Lough Finn

Lough Finn
Loch Finne
Location County Donegal, Ireland
Coordinates 54°30′04″N 8°03′25″W / 54.501°N 8.057°W / 54.501; -8.057Coordinates: 54°30′04″N 8°03′25″W / 54.501°N 8.057°W / 54.501; -8.057
Basin countries Ireland, Northern Ireland
Max. length approx. 5 km (3.1 mi)
Max. width approx. 0.5 km (0.3 mi)
Surface area approx. 2.5 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Surface elevation 169 m (554 ft)
Settlements Fintown

Lough Finn (Irish: Loch Finne) is a freshwater lough (lake) in County Donegal, Ireland. The lough, along with its neighbouring village of Fintown, was named after a mythological woman, Finngeal, who drowned in the lake after attempting to save her wounded brother Feargamhain.[1] The water from Lough Finn outflows into the River Finn.

Gallery

Fintown
Railway

Legend
Fintown
Fintown Lough
Glenties

See also

References

  1. http://www.dun-na-ngall.com/fintown.html County Donegal on the Net
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