Marble Hill, County Donegal Explained

Marble Hill
Settlement Type:Townland
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ulster
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Donegal
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:70
Timezone1:WET
Utc Offset1:0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:55.1736°N -7.9028°W
Elevation M:15
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Marble Hill [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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Dunfanaghy . . 6 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Cnoc an Mharmair/Marblehill . Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie) . 6 May 2022.
  3. http://www.myguideireland.com/marble-hill-beach Marble Hill Beach | Ireland Vacations | Ireland 2010