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Inch Island

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Location
  
Lough Swilly

County
  
Donegal

Elevation
  
222 m

Province
  
Ulster

Highest elevation
  
222 m (728 ft)

Population
  
448 (2011)

Area
  
13 kmĀ²

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Inch Island (Irish: An Inse, meaning "Island") ) is an island in Lough Swilly, County Donegal, Ireland.

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Map of Inch Island, Glack, Co. Donegal, Ireland

GeographyEdit

The island is around 5 square miles (13 square kilometres) in area. It lies off the Donegal coast near Burt and the start of the Inishowen peninsula; Inch island is connecetd to the mainland by a causeway road. The island's highest hill is at 222 m.

DemographicsEdit

The table reports data taken from Discover the Islands of Ireland (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the Census of Ireland.

Relevant buildingsEdit

The remains of a portal tomb with a nearby burial chamber probably constructed using parts of the original tomb is located near Carnaghan (SW part of the island). A 15th century castle stands on a cliff overlooking Lough Swilly. The island's Presbyterian Church is one of the smallest of the surrounding area (just some 14 families member of it); its catholic church, entitled to Our Lady of Lourdes, was built in 1932.

NatureEdit

Inch island is a well known birdwatching site with a relevant population of migratory and wintering birds. Bird species on the island include Greenland white fronted goose, whooper swan and greylag goose.

References

Inch Island Wikipedia