Slieve Corragh

Slieve Corragh is located in Northern Ireland
Slieve Corragh
Slieve Corragh
within Northern Ireland
LocationCounty Down, Northern IrelandParent rangeMourne Mountains

Slieve Corragh (SLEEV KORRA[needs IPA]; from Irish Sliabh Corrach, meaning '"rugged/pointed mountain"[2] or "sheep hill"[3]') is one of the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland.[1] It has a height of 640 metres (2,100 ft).[1]

Location

Slieve Corragh is one of the Mourne Mountains, and the Mourne Wall passes east–west on the mountaintop. It is part of the Slieve Commedagh massif, and Slieve Commedagh itself is placed on its east. On its west lies Slievenaglogh.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Slieve Corragh". MountainViews.ie. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023.
  2. ^ Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). Mountaineering Ireland. p. 150. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2023.
  3. ^ Canon H. W. Lett (April 1906). "Names of Places in the Mountains of Mourne". Ulster Journal of Archaeology. 12 (2): 77, 85. doi:10.2307/20566277.
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