Murder Hole Beach
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Boyeeghter Strand[1] or Boyeeghter Bay, (Irish: Bá Íochtair[2]) commonly known as The Murder Hole Beach, is a beach situated on Rosguill, a peninsula located on the north coast of County Donegal in the north-west of Ulster, the northern province in Ireland.[3] The beach lies at the north-eastern end of Rosguill, being located near Melmore Head.[3] It has cliffs, hills, dunes, and small caves. When the tide is in there are two beaches, which merge into one when the tide is out.[4] Rough Island is a small tidal island located approximately 15 metres offshore. The beach is not suitable for swimming.[5][6]
The area is undeveloped with no direct road access,[7] and significant traffic issues were reported during August 2020.[8][9] Prior to 2022, beach access was possible only via a route across private land,[6][10][11] and an increase in visitors during 2018 prompted a local landowner to post a notice about access concerns.[12] By April 2022, another local landowner had built a carpark and spent several "months developing a pathway at Melmore [..providing access..] from a different route".[6]
