OPW Heritage Ireland places in County Donegal

3 OPW Heritage Ireland places to visit in County Donegal, including 2 castles, 1 historic site. Tick them off your checklist as you go, or see them on the map.

Doe Castle
Doe Castle
Castle

The MacSweeneys' fifteenth-century tower house and bawn on an inlet of Sheephaven Bay, free open grounds with display panels, the keep by pre-arranged guided tour; free for everyone, car park at the castle, no other facilities.

Donegal Castle
Donegal Castle
Castle

Fifteenth-century O'Donnell tower house with a Jacobean manor wing on the River Eske in Donegal town, restored in the 1990s; adult €5, free for English Heritage members, council parking in the town.

Newmills Corn and Flax Mills
Newmills Corn and Flax Mills
Historic Site

Restored nineteenth-century corn and flax mills on the River Swilly outside Letterkenny, with one of Ireland's largest working waterwheels, a film on linen and free guided tours; free, open mid May to early October, car park, toilets.

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