Port Salon

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Portsalon Pier and Lough Swilly (© MaxPride)
Beach at Portsalon

Portsalon ( Irish Port an tSalainn ) is a town in the town of Croaghross (Irish Creamhros ) in County Donegal in the far north of Ireland and the Republic of Ireland .

Portsalon is located on the western bank of the Lough Swilly inlet on the Fanad Peninsula in the far north of County Donegal, opposite the Inishowen Peninsula east of Lough Swilly. As to the administrative division, Portsalon is part of Donegal North East . The closest locations are Milford and Rathmullan .

Portsalon has developed into a popular seaside resort since the second half of the 20th century, not least because the beach south of Portsalon is one of the most beautiful beaches in Europe. As a result, a number of holiday homes were built in the region.

Individual evidence

  1. Creamhros. Retrieved July 30, 2013 .
  2. Map of Ireland (can be enlarged greatly) ( Memento of the original from February 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / cdn50.fansshare.com

Coordinates: 55 ° 12 ′  N , 7 ° 38 ′  W