Grianan of Aileach
Located in County Donegal, Ulster Coordinates: 55°01′25″ N 7°25′37″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 231 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LDY City of Derry Airport17 km
- CFN Donegal Airport58 km
About Grianan of Aileach
Grianan of Aileach is a historic site. Location: County Donegal, Ulster. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is City of Derry Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Greenan Mountain and Cornamount.
Photos of Grianan of Aileach
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Burt Castle Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Grianan of Aileach
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 162 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (162 mm)
- Driest month
- May (79 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 155 | 113 | 121 | 88 | 79 | 89 | 102 | 120 | 136 | 161 | 162 | 160 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Grianan of Aileach
The nearest airport is City of Derry Airport (LDY), 17 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Belfast International Airport (BFS) (88 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 108 km to the southeast.
Airports
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 17 kmeast
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 58 kmwest
- Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 88 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 108 kmsoutheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 203 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 221 kmnortheast
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 274 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 287 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Grianan of Aileach
Within 100 km: 66 historic and cultural sites, 725 natural sites, 624 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km144 places
- Lisfannon Beach Beach 8 kmNW
- Island More Island 19 kmS
- Port Lough Lake 4 kmSW
- Mintiaghs Lough Lake 21 kmN
25–60 km640 places
- Island Roy Island 30 kmNW
- Portstewart Beach Beach 47 kmE
- Benone Beach Beach 39 kmNE
- Portstewart Strand Beach 45 kmE
60–100 km631 places
- Sheep Island Island 73 kmE
- Reedy Flat Island 83 kmSE
- Rathlin Island Island 83 kmE
- Rams Island Island 87 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Greenan Mountain Mountain, County Donegal0.1 km NW
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Cornamount Mountain, County Donegal1.1 km W
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Ardnamoyle Mountain, County Donegal1.7 km S
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Bogay Hill Mountain, County Donegal2.6 km SW
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Burt Castle Historic site, County Donegal4.8 km W
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Holywell Hill Mountain, County Donegal3.1 km SE
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Inch Wildfowl Reserve Natural site, County Donegal3.3 km N
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Sherriff's Mountain transmitter Landmark, Ireland4.3 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
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Bridge End Village, County Donegal3.4 km NE -
Manner’s Town Village, County Donegal1.5 km E
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Burnfoot Village, County Donegal4.1 km N
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Speenoge Village, County Donegal1.8 km N
More sights in County Donegal
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Fort Royal Historic site, County Donegal11 km NW
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Tropical World Attraction, County Donegal18 km W
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Doe Castle Historic site, County Donegal31 km NW
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Fanad Head Lighthouse Landmark, County Donegal31 km NW
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Tory Island Lighthouse Landmark, County Donegal59 km NW -
Glenveagh Castle Historic site, County Donegal35 km W
Sources & licences
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