Fort Dunree by the Lough Swilly
I have been to various parts of Donegal and I must say that I really like the wildness of this part of Ireland. Large parts of the county of Donegal face the Atlantic Ocean and it is through thousands of years of constant pounding that the wild coast was shaped. However, not all of the beautiful scenery is by the Atlantic coast. There are also coasts which face large bodies of water inland. The Lough Swilly is a bit of a misnomer since it isn’t really a lough or a lake. It is officially described as a fjord or an inlet which was carved out by glaciers. These bodies of water are usually bounded by high cliffs on both sides as the ice carved out the land.
Walking Towards Fort Dunree
The Inishowen Peninsula is bounded on the west by the Lough Swilly. This makes this side of the peninsula quite spectacular with sea cliffs for which Ireland has an abundance of. From the town of Buncrana, I followed the route of the Inishowen 100, which is a driving route which goes around the peninsula. I was enjoying the view when I realized that I have visited this place before. A friend of mine brought me around Inishowen and it seems that this was one of the places which I was brought to. My next stop is Fort Dunree.
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