Slieve Na Calliagh
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Slieve Na Calliagh rises to 329 m. The Hill of Mael stands 295 m to the west, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Loughcrew Megalithic Tombs, a attraction 0.1 miles away.
The story
Slieve na Calliagh (Irish: Sliabh na Caillí or Sliabh na Cailleach, meaning 'the Cailleach's mountain') are a range of hills and ancient burial site near Oldcastle, County Meath, Ireland. The summit is 276 metres (906 ft), the highest point in the county. On the hilltops are about twenty passage tombs, some decorated with rare megalithic art, which were built in the 4th millennium BC. Also called the Loughcrew tombs, it is a protected National Monument and is one of the main passage tomb cemeteries in Ireland, along with Brú na Bóinne, Carrowkeel and Carrowmore.
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Wikidata Q7540441, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 329.0 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Carnbane West: 0.9 mi
- Mount Fortune: 2.8 mi
- Slieve Gullion: 2.8 mi
- Island: 3.3 mi
- Fennor Rock: 3.7 mi
- Oliver Plunkett memorial: 1.1 mi
- Loughcrew House portico: 1.4 mi
- Memorial Cross: 2.7 mi
- Moat Castle: 3.0 mi
- Keeper's Cottage: 3.3 mi
- St. Patrick's Well: 2.1 mi
- Holy Well (disused): 2.3 mi
- Saint Kevin's Well: 2.6 mi
- Saint Patrick's Well: 4.7 mi
- Saint Patrick's Well: 5.1 mi
- Munterconnaught Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Virginia lakeshore: 6.1 mi
- Killua Castle Deer Park: 7.6 mi
- Mullagh Playground: 7.9 mi
- Edwin Carolan Community Park: 8.2 mi
- Harp of Luth: 1.5 mi
- Saxophone frog: 1.5 mi
- Alice in Wonderland: 1.6 mi
- The “Drumcree” Sculpture: 7.8 mi
- Children of Lir: 8.9 mi
- Loughcrew Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Virginia Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Parnell Garden: 9.7 mi
- Tibetan Garden: 9.9 mi
- Chinese Garden: 10.0 mi
- Loughcrew Megalithic Tombs: 0.1 mi
- Saint Oliver Plunkett's Church and Tower House: 1.5 mi
- Zip Wire: 1.5 mi
- Zip Wire: 1.6 mi
- Causey Farm: 9.5 mi
- Cavan County Museum: 9.3 mi
- The GPO Exhibition: 9.3 mi
- Moynalty Steam Threshing Museum: 9.5 mi
- The Bailieborough Bridewell: 13.3 mi
- Mullingar Cathedral Museum: 17.8 mi
- Mullaghmeen Forest: 6.7 mi
- Green Lough Crannóg: 19.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- Rock of Curry: 8.9 mi
- Creamery Waterfall: 19.5 mi
- Annagh Lough Beach: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Slieve Na Calliagh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hill of Mael | W 266° | 294.6 m | 8.2 mi |
| Aghalion Hill | NNW 343° | 249 m | 7.5 mi |
| Carn | NNW 338° | 237 m | 8.4 mi |
| Ben of Fore | SW 225° | 217 m | 5.9 mi |
| Pollamalady | N 349° | 213 m | 8.9 mi |
| Aghaloughan | NNW 347° | 205 m | 9.1 mi |
| Murmod Hill | N 9° | 203 m | 7.6 mi |
| Seafin Hill | SW 220° | 202 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:55 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 21:05 | 22:04 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:43 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 15:01 | 16:10 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332373572
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