Raghtin More
Appearance
Raghtin More | |
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Reachtain Mhór | |
![]() Raghtin More (left) as seen from Mamore Gap | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 502 m (1,647 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 407 m (1,335 ft)[1] |
Listing | Marilyn |
Coordinates | 55°12′21.24″N 7°28′1.2″W / 55.2059000°N 7.467000°W |
Naming | |
Language of name | Irish |
Geography | |
Location | Inishowen, County Donegal, Ireland |
OSI/OSNI grid | C339455 |
Geology | |
Mountain type | manily of quartzite[2] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | from Mamore Gap |
Raghtin More (Irish: Reachtain Mhór)[3] or Slieve Keeroge[3] is a mountain with a height of 502 metres (1,647 ft)[1] in Inishowen, County Donegal, Ireland. There is a megalithic cairn on its summit, which can be climbed from Mamore Gap.[1] From the summit there is a view of Lough Swilly and the coast stretching to Malin Head.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Inishowen Area Raghtin More". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ Ireland, Fionn Davenport; Lonely Planet, 2010
- ^ a b "Raghtin More or Slieve Keeroge". Placenames Database of Ireland.
- ^ Hiking in Ireland, Helen Fairbairn, Gareth McCormack; Lonely Planet, 2010
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