ZooZooWild Ireland9.6 km away 7GardenGardenIOSAS Centre10 km away 8GardenGardenGreenfort13 km away

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

Questions before you go

Where is Inch Island?

Inch Island is 2.2 km southwest of Fahan, Donegal.

What is Inch Island?

Castle.

When is the best time to visit Inch Island?

June to August are the warmest months in Fahan, with afternoon highs of 17–18°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Inch Island?

Within 15 km: Burt Castle (5.4 km), Inch Castle (2.2 km), Neds Point Fort (8.3 km) and Inch Wildfowl Reserve (3.2 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 (2)

Burt Castle: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Neds Point Fort: Paddyhickey~commonswiki, Public domain, 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).