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National park in Ireland
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Glenveagh National Park is in the Derryveagh Mountains in County Donegal. It was established in 1984 as the third of the six National Parks of the Republic of Ireland.
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Baronial mock-castle built 1867-1873. The park beyond is free, open daily.
The park is 24 km northwest of Letterkenny. Follow N56 north to Termon then R255 west, signed for Dunlewey and the park, to come onto R251.
Read in the guideCars are not allowed beyond the Visitor Centre and car park (which has an EV charge point). From there to the castle is 3.5 km, so a 40-min walk would do it.
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