The Geological Heritage of Donegal
Published: 20 November 2020
The audit of County Geological Sites in Donegal is a compilation of two reports:
- An audit of County Geological and Geomorphological Sites in north Donegal carried out by Ronan Hennessy, Robert Meehan, Vincent Gallagher, Matthew Parkes and Sarah Gatley and
- An audit of County Geological Sites in south Donegal carried out by Malcolm McClure, Vincent Gallagher, Robert Meehan and Sarah Gatley
The overall Donegal Geological Heritage Project was supported by Geological Survey Ireland, Donegal County Council and The Heritage Council. The resulting report (currently uploaded in DRAFT format) is a contribution to the County Donegal Heritage Plan 2011-2016.
Main Report (Draft)
Individual Site Reports for north Donegal
- Altawinny Bay
- Altnapeaste
- Ards Friary
- Ardsbeg
- Ballycramsey
- Ballymastocker
- Ballymastocker Bay
- Ballyness Bay
- Barnes Beg Gap
- Burnfoot Spread
- Carndonagh Fan
- Carndonagh Well Field
- Carrowtrasna
- Corvish
- Croaghan Hill
- Doagh Isle
- Dunagree Point
- Dunfanaghy
- Dunlewy Quarry
- Errigal
- Fahan Pier
- Five Finger Strand
- Glentoher Mine
- Glinsk
- Gweedore Moraines
- Horn Head Slide
- Inishfree Bay
- Inishowen Head
- Inishtrahull
- Kinnagoe Bay
- Knockalla
- Lackagh Bridge
- Lagh Hill
- Lough Keel Fan
- Lough Swilly
- Malin Flat
- Malin Head
- Melmore Migmatite
- Moville to Greencastle
- Muckish Mountain
- Mullaghderg
- Mulroy Bay
- Owenator River
- Poisoned Glen
- Pollet Great Arch
- Pollnalong
- Quickley’s Point (Cabry River)
- Quickley’s Point (Lough Foyle)
- Rosepenna
- Rough Point Sill
- Sheep Haven
- The Rosses
- Tory Island
- Trawbreaga Bay
- Tremone Bay
Individual Site Reports for south Donegal
- Ballyshannon
- Barnesmore Gap
- Barnesmore Granite
- Breesy Hill
- Brockagh
- Bundoran Bay
- Clady River
- Clooney
- Columkille Lough
- Cohy Head
- Donegal and Inver Bays
- Dooring Point
- Dunmore Head Breccia Pipe
- Edergole
- Fairies Bridge
- Glenaboghil
- Kildoney Point
- Kilkenny Breccia Pipe
- Kilrean Appinite
- Kiltyfanned Lough
- Laghy Quarries
- Largymore Syncline
- Lough Boyle
- Lough Finn
- Lough Lareen
- Loughros More Bay
- Maghera Strand
- Malin Bay
- Mountcharles Sandstone Mine
- Muckros Head
- Naran Hill
- Oughtarnid
- Parkmore Dyke
- Pollnapaste
- Rathlin O’Birne Island
- River Finn Meanders
- Sheskinarone Site 2
- Skelpoonagh Bay
- Slieve League Carboniferous
- Slieve League Cliffs
- Slieve Tooey Coast
- St John’s Peninsula
- St John’s Point
- Stralinchy
- The Pullauns
- Trabane
Shapefile
Recommended citations:
North Donegal
Hennessy, R., Meehan, R., Gallagher, V. Parkes, M. & Gatley, S. 2019.
The Geological Heritage of Donegal. An Audit of County Geological and Geomorphological Sites in north Donegal, Geological Survey Ireland. Unpublished Report.
South Donegal
McClure, M., Gallagher, V., Meehan, R., & Gatley, S. 2019.
The Geological Heritage of Donegal. An Audit of County Geological Sites in south Donegal, Geological Survey Ireland. Unpublished Report.
Topic: Heritage, Geology
Programme: Geoheritage, Planning
Category: Education
Type: Report, Online Publication