Mackoght
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Mackoght rises to 555 m. An Earagail stands 751 m to the west-southwest, 0.9 miles off. Wild Atlantic Way passes 4.2 miles off.
The story
Mackoght or Macoght (from Irish Mac Uchta, meaning 'son of the mountain-breast'), also called Little Errigal or Wee Errigal (Irish: an Earagail Bheag), is a 555 metres (1,821 ft) high mountain in County Donegal, Ireland.
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Wikidata Q3366198, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 555 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- The Polduce · 12 mi
- Horn Head · 13 mi
- Manorcunningham view · 20 mi
- Ballymastocker Strand · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- An Earagail: 0.9 mi
- Aghla More: 1.6 mi
- Dooish SW Top: 1.9 mi
- Truskmore: 2.0 mi
- Ardloughnabrackbaddy: 2.1 mi
- Altan Tower: 1.1 mi
- Dunlewey Church of Ireland: 1.6 mi
- The Bridge of Tears: 4.7 mi
- Glenveagh Castle: 5.0 mi
- Tullaghobegly Church: 5.9 mi
- Magheroarty Beach: 8.1 mi
- An Trá Líona: 9.9 mi
- Carrickfinn Beach: 10.0 mi
- Killahoey Beach: 11.4 mi
- Marble Hill Strand: 12.2 mi
- Dunlewey Centre: 2.3 mi
- Glebe House and Gallery: 8.0 mi
- Master Sword in Stone: 8.3 mi
- The Tunnel: 10.7 mi
- Mc Swyne's Gun: 10.7 mi
- Kilmacrennan Celtic FC: 12.4 mi
- Ballymacool Park: 14.6 mi
- Foxhill open Park: 15.1 mi
- Strand Park: 15.2 mi
- Famine Memorial Garden: 15.4 mi
- Flute: 16.0 mi
- Metal Cello: 16.0 mi
- Letterkenny Heart artwork: 16.0 mi
- Flight of the Earls: 22.6 mi
- Reading Chaucer: 23.3 mi
- Doon Well: 10.8 mi
- St. Bridget's Wells: 12.7 mi
- Tobercrone: 15.6 mi
- Toberfinan: 15.7 mi
- Tobar Mháire Alec: 16.6 mi
- Dunfanaghy Workhouse: 10.7 mi
- Donegal County Museum: 15.4 mi
- St. Connell's Museum and Heritage Centre: 18.5 mi
- Ardara Heritage Centre: 23.0 mi
- Fort Dunree Military Museum: 23.9 mi
- Maumlack Corrie Headwall: 1.9 mi
- Inland Crag: 11.7 mi
- Narrow Zawn: 11.7 mi
- Main Wall: 11.8 mi
- Crohy Head Sea Arch: 16.8 mi
- Astelleen Burn Waterfall: 3.6 mi
- Crolly Waterfall: 6.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 5.0 mi
- Cutting Flower Patch: 23.3 mi
- McDonald's Outdoor Seating Area: 15.6 mi
- Rathmullan Wood Nature Reserve: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Mackoght. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Earagail | WSW 240° | 751 m | 0.9 mi |
| Slieve Snaght | SSW 194° | 678 m | 4.3 mi |
| Muckish | NE 41° | 667 m | 6.0 mi |
| Dooish | E 96° | 652 m | 2.6 mi |
| Aghla Beg (South) | NE 39° | 602 m | 2.5 mi |
| Drumnalifferny Mountain | S 187° | 596 m | 3.7 mi |
| Drumnalifferny Mountain NE Top | S 183° | 585 m | 3.4 mi |
| Aghla More | NNE 21° | 581 m | 1.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 17:57 | 18:45 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 21:15 | 22:16 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:46 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:56 | 14:51 | 16:06 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332372857
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