Most reviewed Historical landmarks in Donegal, Ireland to visit (Updated December, 2023)

Most reviewed Historical landmarks in Donegal

Explore the city's most talked-about destinations, sorted by the number of reviews. The higher the position on the list, the greater the number of reviews for each place. Discover the pulse of Donegal through these extensively reviewed and popular spots. This list contains 20 places from Historical landmark category.

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Lough Eske Castle

Hotel

Elegant hotel in a restored 17th-century castle with a spa, an indoor pool and fine dining.

4.70 (1.8K reviews) (~4.76 km from centre)

Sligo Abbey

Historical landmark

Renaissance carvings, a well-preserved cloister and sculptured 1400s altar in a 13th-century friary.

4.40 (1K reviews) (~48.52 km from centre)

Dunlewey Church abandoned

Historical landmark

👍👍 The Taj Mahal is one of the seven wonders of the world and this is a symbol of love, devotion and loss. It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, it was a memorial to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal which was completed in 1653. Two hundred years later, anothe...

4.70 (346 reviews) (~40.64 km from centre)

The Model. Home of The Niland Collection.

Art gallery

👍👍 Brilliant contemporary art gallery in Sligo, that's free to visit. It houses the Niland collection, which focuses on the artist Jack B Yeats. The gallery has art exhibitions, performing art events and talks throughout the year. There's cafe, cinema and a shop in the building.

4.50 (287 reviews) (~48.27 km from centre)

Lisadell House and Gardens

Historical landmark

👍👍 Fabulous house, grounds and tour of Lissadell House. A significant and important piece of Irish history revolving around Constance Gore-Booth ( Countess Marcevix) and her family.

4.30 (248 reviews) (~45.71 km from centre)

Beltany Stone Circle

Historical landmark

👍 Free place to park the car for a handful of spaces. A short uphill walk to the site. The stone circle is to the left and the woods to the right. Doing both, walking all the way around both will take no more than 1 and a half hours, so plan your day accordingly. I didn't notice a bin and there was ru...

4.70 (210 reviews) (~39.12 km from centre)

Abbey of Donegal

Abbey

👍👍 A ruined monastic settlement on the river running to the sea. Not much remains of the monastery, and the graveyard that surrounds it has risen the level of the ground so high that the cloister windows are now half buried. But it is a calmly picturesque place. It is free to enter and gives great view...

4.40 (157 reviews) (~0.5 km from centre)

Rory Gallagher Statue

Historical landmark

👍 The Rory Gallagher Statue is located right in the center of Ballyshannon Ireland’s oldest town. Great little area to check out for those traveling around Ireland. You cannot miss the statue which is just across from the AIB bank and a one minute walk from the bus stops. If you are a music fan this i...

4.80 (151 reviews) (~17.68 km from centre)

Gleniff Barytes Mill Site

Historical landmark

👍👍 Lovely quiet walk by a fast flowing River. Well maintained paths with handrails at critical places so good for children.

4.70 (136 reviews) (~34.02 km from centre)

Donegal Town Diamond

Historical landmark

👍👍 The centre of the busting Town. A delight to the eye and a central compass to whats on offer. The trees add a cheerful festive Continental vibe. Gossip has it that the trees may be for the chop. Hope not, it would be civic vandalism at its worst. 5 star plus is my verdict on Donegal Diamond. (As lon...

4.50 (125 reviews) (~0.02 km from centre)

Constance Markievicz House

Historical landmark

😠 Terrible. The 3 middle aged women in the births,deaths & marriages section of the HSE couldn't be more dense, obnoxious and ignorant if they tried. Repeatedly terrible experiences made with them over the last months. Total disgrace that there isn't an alternative to having to use them.

4.50 (112 reviews) (~48.18 km from centre)

Kilclooney Dolmen

Historical landmark

👍👍 Enter through a grassy walkway to the left of the church. Little gates and steps will guide you down to the dolmen through a field a sheep and some donkeys further down. Fabulous dolmen.

4.50 (91 reviews) (~27.59 km from centre)

Famine Graveyard

Historical landmark

👍👍 A sad place to see. Thinking of the people and children that are buried there. It was nice to take a quiet very minutes to think of the people, and what they went through. But if u in Donegal town, please go and look.

4.10 (82 reviews) (~0.57 km from centre)

Creevelea Friary

Historical landmark

👍👍 Beautifully maintained ruins within a grave yard integrated between the walls.

4.60 (76 reviews) (~48.75 km from centre)

Dolmen Centre

Community center

👍👍 Unique, educational and a healthy walk thanks to local custodians - a must do!

4.60 (76 reviews) (~28.15 km from centre)

Famine Memorial

Memorial

👍👍 We were lucky enough to visit Ellis Island the month before our visit to Sligo so it completed a circle of the immigration story for us.

4.60 (69 reviews) (~48.44 km from centre)

EIRE 70

Museum

4.90 (62 reviews) (~24.57 km from centre)

Creevykeel Court Tomb

Historical landmark

👍 Interesting tombs to visit. Not very far to walk if you have anyone visiting that has trouble walking. Parking is close. It’s just a quick visit and you are back on the road. I am posting some pictures.

4.20 (50 reviews) (~31.72 km from centre)

Cloghanmore Megalithic Tomb

Historical landmark

👍👍 A spectacular example of a court tomb and easily accessed from the road. There is no real climbing involved with this one. The facility is very well maintained and attracts quite a few visitors. It is well worth the effort to stop by at this spot. The popularity of the tomb has led to several const...

4.50 (47 reviews) (~41.1 km from centre)

Kiltyclogher Heritage Centre

Heritage museum

👍👍 Who like Irish history, this is place is nice...

4.90 (39 reviews) (~33.4 km from centre)

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Most reviewed Historical landmarks in Donegal, Ireland