R241 road | ||||
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| Bóthar R241 | ||||
 R241 between Moville and Greencastle | ||||
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| Length | 9.0 km (5.6 mi) | |||
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| From |  R238 at Moville, Inishowen, County Donegal | |||
| To | Shrove (or Shroove) | |||
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| Country | Ireland | |||
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The R241 road is a regional road in the north-west of Ireland. It is a coastal road on the eastern side of Inishowen, a peninsula in the north of County Donegal in Ulster. The road forms part of the Wild Atlantic Way. Part of the road is on the Inishowen Head Loop walking trail.
The R241 travels northeast from the R238 at Moville. The road travels along the western shore of Lough Foyle via Greencastle before ending near Inishowen Head at Shrove. The Shrove Lighthouses are located here. Originally built in the late 1830s, only the West Lighthouse remains operational. The R241 is 9.0 km (5.6 mi) long.
See also
References
- ^ "Main St to R241" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ "S.I. No. 54/2012 – Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012". Government of Ireland. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- "Wild Atlantic Way: Explore The Route". Fáilte Ireland. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- "Inishowen Head Loop". Fáilte Ireland. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- Davenport, Fionn; Le Nevez, Catherine; Quintero, Josephine; Ryan, Ver Berkmoes; Wilson, Neil (February 2014). Lonely Planet Ireland. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-7432-1840-2. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
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