- Elevation
- 314 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- CFN Donegal Airport11 km
- LDY City of Derry Airport71 km
About Bloody Foreland
Bloody Foreland is a mountain. Location: County Donegal, Ulster. Elevation: 314 m. The nearest airport is Donegal Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Altawinny Bay and Lough Veigha.
Climate of Bloody Foreland
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 195 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (200 mm)
- Driest month
- May (97 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 200 | 142 | 149 | 104 | 97 | 101 | 124 | 139 | 162 | 198 | 195 | 196 |
How to get to Bloody Foreland
The nearest airport is Donegal Airport (CFN), 11 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 162 km to the east.
Airports
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 11 kmsouthwest
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 71 kmeast
- Islay Airport (ILY) Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute 141 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 162 kmeast
- Dublin Population: 1M 240 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 266 kmeast
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 276 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 332 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bloody Foreland
Within 100 km: 54 historic and cultural sites, 622 natural sites, 522 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km225 places
- Umfin Island Island 8 kmSW
- Tory Island Island 14 kmN
- Rutland Island Island 22 kmSW
- Inishkeeragh Island 25 kmSW
25–60 km496 places
- Island Roy Island 31 kmE
- Lisfannon Beach Beach 50 kmE
- Gull Island Island 45 kmSW
- Rooney’s Island Island 58 kmS
60–100 km477 places
- Portstewart Beach Beach 98 kmE
- Benone Beach Beach 88 kmE
- Portstewart Strand Beach 96 kmE
- Strandhill Beach Beach 99 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Brinlack Village, County Donegal2.6 km SW
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Knockfola Village, County Donegal1.3 km NW
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Meenlaragh Village, County Donegal4.9 km E
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Derrybeg Village, County Donegal6.2 km S
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Meenaclady Village, County Donegal2.6 km E
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Corveen Village, County Donegal3.5 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Altawinny Bay Natural site, County Donegal2.3 km NW
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Lough Veigha Lake, County Donegal2.2 km SW
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Bloody Foreland Natural site, County Donegal2.6 km NW
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Lough Aninver Lake, County Donegal3.1 km SW
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Ferry’s Lough Lake, County Donegal3.2 km E
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Inishsirrer Island, County Donegal5 km SW -
Magheraroarty Mountain Mountain, County Donegal4.5 km SE
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Cnoc na Naomh Mountain, County Donegal4.5 km E
More nature in Ireland
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Tievealehid Mountain, County Donegal7.2 km SE
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Dooey Natural site, County Donegal8 km E
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Inishbofin Bay Natural site, County Donegal6.3 km E
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Carnboy Natural site, County Donegal9.7 km SW
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Toberglassan Bay Natural site, County Donegal7.5 km NE
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Muckish Mountain, County Donegal17 km E
Sources & licences
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