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Sliabh an Iarainn

Sliabh an Iarainn rises to 585 m. Cuilcagh stands 666 m to the northeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Knockacullion, a peak 1.4 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 23 miles off.

The story

Sliabh an Iarainn (Irish for "iron mountain"), anglicized Slieve Anierin, is a mountain in County Leitrim, Ireland. It rises to 585 metres (1,919 ft) and lies east of Lough Allen and northeast of Drumshanbo. It is part of the Cuilcagh Mountains. The mountain was shaped by the southwestward movement of ice age glaciers over millions of years, the morainic drift heaping thousands of drumlins in the surrounding lowlands. Historically there were many iron ore deposits and ironworks in the area. Irish mythology associates the mountain with the Tuatha Dé Danann, particularly the smith god Goibniu. Sliabh an Iarainn is an important natural heritage site with exposed marine and coastal fauna of paleontological interest

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Wikidata Q21283190, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
585 m

How to reach it

Coordinates54.09255, -7.97204

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Knockacullion: 1.4 mi
  • Bencroy: 2.6 mi
  • Benbrack W Top: 4.8 mi
  • Cloghnacommerky: 5.0 mi
  • Bartonny Top: 5.3 mi
Springs
  • Saint Patrick's Well: 2.6 mi
  • Saint Patrick's Well: 4.8 mi
  • St Patrick's Well: 6.2 mi
  • Iskamillish Well: 7.1 mi
  • Saint Bridget's Well: 7.1 mi
Historic sites
  • The Ultachs: 2.9 mi
  • Saint Patricks Church: 4.7 mi
  • Prison (in ruins): 4.7 mi
  • Castle John: 4.8 mi
  • Site of Dernasmallan church: 5.4 mi
Parks: 35
  • Ultachs Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • Aggie's Fairy Trail Park: 6.9 mi
  • Corlona Bog: 8.6 mi
  • Oakport Green: 10.7 mi
  • Cootehall Riverdise Park: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 34
Museums: 16
Artworks: 13
  • Danu: 4.2 mi
  • Tonra Memorial: 10.6 mi
  • Street Art Tree: 10.8 mi
  • Madonna and Child: 11.3 mi
  • Triskele Mizmaze: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 10
  • Walled Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Community garden: 10.7 mi
  • Walled Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Bush Hotel Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Pleasure Grounds: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Carrignahasta: 5.6 mi
  • Carrignahasta: 5.6 mi
  • The Playground: 6.0 mi
  • Playgroud: 6.0 mi
  • Carrane Hill: 11.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
  • Moneensauran Cuilcagh Anierin Uplands Special Area of Conservation: 6.2 mi
  • Moneen Boleybrack Mountain Special Area of Conservation: 8.9 mi
  • Gubnafarna Cuilcagh Anierin Uplands Special Area of Conservation: 11.7 mi
  • Wildlife Area: 11.9 mi
  • Hanging Rock and Rossaa Forest National Nature Reserve: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Scardan Waterfall: 6.5 mi
  • Tullydermot Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Cascades Waterfall: 13.5 mi
  • Roogagh Waterfall: 22.9 mi
  • Glencar Waterfall: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Kilglas: 19.8 mi
  • Glenaniff Waterfall: 21.0 mi
  • Glenaniff Waterfall: 21.0 mi
  • Fowley's Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Hazelwood: 21.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Rynn Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Annagh Lough Beach: 23.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Marble Arch: 13.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Sliabh an Iarainn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
CuilcaghNE 41°666 m9.9 mi
CuilcaghNE 41°666 m9.9 mi
KnockacullionNNE 32°562 m1.4 mi
The PlaybankN 8°542 m6.2 mi
BenbegNE 47°539 m8.6 mi
BencroyNE 40°518 m2.6 mi
BenbrackNE 55°502 m6.2 mi
Benbrack NE TopNE 51°496 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3617:5818:45
June solstice04:5921:1022:09
September equinox07:1818:4719:33
December solstice08:5015:0116:11

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/332372800

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