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Neds Point Fort
Attractions in Buncrana

A fort to see in Buncrana: Neds Point Fort

One place to visit is mapped inside Buncrana’s urban area, with 2 more within 5 km of its edge. There are 2 forts and a castle to choose from. Further afield, Doe Castle is 27 km from the centre.

Photo: Neds Point Fort, Paddyhickey~commonswiki (Public domain)
In Buncrana
1
inside the urban area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known

Buncrana’s best known

Then come a castle and a fort, behind Neds Point Fort.

FortNeds Point Fortin townCastleCastleInch Island3.4 km outside town, to the southFortFortRathmullan Fort3.5 km outside town, to the southwest

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where things are

The farthest of them, Inch Island, is 8.4 km out.

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The dashed line is Buncrana’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

By kind

What kind of places

They are all castles or historic places: 3 in all.

Castles & historic places 2 forts · 1 castle1 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Buncrana. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

The full list

First the one in town, then the 2 within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside Buncrana comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.

Monuments and historic buildings in Buncrana → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Buncrana →

Big names nearby

Further afield

The pick of the 10 is Doe Castle, 27 km off.

Castle · Office of Public WorksDoe Castle27 km westMuseumFort Dunree Military Museum9.3 km northwestCathedralCathedralCathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba28 km southwestCastleBurt Castle14 km southCastleCarrickabraghy Castle20 km northCastleGlenveagh Castle35 km westMuseumDonegal County Museum28 km southwestCastleNorthburgh Castle31 km eastCathedralSt Eunan's Cathedral31 km southHistoric houseGlebe House and Gallery33 km southwest

Places well known beyond Buncrana (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Office of Public Works or National Parks and Wildlife Service property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Visiting Buncrana: questions

What are the main attractions in Buncrana?

The place to visit inside Buncrana’s urban area is Neds Point Fort. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.

Does Buncrana have a museum?

No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Buncrana.

Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Buncrana?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Doe Castle (Office of Public Works), 27 km west.

What are the best-known days out near Buncrana?

Within 40 km: Doe Castle (27 km), Fort Dunree Military Museum (9.3 km), Cathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba (28 km), Burt Castle (14 km).

How is this list made?

From Fáilte Ireland’s open data on attractions (museums, castles, historic houses, abbeys, gardens, national parks, landscapes, islands, zoos and visitor farms: restaurants, pubs, shops and tour operators are left out), OpenStreetMap (places open to visitors; a ruined castle on farmland needs a sign it can be visited) and Wikidata (what each place is, who looks after it, its Wikipedia articles), merged into one list and placed in the town’s CSO 2022 outline or within 5 km of its edge.

Places to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in each town’s CSO 2022 outline. Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (10)

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).