The lighthouse
On the headland.
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Fanad Head is the northern tip of the Fanad Peninsula on the north coast of County Donegal, Ireland, between Lough Swilly and Mulroy Bay, about 37 km north of Letterkenny in a straight line. A white lighthouse, one of the best known in Ireland, stands on it. The name Fanad comes from the Irish word «fána», meaning sloping ground. About 700 people live on the peninsula, around a third of them Irish speakers. It runs about 25 km from Fanad Head in the north to the town of Ramelton in the south. The tall white lighthouse and its small buildings stand on a green rocky headland above the ocean, with waves breaking on pink and grey rocks below. A narrow sea inlet cuts between the cliffs, and Donegal's mountains and distant islands line the horizon. Visitors stop on the road above the lighthouse for its famous view, and tours to the top run in season. Sunsets are superb, it is usually windy, and it fits well into a drive along the Donegal coast.
On the headland.
Between the cliffs.
Over the ocean.
Fanad Peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland
From the road above the lighthouse.
Yes, on a tour in season.