Nothing in Fahan itself: Inch Castle is 4.8 km away
All of it lies outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Fahan’s urban area. They include 2 castles, a natural landscape and a fort. Glenveagh National Park, 38 km away, is the best-known day out.
Leading the list near Fahan
Once you have seen Inch Castle, try a natural landscape, a castle and a fort.
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 view
To the south is where most of the 4 nearby are.
The dashed line is Fahan’s urban area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The list by type
Most common are castles or historic places: 3 of 4.
Green: inside Fahan. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
All 4 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.
Monuments and historic buildings in Fahan → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Fahan →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
Leading the 12 is Glenveagh National Park, 38 km away; they include 5 castles and 2 cathedrals.
National parkGlenveagh National Park38 km west
Castle · Office of Public WorksDoe Castle26 km west
CastleBurt Castle7.9 km southCathedralCathedralCathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba23 km southwest
MuseumFort Dunree Military Museum13 km northwest
FortNeds Point Fort6 km north
CastleCarrickabraghy Castle26 km north
CastleGlenveagh Castle32 km west
MuseumDonegal County Museum23 km southwest
CathedralSt Eunan's Cathedral25 km south
Historic houseGlebe House and Gallery29 km west
CastleNorthburgh Castle34 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Fahan (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.
Seeing Fahan: your questions
What is there to see near Fahan?
No attraction is mapped inside Fahan itself. Within 5 km of it are Inch Castle, Inch Wildfowl Reserve, Inch Island and Rathmullan Fort.
Does Fahan have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Fahan.
Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Fahan?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Doe Castle (Office of Public Works), 26 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Fahan?
Within 40 km: Glenveagh National Park (38 km), Doe Castle (26 km), Burt Castle (7.9 km), Cathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba (23 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 (11)
- Glenveagh National Park: Patrice78500, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doe Castle: Original uploaded by Brendandh (Transfered by Lvova ), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Burt Castle: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Dunree Military Museum: Irishhistoricalgamer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neds Point Fort: Paddyhickey~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrickabraghy Castle: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenveagh Castle: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donegal County Museum: DevelopedMadness at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St Eunan's Cathedral: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glebe House and Gallery: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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).