Burt, County Donegal

Burt (Irish: An Bheart)[1] is a parish in County Donegal, Ireland, on the main road between Letterkenny and Derry.

From Grianán hill you can see the extent of the reclaimed land at Inch Level which was enclosed by three embankments in 1856.

[4] Travellers along the main N13 road from Derry to Letterkenny also see the remains of the Burt Distillery with its stone chimney, in use during the 18th and 19th centuries at Bohullion.

Burt Castle (Irish: Caisleán Bhirt) stands on top of Castlehill and dates from 16th century; it has strong connections with the O'Doherty clan.

Andrew Ferguson Sen the second Presbyterian minister of Burt 1690 to 1725 and also his son Rev.

A view of Burt from Grianán of Aileach