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Good sign for Inish Eoghain
tourists
12.12.11
by Caoimhinn Barr, Inishowen Independent
A €210,000 scheme will see more than 200 new signs
erected along the Inis Eoghain 100 tourist trail
next year.
The route, which is actually 101 miles long, will be
boosted by 201 bright new markers, pointing to 59
attractions across the peninsula from Burt Castle in
the south to Bamba’s Crown at Malin Head in the far
north.
To complete the ambitious project, the Inis Eoghain
100 will be broken into fifteen segments, each
beginning and ending at an attraction identified by
Discover Ireland. The Gaelic name of the peninsula
will be used to be clear, concise and in keeping
with Irish language regulations.
A consistent new Inis Eoghain logo will be used on
all the signs, which will begin at the traditional
route starting point of Bridgend. Driving clockwise
around the peninsula, attractions are signed and
numbered in the order that they are encountered by
motorists. |
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The scheme is designed
to encourage visitors to the peninsula to explore
more and dwell longer at an increased number of
attractions. The signs will highlight localised
attractions and point to others, giving distance
information.
The new markers will also be consistent with other
visitor information sources, pointing to attractions
promoted by Inishowen Tourism and Discover Ireland.
The attractions that will be signed under the new
programme include 6 castles, 13 prehistoric
monuments, 1 church, I mature reserve, 3 museum, 1
cottage, 7 viewpoints, 9 walking trails, 14 beaches,
3 picnic areas and 1 tourist office.
Attractions to be freshly signed include, among many
others: Inch Castle, O’Doherty’s Keep, Bocan Stone
Circles, Cooley Cross, Lecamy Sweat House, Malin
Well, Straid Church, Inishowen Maritime Museum,
Glenevin Waterfall, Ned’s Point, Swan Park and The
White Strand Bay.
The extensive project will require €182,000 for 201
signs and a further €28,000 for design, tender and
supervision costs. It is expected that all works
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