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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

Historic sites
Springs
  • St. Patrick's Well: 3.2 mi
  • Holy Well: 5.1 mi
  • St. Bridget's Well: 5.6 mi
  • Tobernagreaghta: 5.6 mi
  • Toberpatrick: 6.0 mi
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
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
Museums: 9
Gardens: 6
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 HillENE331 m15.7 mi
Kilronan MountainN329 m24.8 mi
Curlew MountainsNW255 m22.7 mi
LugganammerNE190 m20.4 mi
SheemoreN178 m19.0 mi
Mount MarySW164 m16.7 mi
DrumhalryNE150 m23.4 mi
Scrabby HillENE126 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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