Doon Hill

Doon Hill (Irish: Cnoc an Dúin, meaning 'hill of the fort') is a volcanic plug in the townland of Bunowen More, in the barony of Ballynahinch, near Ballyconneely in County Galway, Ireland. The hill, which is 67 m high, is a prominent landscape feature on the Errismore peninsula. Fishermen use Doon Hill as a landmark to guide them into Bunowen Pier at Aillebrack.[citation needed] The Irish name for the hill, dún, means "fortress", possibly indicating an earlier fort on top of the hill.

At the top of Doon Hill are the ruins of a Napoleonic era signal tower (dating to c.1806) and a concrete watch post dating from the period of The Emergency (WWII).

Nearby, Bunowen Castle was built in the mid-1700s. Built on lands originally associated the O'Flaherty family, following the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, the lands at Bunowen were "transplanted" to Art Geoghegan, a landowner from County Westmeath. The Geoghegan family rebuilt and extended the original O'Flaherty castle, and remained in the castle until the mid-19th century.[citation needed] The castle was purchased by the Blake family in 1852, for use as a summer home. The castle, now in ruin, is owned by the McDonagh family.[citation needed] Near the castle are the ruins of a medieval church, a cemetery, and a garden.[citation needed]

53°24′54″N 10°06′55″W/53.4149°N 10.1152°W/ 53.4149; -10.1152