Fortress
Fort Dunree
🇮🇪 Ireland · 19th century
Fort Dunree (Irish: An Dún Riabhach, meaning 'Grey Fort' or Dún Fhraoigh meaning "Fort of Heather") is a coastal defence fortification located on the west side of the Inishowen peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland.
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Fort Dunree ranks #196 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #22 of the 168 mapped in Ireland. Founded 1812, it is older than 13% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 432 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fort Dunree?
Fort Dunree stands in Ireland, at 55.19674°, -7.55304°.
When was Fort Dunree built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1812. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fort Dunree?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #196 of 6,412 worldwide, and #22 in Ireland. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fort Dunree?
Burt Castle, about 20 km away.
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