Dunree

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{{Use Irish English|date=April 2021}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Dunree

|native_name = {{pad top italic|An Dún Riabhach}}

|settlement_type = Townland

|image_skyline = Dunree Head.jpg

|image_caption = Dunree Head and lighthouse

|pushpin_map = Ireland

|pushpin_label_position = right

|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

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 0.87

|timezone1 = WET

|utc_offset1 = +0

|timezone1_DST = IST (WEST)

|utc_offset1_DST = -1

|coordinates = {{coord|55.197|-7.548|dim:100000_region:IE|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|blank_name = Irish Grid Reference

|blank_info = {{iem4ibx|C287390}}

|footnotes =

}}

Dunree ({{irish place name|An Dún Riabhach|grey (or streaked) fort}}){{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/15168.aspx | publisher = Placenames Database of Ireland | website = logainm.ie | title = An Dún Riabhach / Dunree | accessdate = 14 January 2021 }} is a townland in north-west Inishowen, in County Donegal, Ireland. Part of the civil parish of Desertegney, the townland has an area of approximately {{convert|0.8|km2|sigfig=1}},{{cite web|url = https://www.townlands.ie/donegal/inishowen-west/desertegny/desertegny/dunree/ | website = townlands.ie | title = Dunree Townland, Co. Donegal | accessdate = 14 January 2021 }} and had a population of 33 people as of the 2011 census.{{cite web|url = https://data.gov.ie/dataset/gal-population-by-private-households-occupied-and-vacancy-rate-by-townlands-censusyear-and-statistic | publisher = Central Statistics Office | website = data.gov.ie | title = CD154 - Donegal Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate by Townlands, CensusYear and Statistic | accessdate = 14 January 2021 }}

The area, which lies on the shore of Lough Swilly, has a number of tourist attractions such as Dunree Beach, Dunree Lighthouse (which was built in the 1870s),{{cite web|url = https://www.irishlights.ie/tourism/our-lighthouses/dunree.aspx | publisher = Commissioners of Irish Lights | title = Dunree Lighthouse | accessdate = 14 January 2021 }} and Fort Dunree. Fort Dunree is a military museum located on Dunree Head about seven miles north of Buncrana. The museum houses a display of military memorabilia and artefacts as well as several large guns from the twentieth century. Next to the fort is Dunree Beach, which tourists and visitors use for parking.{{fact|date=January 2021}}