The R242 road is a regional road in Ireland. It is a road on the northern Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal.[1] The R242 is Ireland's northernmost regional road and leads to Malin Head.[3] The road forms part of the Wild Atlantic Way.[4]
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| Bóthar R242 | ||||
 R242 in Malin | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 15.1 km[1][2] (9.4 mi) | |||
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| From |  R238 at Drumaville, County Donegal | |||
| To | Slievebane (or Slievebawn) | |||
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| Country | Ireland | |||
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The R242 travels north from the R238 at Drumaville to Malin village. From Malin the road travels along Trawbreaga Bay before turning inland and northward. The R242 ends at the coastguard station at Slievebawn, but minor roads continue from here towards Malin Head. The R242 is 15.1 km (9.4 mi) long.[2][4]
References
edit- ^ a b "S.I. No. 54/2012 – Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012". Government of Ireland. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ a b "R242 to R242" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ Montgomery, Bob (19 September 2007). "Plenty to visit on the northern coast". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Wild Atlantic Way: Self-Drive Coastal Donegal". Fáilte Ireland. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
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