Ramelton (rə-MEL-tun; Irish: Ráth Mealtain),[2] also Rathmelton, is a town and townland in County Donegal, Ireland.

The town is named from Ráth Mealtain, (Irish for "the fort of Mealtan"), an early Gaelic chieftain.

The fort is said to lie under the ruins of a medieval castle of the O'Donnells, the ruling family of West Donegal before their exile to mainland Europe in 1607.

[citation needed] Ramelton was settled by English and Scots planters during the Ulster Plantation of the 17th century and is the site of the oldest Presbyterian church in Ireland.

Local Link number 300 runs between Letterkenny, Ramelton and Fanad Lighthouse, via Rathmullan, Kerrykeel, Portsalon and Ballylar;[7] and the number 974, operated by Patrick Gallagher Travel, runs between Letterkenny, Ramelton and Downings, via Milford, Cranford, Glen and Carrigart.