
Iron Mountains
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Cuilcagh () is a mountain on the border between County Fermanagh (in Northern Ireland) and County Cavan (in the Republic of Ireland). With a height of it is the highest point in both counties. It is also the 170th highest peak on the island of Ireland, and Ireland's only cross-border county top. Water from the southern slope flows underground until it emerges some miles away in the Shannon Pot, the traditional source of the River Shannon. The area is sometimes referred to as the Cuilcagh Mountains.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Cuilcagh
- Mountain.photo
- The Ulster Way to Cuilcagh - geograph-3762609.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Northern slopes
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 666
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 570
- Mountain.listing
- County Top (Cavan and Fermanagh), P600, Marilyn, Hewitt
- Mountain.translation
- "calcareous/chalky peak"
- Mountain.location
- County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland and County Cavan, Republic of Ireland
- Mountain.map
- Northern Ireland
- Mountain.map_relief
- yes
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location in Ulster
- Mountain.grid_ref_Ireland
- H123280
- Mountain.topo
- OSi Discovery 26
- Mountain.easiest_route
- Cuilcagh Boardwalk Trail (Stairway to Heaven)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- mountain
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Fermanagh
- Elevation
- 665
- Image
- Cuilcagh, Fermanagh - 33673331471.jpg
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- Commons category
- Cuilcagh Mountain
- topographic prominence
- 606
- historic county
- County Fermanagh
- native label
- Binn Chuilceach
- described at URL
- www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/cuilcagh-legnabrocky-trail
Sources (3)
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On the map
2 mapped locations
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