Gleniff Barytes Mine
Gleniff Barytes Mine is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 441 m. Truskmore stands 647 m to the northeast, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mine, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 3.9 miles off.
Barytes mining was carried out here from 1894 to 1979. In the site ther are ruins of the old buildings and of the cable way.
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fintra Bay Scenic Spot · 19 mi
- Slieve League · 22 mi
- Viewpoint Glengesh Valley · 25 mi
- Silver Strand Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Annacoona Top: 0.7 mi
- Dooneen South: 1.7 mi
- Benwiskin South Top: 1.8 mi
- Dooneen East: 1.9 mi
- Kings Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Mine: 0.0 mi
- Gleniff School Ruins: 1.2 mi
- Noble 6 Monument: 1.6 mi
- Memorial Francis Finn: 1.9 mi
- Baryte Mill: 3.0 mi
- St. Bridget's Well: 5.5 mi
- Lady's Well: 5.9 mi
- Saint Patricks Well: 7.6 mi
- Tobernalt Holy Well: 7.8 mi
- St Bridget's Well: 7.9 mi
- Grave of WB Yeats: 3.8 mi
- Drumcliff Graveyard: 3.9 mi
- Drumcliff Round Tower: 3.9 mi
- Atlantic Sheepdogs: 5.8 mi
- Model Niland Gallery: 6.1 mi
- Greenfort Park: 6.0 mi
- Salmon Point: 6.0 mi
- Doorly Park: 6.3 mi
- Peace Park: 6.5 mi
- Seaview Park: 6.8 mi
- Trawalua Strand: 6.2 mi
- Streedagh Beach: 6.7 mi
- Rosses Point Beach: 7.2 mi
- Ardtermon Strand: 9.0 mi
- Yellow Strand: 9.9 mi
- Countess Markievicz: 3.8 mi
- Salmon of Knowledge: 5.6 mi
- Suppose an Outcrop: 5.9 mi
- Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore: 6.3 mi
- grotto: 7.3 mi
- Spanish Armada Interpretive Centre: 5.2 mi
- Sligo Abbey: 6.3 mi
- Heritage Centre: 15.1 mi
- Belleek Pottery Museum: 15.5 mi
- Arigna Mining Experience: 22.6 mi
- The Devil's Chimney: 1.0 mi
- Glencar Waterfall: 2.1 mi
- Roogagh Waterfall: 13.9 mi
- Scardan Waterfall: 19.6 mi
- Blackslee waterfall: 23.5 mi
- Doneen West: 1.6 mi
- Carrane Hill: 16.8 mi
- Playgroud: 22.2 mi
- Carrignahasta: 22.7 mi
- Hanging Rock: 24.1 mi
- Hazelwood: 6.7 mi
- Fowley's Falls: 11.3 mi
- Glenaniff Waterfall: 11.4 mi
- Templeboy Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Moneen Boleybrack Mountain Special Area of Conservation: 18.8 mi
- RSPB Lower Lough Erne Islands: 19.7 mi
- Hanging Rock and Rossaa Forest National Nature Reserve: 23.8 mi
- Moneensauran Cuilcagh Anierin Uplands Special Area of Conservation: 24.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 7.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Gleniff Barytes Mine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truskmore | NE 52° | 647 m | 2.1 mi |
| Truskmore SE Cairn | ENE 59° | 631 m | 2.3 mi |
| Tievebaun | NE 38° | 611 m | 3.7 mi |
| Annacoona Top | NNW 340° | 597 m | 0.7 mi |
| Knockalongy | SW 232° | 544 m | 17.9 mi |
| Knockalongy North-East Top | SW 232° | 541 m | 17.3 mi |
| Benbulbin | WNW 285° | 526 m | 2.5 mi |
| Arroo Mountain | NE 56° | 523 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 17:59 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 21:13 | 22:13 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:48 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:53 | 15:00 | 16:11 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9061061254
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