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.

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Muckish canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
mountain ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Errigal ⓘ
Tory Island ⓘ
hasWalkingRoute Muckish Miners’ Track ⓘ
Muckish Mountain Track ⓘ
IrishName An Mhucais ⓘ
isOn Errigal–Muckish–Aghla ridge area ⓘ
listedIn Irish Hewitts ⓘ
Irish Marilyns ⓘ
locatedIn County Donegal ⓘ
Ulster ⓘ
northwest Ireland ⓘ
material quartzite ⓘ
mountainRange Derryveagh Mountains ⓘ
nameLanguage Irish ⓘ
nameMeaning “the pig’s back” ⓘ
nearestTown Dunfanaghy ⓘ
nearestVillage Falcarragh ⓘ
overlooks Dunfanaghy ⓘ
Falcarragh ⓘ
Sheephaven Bay ⓘ
partOf Donegal Highlands ⓘ
linked to: Donegal hills
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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