Carrickabraghy Castle
Caisleán Charraig Bhrachaí | |
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Townland | |
Coordinates: 55°18′59″N 7°22′22″W / 55.316329°N 7.372674°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Ulster |
County | County Donegal |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | C398523 |
Carrickabraghy Castle (Irish: Caisleán Charraig Bhrachaí stands in the townland of Carrickabraghy meaning "Friars Rock" in Irish Gaelic) on a rocky outcrop at the north-western extremity of the Isle of Doagh, at the head of Pollan Bay, in the north of Inishowen, a peninsula on the north coast of County Donegal, Ireland. The townland and its castle are located in the Parish of Clonmany in the Barony of Inishowen East.[1] Known as 'The Castles', the site is of local historical importance.