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Horn Head Signal Tower Ruins

Horn Head Signal Tower Ruins

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Horn Head Signal Tower Ruins

Name: Horn Head Signal Tower Ruins
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Location: Donegal, Ireland

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Best Hikes to Horn Head Signal Tower Ruins

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1. Horn Head & Templebreaga Arch

9.75km

02:49

240m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Horn Head Signal Tower Ruins – Horn Head Cliffs loop from Creeslough

16.3km

04:38

370m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Dunfanaghy – Horn Head Signal Tower Ruins loop from Dunfanaghy

15.8km

04:30

360m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Mareike

August 3, 2021

During the Napoleonic Wars there was a tower here to warn the population in the event of a French invasion. Considering that this was over 200 years ago, there is still a lot to see.

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November 2, 2022

The Irish Times (“Ireland's Napoleonic-era signal towers”, 2022-10-15):
irishtimes.com/news/environment/ireland-s-napoleonic-era-signal-towers-1.1253929
“Ireland’s Napoleonic-era signal towers were central players in an early-19th-century communication system… 81 stations proposed in the 1804-6 plans …”
University College Cork (The Napoleonic-era signal towers, 2022-10-15):
ucc.ie/en/archaeology/research/projects/signaltowers
Stuart Rathbone (The Irish Signal Stations, 2022-10-15):
irishsignalstations.wordpress.com/the-irish-signal-stations

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November 2, 2022

Stuart Rathbone (Horn Head Signal Station, County Donegal, 2022-11-02):
irishsignalstations.wordpress.com/2018/03/27/horn-head-county-donegal

Engelivomann

July 21, 2022

Great view

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Frank

December 24, 2022

The path, if you can call it that, leads directly past the cliffs. We were here at Christmas and the floor was completely soaked with water. But the ruined tower was easy to reach. Highly recommended walk! Especially if you are completely alone there and there are no coaches blocking your view.

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Wolf Beyenburg

January 2, 2025

A beautiful place. In contrast to southern Ireland, such as Kerry, Donegal is quite original, the climate is much harsher and there are fewer tourists. It is more likely that you will find individual tourists here.

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Elevation 170 m

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Location: Donegal, Ireland

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Horn Head Signal Tower Ruins

1. Horn Head & Templebreaga Arch

2. Horn Head Signal Tower Ruins – Horn Head Cliffs loop from Creeslough

3. Dunfanaghy – Horn Head Signal Tower Ruins loop from Dunfanaghy

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