Beaches in Dunlewy, County Donegal
The beach guide has 4 beaches listed in and around the town of Dunlewy. We have arranged these beaches in order of closest to the town first (distance in brackets).
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Falcarragh Beach (10.1 miles)
Named after Falcarragh town which is just 3 km away, the beach here also goes by the names of Drumnatinny Beach and Black Strand. The last name is a little contradictory as the sand here is pretty close to white.
Falcarragh Beach is a good size, at over 4 km long, but is divided by the Ray river…
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Magheroarty Beach (9.4 miles)
Magheroarty Beach comprises of a 3 kilometre curve of pristine sand on the northwestern edge of Donegal. At one end is a little harbour whilst the other end is tantalisingly close to the little island of Inishbofin. I have heard that on the lowest of tides the spit of sand at the end of the…
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Trá Mór Beach (11.5 miles)
Trá Mór (or Tramore) simply translates from Gaelic to "big beach" which explains why there are quite a few of them dotted around Ireland. This particular Tra Mor is located in a secluded corner of Donegal and is probably the best of the bunch.
Set on the windswept Horn Head peninsula on the north coast of Ireland,…
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Killahoey Strand Beach (13.2 miles)
Killahoey Strand, also known as Dunfanaghy Beach, is a sandy beach on the northern coast of county Donegal. The beach has spectacular panoramic views of the surrounding mountainous countryside, including Horn Head, Muckish Mountain, and the Rossguill Peninsular. Dunfanaghy Bay, a river estuary is located at the north western end of the beach. Killahoey Strand…
Dunlewy beaches map
Map featuring Dunlewy beaches. Click on pins to view beach details
