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Derry City Walls
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Eglinton
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom · Europe
About Eglinton
Eglinton works well as a base: 10 minutes from Culmore, 32km from Mamore Gap.
Eglinton is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, with about 3,800 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Culmore, about 6 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Eglinton?
Within an hour or so of Eglinton: Derry City Walls (9 km), Binevenagh (20 km), Gortmore Viewpoint (Manannán Mac Lir) (24 km), Mussenden Temple (29 km).
Are there any good drives near Eglinton?
The nearest famous roads are Mamore Gap, Causeway Coastal Route and The Dark Hedges.
Where is Eglinton?
Eglinton is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, about 6 km from Culmore.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 3,818
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 55.0167, -7.1833
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Eglinton
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Binevenagh
A basalt escarpment above Limavady with a small lake on top, used as the Dothraki grasslands in Game of Thrones.
20 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Gortmore Viewpoint (Manannán Mac Lir)
A viewpoint on Binevenagh above the Bishop's Road with a sculpture of the sea god Manannán Mac Lir looking out to Donegal.
24 km · about 30 min drive
photogenic
Mussenden Temple
Domed 1785 rotunda perched on a 36m cliff edge above the seven-mile strand of Downhill, built by the eccentric Earl-Bishop as a library. Part of the Downhill Demesne ruins; trains pass through the cliff directly beneath it.
29 km · about 35 min drive
film location
Downhill Strand (Dragonstone beach)
The seven-mile beach below Mussenden Temple is where Melisandre burns the statues of the Seven at Dragonstone.
29 km · about 35 min drive
mountain pass
Mamore Gap
Steep, narrow pass climbing to 260m through the Urris Hills of Inishowen, with a holy well and grotto at the summit and a plunging descent to the Atlantic at Urris. Part of the Inishowen 100 drive; low gears essential.
32 km · about 35 min drive
restaurant
Harry's Shack
Driftwood-styled National Trust beach hut turned serious seafood restaurant on the sand of Portstewart Strand, plating fish from local boats yards from the surf. Open year-round; you can park on the beach itself.
34 km · about 40 min drive
beach
Five Finger Strand
A wild Inishowen beach backed by some of Europe's highest dunes, named for the finger-like rocks offshore.
35 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Eglinton
- 20 kmBinevenaghA basalt escarpment above Limavady with a small lake on top, used as the Dothraki grasslands in Game of Thrones.
- 24 kmGortmore Viewpoint (Manannán Mac Lir)A viewpoint on Binevenagh above the Bishop's Road with a sculpture of the sea god Manannán Mac Lir looking out to Donegal.
- 32 kmMamore GapSteep, narrow pass climbing to 260m through the Urris Hills of Inishowen, with a holy well and grotto at the summit and a plunging descent to the Atlantic at Urris. Part of the Inishowen 100 drive; low gears essential.
- 42 kmMalin HeadThe most northerly point of mainland Ireland, with wild Atlantic vistas and a Star Wars filming location.
- 49 kmCauseway Coastal RouteNorthern Ireland's stunning coastal drive from Belfast to Derry passing the Giant's Causeway and dramatic Antrim cliffs.
- 53 kmThe Dark HedgesAn eerie tunnel of intertwined beech trees made world-famous as the Kingsroad in Game of Thrones.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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