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Gleniff Barytes Mine

Gleniff Barytes Mine from directly overhead

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

Coordinates54.35539, -8.41363

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • 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
Peaks
  • 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
Attractions: 22
Parks: 16
  • 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
Beaches: 13
Artworks: 12
Cliffs: 7
  • Doneen West: 1.6 mi
  • Carrane Hill: 16.8 mi
  • Playgroud: 22.2 mi
  • The Playground: 22.2 mi
  • Carrignahasta: 22.7 mi
Museums: 6
Waterfalls: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • Hazelwood: 6.7 mi
  • Fowley's Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Glenaniff Waterfall: 11.4 mi
  • Glenaniff Waterfall: 11.4 mi
  • Templeboy Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
Nature reserves: 4
  • 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
Gardens: 2

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TruskmoreNE 52°647 m2.1 mi
Truskmore SE CairnENE 59°631 m2.3 mi
TievebaunNE 38°611 m3.7 mi
Annacoona TopNNW 340°597 m0.7 mi
KnockalongySW 232°544 m17.9 mi
Knockalongy North-East TopSW 232°541 m17.3 mi
BenbulbinWNW 285°526 m2.5 mi
Arroo MountainNE 56°523 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3717:5918:47
June solstice04:5921:1322:13
September equinox07:2018:4819:35
December solstice08:5315:0016:11

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9061061254

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