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Tievebulliagh
Sign in to saveTievebulliagh () is a mountain in the Glens of Antrim, Northern Ireland. It forms part of the watershed between Glenaan to the north and Glenballyemon to the south. It is situated about 4.4 km from Cushendall.
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- Instance of
- hill
- Part of
- County Antrim
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Elevation
- 402
- Image
- Tievebulliagh(AnneBurgess)May2007.jpg
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- Tievebulliagh
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- County Antrim
- topographic prominence
- 54
- historic county
- County Antrim
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Tievebulliagh () is a mountain in the Glens of Antrim, Northern Ireland. It forms part of the watershed between Glenaan to the north and Glenballyemon to the south. It is situated about 4.4 km from Cushendall.
==Geology== thumb|left|Porcellanite layer is the black rock above the hammer, and below the brown layer higher up the slope at Tievebulliagh Tievebulliagh is formed from a volcanic plug, the intense heat generated by molten basalt has given rise to the formation of a durable flint, porcellanite, which is found at the foot of the eastern scree slope of the mountain. Three small outcrops of porcellanite can be seen on the higher south-east slope.
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