Carrickabraghy Castle

Carrickabraghy Castle
Caisleán Charraig Bhrachaí
Townland
Carrickabraghy Castle, before restoration
Carrickabraghy Castle, before restoration
Carrickabraghy Castle is located in Ireland
Carrickabraghy Castle
Carrickabraghy Castle
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 55°18′59″N 7°22′22″W / 55.316329°N 7.372674°W / 55.316329; -7.372674
CountryIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyCounty Donegal
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceC398523

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.

  1. ^ "Carrickabraghy (townland)". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 29 July 2020.