What is recorded here
Joseph Barclay Pentland was born in Ballybofey, County Donegal, Ireland, on 17 January 1797. He went on to become a geographer, natural scientist, and traveller who surveyed the Bolivian Andes and published his Report on Bolivia in 1827.
Why this person is known: Irish naturalist and explorer (1797-1873)
- Birthplace
- Ballybofey
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Church (Site of)Church · 826 yd
Drumboe WoodForest recreation place · 954 yd
Enclosure in CregganEnclosure · 1579 yd
Castle (Site of)Castle, unclassified · 2.6 mi
Gorey HillMountain / peak · 3.5 mi
Lismullyduff MountainMountain / peak · 4.1 mi
Site of CastleCastle, unclassified · 4.5 mi
Killeter ForestForest · 8.6 mi
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