Magilligan beach lies in the north of County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, at the entrance to Lough Foyle. A huge 32 square km costal site, part military firing range, part nature reserve. A Martello Tower was built here in 1812, rather late in the British sequence, as the original plan for a fort at Magilligan point was impractical due to soft ground. A genuinely round tower mounting two 24 pounder (11 kg) guns, it has been beautifully restored but is normally locked. Donegal (Dún na nGall in Irish) is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. ... Lough Foyle (Loch Feabhail in Irish) is the name given to the estuary of the River Foyle. ... Martello towers are small defensive forts built by the British Empire at the time of the Napoleonic Wars. ...
Magilligan's depth of character is a result of its maturation in bourbon barrels for over 5 years.
Magilligan Irish Peated Single Malt Whiskey is distilled and bottled at Riverstown on the north east coast of Ireland.
Magilligan Peated traces its history back to the bygone era when Connemara farmers used, in the malting process, and for distillation fuel, hand cut peat from the west coast.