Muckish
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Muckish is a distinctive flat-topped mountain in northwest Ireland, known for its quartzite peak and prominence in the Derryveagh range of County Donegal.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
mountain ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation |
2185 feet
ⓘ
666 metres ⓘ |
| geology | quartzite ⓘ |
| gridReferenceIreland | approx. B9992 ⓘ |
| hasClimate | oceanic climate ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUse |
sand quarrying
ⓘ
silica sand mining ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
distinctive table-top profile
ⓘ
gentler southern approaches ⓘ steep northern slopes ⓘ |
| hasSummitFeature |
broad plateau
ⓘ
large cairn ⓘ trig point ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Derryveagh Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Errigal NERFINISHED ⓘ Tory Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWalkingRoute |
Muckish Miners’ Track
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muckish Mountain Track NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IrishName | An Mhucais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOn | Errigal–Muckish–Aghla ridge area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| listedIn |
Irish Hewitts
ⓘ
Irish Marilyns ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Donegal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ northwest Ireland ⓘ |
| material | quartzite ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Derryveagh Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Irish ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “the pig’s back” ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Dunfanaghy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestVillage | Falcarragh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Dunfanaghy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Falcarragh NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheephaven Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Donegal Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prominence | c. 300 metres ⓘ |
| region | Gaeltacht area of northwest Donegal ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
east of Dunfanaghy
ⓘ
southeast of Falcarragh ⓘ |
| topographicFeature | flat-topped summit ⓘ |
| tourism | popular local landmark ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hiking
ⓘ
hillwalking ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
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