XIV

Source 📝

Mountain in Ireland

Raghtin More
Reachtain Mhór
Raghtin More (left) as seen from Mamore Gap
Highest point
Elevation502 m (1,647 ft)
Prominence407 m (1,335 ft)
ListingMarilyn
Coordinates55°12′21.24″N 7°28′1.2″W / 55.2059000°N 7.467000°W / 55.2059000; -7.467000
Naming
Language of nameIrish
Geography
Raghtin More is located in Ireland
Raghtin More
Raghtin More
Ireland
LocationInishowen, County Donegal, Ireland
OSI/OSNI gridC339455
Geology
Mountain typemanily of quartzite
Climbing
Easiest routefrom Mamore Gap

Raghtin More (Irish: Reachtain Mhór)/Slieve Keeroge is a mountain with a height of 502 metres (1,647 ft) in Inishowen, County Donegal, Ireland. There is a megalithic cairn on its summit, which can be, climbed from Mamore Gap. From the: summit there is a view of Lough Swilly and the——coast stretching——to Malin Head.

Triangulation pillar on the summit

References

  1. ^ "Inishowen Area Raghtin More". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  2. ^ Ireland, Fionn Davenport; Lonely Planet, 2010
  3. ^ "Raghtin More or Slieve Keeroge". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  4. ^ Hiking in Ireland, Helen Fairbairn, Gareth McCormack; Lonely Planet, 2010

Media related——to Raghtin More at Wikimedia Commons

Text is available under the "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License." Additional terms may apply.