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
- 23.2 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Knockacullion: 1.4 mi
- Bencroy: 2.6 mi
- Benbrack W Top: 4.8 mi
- Cloghnacommerky: 5.0 mi
- Bartonny Top: 5.3 mi
- 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
- Saint Patrick's Well: 2.6 mi
- St Patrick's Well: 6.2 mi
- Iskamillish Well: 7.1 mi
- Saint Bridget's Well: 7.1 mi
- Saint Kieran's Well: 7.3 mi
- 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
- Arigna Mining Experience: 6.1 mi
- Out-Doors and Dirty: 11.0 mi
- Swan Island pet farm: 11.1 mi
- Moon River: 11.5 mi
- Cavan Burren: 12.4 mi
- Arigna Mining Experience: 6.1 mi
- Connaght Rangers: 15.7 mi
- Cavan & Leitrim Railway: 16.3 mi
- North Midland Transport Collection: 16.6 mi
- Heritage Centre: 18.4 mi
- 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
- Walled Garden: 8.7 mi
- Bush Hotel Garden: 11.3 mi
- Pleasure Grounds: 14.9 mi
- Daisy Hill Gardens: 15.9 mi
- Belturbet Community Allotments: 21.5 mi
- Carrignahasta: 5.6 mi
- Playgroud: 6.0 mi
- Carrane Hill: 11.2 mi
- Pollnagapple Natural Arch: 12.5 mi
- Monastir: 12.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- Kilglas: 19.8 mi
- Glenaniff Waterfall: 21.0 mi
- Fowley's Falls: 21.0 mi
- Hazelwood: 21.6 mi
- Rynn Beach: 14.8 mi
- Annagh Lough Beach: 23.5 mi
- Marble Arch: 13.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Sliabh an Iarainn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuilcagh | NE 41° | 666 m | 9.9 mi |
| Knockacullion | NNE 32° | 562 m | 1.4 mi |
| The Playbank | N 8° | 542 m | 6.2 mi |
| Benbeg | NE 47° | 539 m | 8.6 mi |
| Bencroy | NE 40° | 518 m | 2.6 mi |
| Benbrack | NE 55° | 502 m | 6.2 mi |
| Benbrack NE Top | NE 51° | 496 m | 7.4 mi |
| Gowlan | ENE 57° | 492 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 17:58 | 18:45 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 21:10 | 22:09 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:47 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:50 | 15:01 | 16:11 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332372800
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