Lissoughter
Lissoughter | |
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Cnoc Lios Uachtair | |
![]() Lissoughter from the southwest; the tallest peak behind it is Binn idir an da Log | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 401 m (1,316 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 336 m (1,102 ft)[1] |
Listing | Marilyn |
Coordinates | 53°29′01″N 9°43′07″W / 53.48358°N 9.718475°WCoordinates: 53°29′01″N 9°43′07″W / 53.48358°N 9.718475°W[1] |
Naming | |
English translation | hill of the upper ring-fort |
Language of name | Irish |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Lissoughter Location in Ireland | |
Location | Recess, County Galway, Republic of Ireland |
Parent range | Twelve Bens-Maumturks |
OSI/OSNI grid | L8596849524 |
Topo map | OSi Discovery 44 |
Geology | |
Type of rock | Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top bedrock[1] |
Lissoughter (Irish: Cnoc Lios Uachtair, meaning 'hill of the upper ring-fort')[2] at 401 metres (1,316 ft), does not qualify to be an Arderin or a Vandeleur-Lynam, however, its prominence of 336 metres (1,102 ft) ranks it as a Marilyn.[3][4][5] Lissoughter is an isolated peak, situated between the Twelve Bens and Maumturks mountain ranges, at the southern entrance to the Inagh Valley, in the Connemara National Park, in Recess, County Galway, Ireland.[5][6]
A quarry on Lissoughter's southern slopes (the Lissoughter-Derryclare quarry, named after the peak and the neighbouring Derryclare mountain), is a noted source of the green-coloured Connemara marble (sometimes called Connemara Lissoughter Marble).[2][7][8] As an isolated standalone peak, it is less frequented by hill-walkers, however, it is regarded for its views of the two ranges and the southern boglands of Connemara.[6][7]
Gallery[]
Lough Inagh and Lissoughter (back, right), viewed from Knockpasheemore
Lissoughter, viewed from forest in Recess, County Galway
Connemara marble from the Lissoughter quarry.
Bibliography[]
- MountainViews Online Database (Simon Stewart) (2013). A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins. Collins Books. ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7.
- Tim Robinson (2007). Connemara: Listening to the Wind. Penguin. ISBN 978-1844880669.
- Dillion, Paddy (2001). Connemara: Collins Rambler's guide. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0002201216.
- Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102.
See also[]
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- Twelve Bens, major range in Connemara
- Maumturks, major range in Connemara
- List of Marilyns in the British Isles
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Lissoughter". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ a b Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
- ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m". MountainViews Online Database.
- ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m". MountainViews Online Database.
- ^ a b Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7
- ^ a b Dillion, Paddy (2001). Connemara: Collins Rambler's guide. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0002201216.
Walk 20: Recess and Cnoc Lios Uachtair
- ^ a b Tim Robinson (2007). Connemara: Listening to the Wind. Penguin. ISBN 978-1844880669.
- ^ "CONNEMARBLE GREEN Irish marble". MarbleGuide.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
Connemarble Green is a green marble from Ireland (Derryclare, Lissoughter, Recess, Co. Galway, Connemara).
External links[]
- MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website, Lissoughter
- MountainViews: Irish Online Mountain Database
- The Database of British and Irish Hills , the largest database of British Isles mountains ("DoBIH")
- Hill Bagging UK & Ireland, the searchable interface for the DoBIH
- Marilyns of Ireland
- Mountains and hills of County Galway
- Mountains under 1000 metres