Dunlewey Lough

Lough Dunlewey Loch Dhún Lúiche
Location	County Donegal
Coordinates	55°03′03″N 8°14′08″W / 55.0509°N 8.2356°W / 55.0509; -8.2356Coordinates: 55°03′03″N 8°14′08″W / 55.0509°N 8.2356°W / 55.0509; -8.2356
Primary outflows	Clady River
Basin countries	Ireland
Surface area	14,000 acres (5,700 ha)

Lough Dunlewey (Irish: Loch Dhún Lúiche)^[1] is a lake in Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland. It gets its name from the area in which it is situated, Dunlewey. It sits under the tallest peak in Co. Donegal, Mount Errigal. It also has a crannóg.

The shores of the lake is home to a popular tourist centre, Ionad Cois Locha,(Gaeilge for Lakeside Centre), from where boat trips of the lake can be organised.

See also

• List of loughs in Ireland

References

1. ^ Placenames (Ceantair Ghaeltachta) Order 2004.