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Slieve Bawn

Slieve Bawn rises to 316 m. Corn Hill stands 331 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Patrick's Well, a spring 3.2 miles away. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Slieve Bawn or Sliabh Bághna (meaning "Mountain of Bághna", ancient Firbolg chieftain) is a hill in County Roscommon, Ireland. It lies between Strokestown (to the northwest) and Ballyleague (to the southeast). It is the third-highest point in the county, after Kilronan Mountain and Seltannasaggart.

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Wikidata Q7540423, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
315.6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates53.71940, -8.07044

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • St. Patrick's Well: 3.2 mi
  • Holy Well: 5.1 mi
  • St. Bridget's Well: 5.6 mi
  • Tobernagreaghta: 5.6 mi
  • St. Patrick's Well: 5.7 mi
Historic sites
Peaks: 25
  • Hangman's Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Corn Hill: 15.7 mi
  • Mount Mary: 16.7 mi
  • Dooghery: 16.9 mi
  • Mullafoore: 17.3 mi
Artworks: 11
Museums: 10
Parks: 10
  • Green: 10.0 mi
  • Mill Race Park: 14.5 mi
  • Corlona Bog: 17.5 mi
  • Riverview park: 18.3 mi
  • Coothall Quays and Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
Attractions: 9
Gardens: 9
Picnic sites: 2
  • Kilglas: 6.3 mi
  • Angling Visitor Conference Center: 12.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Rynn Beach: 14.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Slieve Bawn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Corn HillENE 67°331.4 m15.7 mi
Kilronan MountainN 353°329 m24.8 mi
Curlew MountainsNW 326°255 m22.7 mi
LugganammerNE 45°190 m20.4 mi
SheemoreN 7°178 m19.0 mi
Mount MarySW 232°164 m16.7 mi
DrumhalryNE 55°150 m23.4 mi
Scrabby HillENE 63°126 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3617:5918:45
June solstice05:0221:0922:07
September equinox07:1818:4719:34
December solstice08:4815:0516:14

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/332373558

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