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Glen Head Signal Tower

Glen Head Signal Tower

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Glen Head Signal Tower

Name: Glen Head Signal Tower
Rating: 2

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Location: Donegal, Ireland

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1. The Tower loop from Glencolmcille/Glencolumbkille

9.53km

02:55

330m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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4.9

(7)

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2. Glen Head Signal Tower – Ruined Stone Tower loop from Cashel

10.3km

02:58

250m

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

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5.0

(3)

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3. Glen Head Signal Tower – Slieve League Cliffs loop from Cashel

3.86km

01:17

200m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Mareike

August 3, 2021

This tower was built around 1800 and is still quite well preserved. It is high above steep cliffs from which you have a magnificent view over the sea.

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October 24, 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, 2022-11-04):
itsligo.ie/research/research-projects/stuart-rathbone
irishsignalstations.wordpress.com
arcgis.com/apps/Viewer/index.html?appid=de457106157e427f80e2711fc092b03e

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November 5, 2022

Stuart Rathbone (Glen Head Signal Station, 2022-10-24):
irishsignalstations.wordpress.com/2018/03/26/glen-head-county-donegal

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Elevation 220 m

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Location: Donegal, Ireland

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Glen Head Signal Tower

1. The Tower loop from Glencolmcille/Glencolumbkille

2. Glen Head Signal Tower – Ruined Stone Tower loop from Cashel

3. Glen Head Signal Tower – Slieve League Cliffs loop from Cashel

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