Well, I am nearing the end of my blogging journey around the
British coast, and this is the last headland before the border with the
Republic of Ireland. Poking out into the
mouth of Lough Foyle, Magilligan Point is a short distance from the Republic
and there is a year-round ferry to Greencastle on the other side. A short distance from the ferry crossing
point is a Martello tower built during the Napoleonic Wars to protect the lough
from those pesky French, but also as a defence against American privateers. Group tours of
the tower can be undertaken by arrangement.
The tower stands within the Magilligan Point Nature Reserve,
distinguished by its extensive system of sand dunes, the largest in Northern
Ireland. The flora growing among the
dunes attract a variety of insects such as bees and moths, including the rare
Scarce Crimson and Gold Moth, a variety of moth only found along this coast.
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Martello Tower, Magilligan Point - geograph.org.uk - 583940. Photo by Ross, via Wikimedia Commons.
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