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Cuilcagh

Cuilcagh, seen from above at true elevation

Cuilcagh rises to 666 m. Benbeg stands 539 m to the south, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Alteenagh, a peak 0.8 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 26 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
666 m

How to reach it

Coordinates54.20075, -7.81174

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • A Tribute to the Borderbusters: 5.2 mi
  • Border Buster Campaign: 5.2 mi
  • Old Church: 6.8 mi
  • The Ultachs: 7.0 mi
  • Killinagh Church: 7.3 mi
Peaks
  • Alteenagh: 0.8 mi
  • Aghatirourke: 1.0 mi
  • Benbeg: 1.6 mi
  • Alteen: 1.6 mi
  • Tullynahunshin: 2.0 mi
Springs
  • Iron Spa Well: 3.1 mi
  • Sulphur Spa Well: 3.2 mi
  • Sumera: 3.4 mi
  • Tullyhona Rising: 4.0 mi
  • Spa Well: 4.3 mi
Parks: 37
  • Fairgreen: 4.3 mi
  • Ultachs Memorial: 7.0 mi
  • Aggie's Fairy Trail Park: 8.2 mi
  • Russell Quay: 10.9 mi
  • Ballyconnell Amenity Area: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 36
Artworks: 25
  • Point of Contact: 9.7 mi
  • Danu: 14.1 mi
  • Peace For All: 14.5 mi
  • Triskele Mizmaze: 15.6 mi
  • Cloud Viewer: 17.6 mi
Museums: 13
Gardens: 11
  • Pleasure Grounds: 5.0 mi
  • Walled Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Daisy Hill Gardens: 11.1 mi
  • Ireland's Best Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Belturbet Community Allotments: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Tullydermot Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Cascades Waterfall: 4.4 mi
  • Scardan Waterfall: 13.5 mi
  • Blackslee waterfall: 17.5 mi
  • Roogagh Waterfall: 18.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
  • Gubnafarna Cuilcagh Anierin Uplands Special Area of Conservation: 3.2 mi
  • Moneensauran Cuilcagh Anierin Uplands Special Area of Conservation: 4.0 mi
  • Hanging Rock and Rossaa Forest National Nature Reserve: 5.5 mi
  • Moneen Boleybrack Mountain Special Area of Conservation: 8.1 mi
  • Devenish Local Nature Reserve: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Pollnagapple Natural Arch: 3.0 mi
  • Monastir: 3.4 mi
  • Hanging Rock: 5.3 mi
  • Carrignahasta: 5.6 mi
  • Playgroud: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Beaches: 2
  • Annagh Lough Beach: 19.4 mi
  • Rynn Beach: 21.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Marble Arch: 4.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.7 miles of Cuilcagh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BenbegS539 m1.6 mi
BenbrackSSW502 m4.2 mi
Benbrack NE TopSSW496 m2.9 mi
GowlanSSW492 m4.0 mi
Derrynananta UpperSSW479 m3.8 mi
MullaleamNE424 m3.1 mi
AghatirourkeNNE418 m1.0 mi
MullaghroeS398 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3517:5718:44
June solstice04:5821:1022:09
September equinox07:1718:4619:33
December solstice08:5014:5916:10

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/12485361031

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