Castle · Greencastle · Donegal

Northburgh Castle

Northburgh Castle is part of what Greencastle has to see. Around it, within 5 km, are 3 more places on our list. Our list goes on with Inishowen Maritime Museum & Planetarium, 800 m away.

Photo: Northburgh Castle, Corinna Schleiffer (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Greencastle

inside the urban area

How well known

Top 19%

#334 of 1,783 places we list

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 18–18°C

In brief

Castle in Greencastle

Inside Greencastle

Northburgh Castle is inside Greencastle’s urban area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. 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

Picking your season

Afternoons in Greencastle are warmest in July and August, at 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

Northburgh Castle

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 4 languages.

Northburgh Castle on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Castle
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: in Greencastle

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

The map

Northburgh Castle on the map

Orange: Northburgh Castle.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Home to 2,768 people, Carndonagh is the largest of these 6. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

Greencastle

1,268 people · 4 places to visit

2 · 3.4 km west of it

Moville

1,390 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 12 km west of it

Gleneely

243 people

4 · 15 km northwest of it

Culdaff

385 people

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Northburgh Castle is	People	Places to visit
Greencastle	It’s in town	1,268	4
Moville	3.4 km west of it	1,390	3
Gleneely	12 km west of it	243	0
Culdaff	15 km northwest of it	385	0
Quigleys Point	17 km southwest of it	213	0
Carndonagh	19 km west of it	2,768	2

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Northburgh Castle

There are 3 within 15 km, 2 natural landscapes and a museum among them.

1MuseumMuseumInishowen Maritime Museum & Planetarium800 m away 2Natural landscapeNatural landscapeMagilligan Point View3.2 km away 3Natural landscapeNatural landscapeInishowen Head3.7 km away

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

Good to know about Northburgh Castle

Where is Northburgh Castle?

Northburgh Castle is in Greencastle, Donegal, inside the town’s urban area.

What is Northburgh Castle?

Castle in Ireland.

How well known is Northburgh Castle?

Northburgh Castle has 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #334 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.

When is the best time to visit Northburgh Castle?

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 Northburgh Castle?

Within 15 km: Inishowen Maritime Museum & Planetarium (800 m), Magilligan Point View (3.2 km) and Inishowen Head (3.7 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).