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.
Marble Hill
Cnoc an Mharmair | |
|---|---|
Townland | |
 Marble Hill beach | |
  Marble Hill Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 55°10′25″N 7°54′10″W / 55.17361°N 7.90278°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 70 |
| Time zone | UTC0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | C015372 |
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.
References
edit- ^ "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Dunfanaghy". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Cnoc an Mharmair/Marblehill". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ Marble Hill Beach | Ireland Vacations | Ireland 2010
- Aircraft landings in Ireland 1939 - 46 Archived 1 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine
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