Tullagh Strand

Inishowen Peninsula


Tullagh Strand, 2km northwest of Clonmany, is a little better for swimming than Pollan Strand, although it isn't recommended when the tide's going out.


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Nearby Inishowen Peninsula attractions

1. Pollan Strand

2.48 MILES

This lovely stretch of beach makes for pleasant walks on the sand; however, the atmospheric crashing breakers make it rather unsafe for swimming.

2. Carrickabraghey Castle

3.52 MILES

Sitting on Friar's Rock, this 16th-century tower is just north of long Pollan Strand and Ballyliffin Golf Club. The ruins are in bad shape so take care…

3. Doagh Famine Village

4.54 MILES

Set in a reconstructed village of thatched cottages, this open-air museum is packed with interesting tidbits about the tragic Famine of the mid-19th…

4. Donagh Cross

6.99 MILES

The intricate 7th-century Donagh Cross (also called St Patrick's Cross) stands under a shelter by an Anglican church at the west end of town. It's carved…

5. Fort Dunree

7.37 MILES

Fort Dunree is the best preserved and most dramatic of six forts built by the British on Lough Swilly following the 1798 uprising of the United Irishmen …

6. Banba's Crown

7.53 MILES

On the northernmost tip of Malin Head, called Banba's Crown, stands a cumbersome 1805 clifftop tower that was built by the British admiralty and later…

7. Straghill Strand

8.76 MILES

This remote and attractive beach is excellent for a walk and for views over Lough Swilly.

8. Ballymastocker Beach

9.04 MILES

Once named the second-most beautiful beach in the world by British newspaper the Observer, this tawny-coloured Blue Flag beach is a supremely fine place…

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