Inishowen Head, 2009-10-05

The walk is number 45 in Paddy Dillon, Irish Coastal Walks, Cicerone Press, 1999. Hardly a hill walk, all on tarmac or gravel path.

The walk (2009-10-05) took two and a half hours at a very leisurely pace. Temperature about 12--16 degrees.

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Moville at dawn
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Greencastle and North Antrim Coast
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Greencastle, Magilligan Point and Binevenagh
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Start of walk, the junction just above Dunagree Point
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White Bay, Dunagree Point and Binevenagh
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Strove, Binevenagh, Magilligan Point
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North Antrim Coast: Benbane Head (Giant's Causeway), Rathlin
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Information panel at Inishowen Head; note erroneous You are here
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WW II Coastal Oberservation station above Portkill; looking N.W. at Croackalaghta with full moon showing above
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Portkill
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Portkill
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Looking back along the path --- South East
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Glengad Head on the left; Inishtrahull Island, the white speck on the horizon about one fifth in from the right is its lighthouse
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After turning left (S.W.) just above Balbane Head
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Glengad Head on the left; Inishtrahull Island, the white speck on the horizon about one fifth in from the right is its lighthouse
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R-L: Glengad Head and Malin Head; then at mid-left (R-L) Binion (Ballyliffin), Dunaff Head, and Raghtin
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Near the summit of the walk, Crocknasmug
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Looking East at the mouth of the River Bann
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Back at Stroove

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