Natural landscape · near Ballyliffin · Donegal

Malin Head

You will find Malin Head, a natural landscape, 11 km north of Ballyliffin. Among its facilities are walks. Nearby, Carrickabraghy Castle (7.3 km) heads a list of 4 within 15 km.

Where

11 km

north of Ballyliffin

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 17–17°C

In brief

Natural landscape near Ballyliffin

Near Ballyliffin

Malin Head is 11 km north of Ballyliffin. 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

The year in Ballyliffin

For warmth in Ballyliffin, choose July and August (17°C).

Jan8° / 3°132 mm

Feb8° / 3°107 mm

Mar9° / 4°91 mm

Apr11° / 5°74 mm

May14° / 7°73 mm

Jun16° / 10°79 mm

Jul17° / 12°93 mm

Aug17° / 12°105 mm

Sep16° / 10°101 mm

Oct13° / 8°124 mm

Nov10° / 5°135 mm

Dec8° / 3°143 mm

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

About

Malin Head

Natural landscape.

Type: Natural landscape
Town: 11 km north of Ballyliffin

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

Plan your visit

Before you set off

AddressArdmalin, Malin Head

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 Malin Head and nearby

Orange shows Malin Head; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

The towns around Malin Head

The largest of the 5 towns is Carndonagh, with 2,768 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · 11 km south of it

Ballyliffin

479 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 12 km southeast of it

Malin

154 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 14 km south of it

Clonmany

569 people · 1 place to visit

4 · 16 km southeast of it

Carndonagh

2,768 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Malin Head is	People	Places to visit
Ballyliffin	11 km south of it	479	4
Malin	12 km southeast of it	154	4
Clonmany	14 km south of it	569	1
Carndonagh	16 km southeast of it	2,768	2
Culdaff	18 km southeast of it	385	0

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Within 15 km are 4 places, among them a castle, a museum and a visitor farm.

CastleCarrickabraghy Castle7.3 km away 2MuseumMuseumDoagh Famine Village8.5 km away 3Visitor farmVisitor farmWild Alpaca Way6.6 km away 4AttractionAttractionDough Famine Village8.5 km away

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

A visit to Malin Head: questions

Where is Malin Head?

Malin Head is 11 km north of Ballyliffin, Donegal.

What is Malin Head?

Natural landscape.

When is the best time to visit Malin Head?

July and August are the warmest months in Ballyliffin, with afternoon highs of 17–17°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Malin Head?

Within 15 km: Carrickabraghy Castle (7.3 km), Doagh Famine Village (8.5 km), Wild Alpaca Way (6.6 km) and Dough Famine Village (8.5 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).