Natural landscape · near Greencastle · Donegal

Inishowen Head

Standing 3.1 km northeast of Greencastle, Inishowen Head is a natural landscape. Close by, Northburgh Castle is 3.7 km away, one of 3 within 15 km. You will find it in County Donegal.

Where

3.1 km

northeast of Greencastle

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 18–18°C

In brief

Natural landscape near Greencastle

Just outside Greencastle

Inishowen Head is 3.1 km northeast of Greencastle. 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

In Greencastle, July and August are the warmest, at 18°C in the afternoon.

Jan8° / 3°123 mm

Feb8° / 3°99 mm

Mar10° / 4°94 mm

Apr12° / 5°71 mm

May14° / 7°69 mm

Jun17° / 10°82 mm

Jul18° / 12°95 mm

Aug18° / 12°110 mm

Sep16° / 10°88 mm

Oct13° / 8°118 mm

Nov10° / 5°123 mm

Dec8° / 3°134 mm

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

About

Inishowen Head

Natural landscape.

Type: Natural landscape
Town: 3.1 km northeast of Greencastle

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

Plan your visit

The essentials

AddressStroove

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 Inishowen Head and nearby

The map centres on Inishowen Head, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Towns close to Inishowen Head

The most populous of the 5 is Moville, at 1,390. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · 3.1 km southwest of it

Greencastle

1,268 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 8.1 km southwest of it

Moville

1,390 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 14 km west of it

Gleneely

243 people

4 · 16 km west of it

Culdaff

385 people

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Inishowen Head is	People	Places to visit
Greencastle	3.1 km southwest of it	1,268	4
Moville	8.1 km southwest of it	1,390	3
Gleneely	14 km west of it	243	0
Culdaff	16 km west of it	385	0
Quigleys Point	21 km southwest of it	213	0

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Our list has 3 more within 15 km, among them a castle, a museum and a natural landscape.

CastleNorthburgh Castle3.7 km away 2MuseumMuseumInishowen Maritime Museum & Planetarium4.5 km away 3Natural landscapeNatural landscapeMagilligan Point View5.4 km away

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

Inishowen Head: common questions

Where is Inishowen Head?

Inishowen Head is 3.1 km northeast of Greencastle, Donegal.

What is Inishowen Head?

Natural landscape.

When is the best time to visit Inishowen Head?

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

What else is there to see near Inishowen Head?

Within 15 km: Northburgh Castle (3.7 km), Inishowen Maritime Museum & Planetarium (4.5 km) and Magilligan Point View (5.4 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)

Northburgh Castle: Corinna Schleiffer, 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).