Marble Hill, County Donegal

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Marble Hill
Cnoc an Mharmair
Townland
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Marble Hill beach
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Marble Hill
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 55°10′25″N7°54′10″W / 55.17361°N 7.90278°W / 55.17361; -7.90278
CountryIreland
Province Ulster
County County Donegal
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
  Total70
Time zone UTC0 (WET)
  Summer (DST) UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference C015372

Marble Hill (Irish : Cnoc an Mharmair) [2] is a townland on the north coast of County Donegal, Ireland. It is very near Dunfanaghy, being located on the shores of Sheephaven Bay, and is known for the popular Marble Hill Beach. [3] It is sometimes spelled in English as Marblehill instead of Marble Hill.

On 16 June 1942, during the Second World War, an RAF Lockheed Hudson landed on Marble Hill Beach. It took off from the beach again the next day following refuelling.

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References

  1. "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Dunfanaghy". Central Statistics Office (Ireland) . Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  2. "Cnoc an Mharmair/Marblehill". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  3. Marble Hill Beach | Ireland Vacations | Ireland 2010