Natural landscape · near Greencastle · Donegal

Magilligan Point View

Standing 1 km northwest of Greencastle, Magilligan Point View is a natural landscape. Among its facilities are walks. Within 15 km there are 3 more places to visit, starting with Northburgh Castle (3.2 km).

Where

1 km

northwest of Greencastle

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 18–18°C

In brief

Natural landscape near Greencastle

Just outside Greencastle

Magilligan Point View is 1 km northwest 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

Which month to go

The warmest months in Greencastle are July and August, with highs of 18°C.

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

Magilligan Point View

Natural landscape.

Type: Natural landscape
Town: 1 km northwest of Greencastle

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

Plan your visit

Practical details

AddressInishowen Peninsula, Greencastle

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

The map

Its place on the map

The map puts Magilligan Point View in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Towns that count Magilligan Point View

Of these 7 towns, the largest is Carndonagh (2,768 people). The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · 1 km southeast of it

Greencastle

1,268 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 2.7 km southwest of it

Moville

1,390 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 8.9 km west of it

Gleneely

243 people

4 · 11 km northwest of it

Culdaff

385 people

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Magilligan Point View is	People	Places to visit
Greencastle	1 km southeast of it	1,268	4
Moville	2.7 km southwest of it	1,390	3
Gleneely	8.9 km west of it	243	0
Culdaff	11 km northwest of it	385	0
Quigleys Point	16 km southwest of it	213	0
Carndonagh	17 km west of it	2,768	2
Malin	18 km northwest of it	154	4

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Also close at hand are a castle, a museum and a natural landscape, among 3 within 15 km.

CastleNorthburgh Castle3.2 km away 2MuseumMuseumInishowen Maritime Museum & Planetarium2.9 km away 3Natural landscapeNatural landscapeInishowen Head5.4 km away

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

Questions about Magilligan Point View

Where is Magilligan Point View?

Magilligan Point View is 1 km northwest of Greencastle, Donegal.

What is Magilligan Point View?

Natural landscape.

When is the best time to visit Magilligan Point View?

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 Magilligan Point View?

Within 15 km: Northburgh Castle (3.2 km), Inishowen Maritime Museum & Planetarium (2.9 km) and Inishowen Head (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).