Dunree

Dunree
Town
Dunree Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 55°15′45″N 7°24′45″W / 55.2625°N 7.4125°W / 55.2625; -7.4125Coordinates: 55°15′45″N 7°24′45″W / 55.2625°N 7.4125°W / 55.2625; -7.4125
Country	Ireland
Province	Ulster
County	County Donegal
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference	B847228

Dunree is an area in north-west Inishowen, in Co. Donegal, Ireland, and part of the parish of Desertegney.

The area has a small local population. It has some tourist attractions such as Dunree strand, however, it is most noted for its military museum, Fort Dunree.

Fort Dunree is located about seven miles north of Buncrana and situated along the shores of Lough Swilly. Next to the fort is Dunree Beach, which tourists and visitors use for parking. The museum houses a display of military memorabilia and artefacts as well as an array of large guns from the twentieth century. There are audio-visual displays, scenic walks and a wildlife exhibition

External links

Dunree military museum

Irish lighthouses

Lighthouses are shown in anti-clockwise sequence beginning from the north and proceeding west, south, east, and back to north.

County Donegal	Inishowen Inishtrahull Fanad Dunree Buncrana Tory Island Arranmore Ballagh Rocks Rathlin O'Birne Rotten Island St. John's

County Sligo	Blackrock Lower Rosses Point Metal Man Oyster Island

County Mayo	Broadhaven Eagle Island Blackrock Blacksod Bay Achillbeg Inishgort

County Galway	Slyne Head Cashla Bay Eeragh Straw Island Inisheer

County Clare	Blackhead Loop Head Kilcredaun Head Corlis Point Front Corlis Point Rear Scattery Island

County Kerry	Little Samphire Island Inishtearaght Cromwell Point Valentia Rear Valentia Front Skelligs

County Cork	Bull Rock Ardnakinna Castletown Directional Light Roancarrig Sheep's Head Mizen Head Crookhaven Copper Point Fastnet Rock Baltimore Beacon Galley Head Old Head of Kinsale Charlesfort Roches Point Ballycotton Youghal

County Waterford	Mine Head Ballinacourty Point Dunmore East

County Wexford	Duncannon Hook Head Tuskar Rock

County Wicklow	Wicklow Head

County Dublin	Muglins Poolbeg Kish Bank Baily Howth Head Rockabill

County Louth	Dundalk

County Down	Green Island Vidal Bank Haulbowline St. John's Point Angus Rock Donaghadee Mew Island

County Antrim	Blackhead Chaine Tower The Maidens Rathlin East Rue Point Rathlin West

Coastal landforms of Ireland Commissioners of Irish Lights Lightvessels in Ireland List of islands of Ireland List of lighthouses in Ireland

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