Slieve Rushen
Slieve Rushen rises to 404 m. Benbeg stands 539 m to the west-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Corneen, a peak 0.7 miles away.
The story
Slieve Rushen is a mountain which straddles the border between County Cavan in the Republic of Ireland and County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. It is also called Slieve Russell or Ligavegra (also Legavagra, Ligavagra). It has an elevation of 404 metres above sea level. OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 27A & 26. Grid Ref: H234 226. The mountain is made up of grey limestone with a cap of sandstone and shales and is extensively quarried by local companies. The surface is mostly covered with peat, conifer forests and grazing fields. The mountain contains several caves and swallow-holes including Pollnagollum (Slieve Rushen) and Tory Hole which are a popular destination for potholers, both situate in Legavreagra townland. It forms part of the Slieve Rushen Bog Natural Heritage Area [2]. A recent addition to the mountain is the Slieve Rushen Wind Farm for generating electricity.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q2974585, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 404 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Corneen: 0.7 mi
- Tonymore: 0.9 mi
- Brackley: 0.9 mi
- Ballynamaddoo: 1.0 mi
- Gortnavreeghan: 1.1 mi
- Border Buster Campaign: 3.5 mi
- A Tribute to the Borderbusters: 3.5 mi
- Kieran Doherty TD Cavan Monaghan Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Old Church: 5.1 mi
- Woodford Castle: 6.7 mi
- Toberpatrick: 2.6 mi
- Drumod Sulphur Spa: 3.2 mi
- Folly Well: 3.4 mi
- Spa Well: 3.6 mi
- Tober Patrick: 4.6 mi
- Russell Quay: 3.5 mi
- Ballyconnell Amenity Area: 3.5 mi
- Fairgreen: 3.8 mi
- International Fishing Centre: 8.4 mi
- Turbet Island: 8.6 mi
- Out-Doors and Dirty: 3.0 mi
- Florence Court Irish Yew: 7.7 mi
- Turf House: 7.8 mi
- Deer park viewing platform: 7.8 mi
- Crichton Tower: 7.9 mi
- Peace For All: 6.9 mi
- The Village Green: 13.5 mi
- Arch of Peace: 15.6 mi
- Deer & Fawn: 15.6 mi
- Inherit The Earth: 15.6 mi
- Daisy Hill Gardens: 3.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 4.0 mi
- Pleasure Grounds: 8.0 mi
- Belturbet Community Allotments: 9.0 mi
- Lanesborough Walled Garden: 10.7 mi
- Crom Visitors Centre: 8.4 mi
- Belturbet Heritage Railway Station Museum: 8.9 mi
- Sheelin Lace Museum: 9.9 mi
- Fermanagh County Museum: 13.3 mi
- The Inniskillings Museum: 13.4 mi
- Gubnafarna Cuilcagh Anierin Uplands Special Area of Conservation: 4.6 mi
- Moneensauran Cuilcagh Anierin Uplands Special Area of Conservation: 10.5 mi
- Hanging Rock and Rossaa Forest National Nature Reserve: 11.8 mi
- Devenish Local Nature Reserve: 14.1 mi
- Moneen Boleybrack Mountain Special Area of Conservation: 15.6 mi
- Pollnagapple Natural Arch: 5.6 mi
- Monastir: 9.8 mi
- Hanging Rock: 11.5 mi
- Carrignahasta: 12.3 mi
- Playgroud: 12.7 mi
- Tullydermot Falls: 5.5 mi
- Cascades Waterfall: 10.3 mi
- Creamery Waterfall: 16.2 mi
- Scardan Waterfall: 19.5 mi
- Blackslee waterfall: 22.5 mi
- Annagh Lough Beach: 11.8 mi
- Rynn Beach: 20.0 mi
- Field Study Park: 15.6 mi
- Green Lough Crannóg: 16.6 mi
- Marble Arch: 10.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Slieve Rushen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benbeg | WNW 284° | 539 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mullaghroe | W 269° | 398 m | 7.1 mi |
| Aghatirourke | NW 308° | 395 m | 7.3 mi |
| Tonymore | ENE 75° | 387 m | 0.9 mi |
| Corneen | S 188° | 379 m | 0.7 mi |
| Tullynahunshin | NW 307° | 372 m | 6.3 mi |
| Monydoo or Tonycrom | WNW 303° | 371 m | 5.4 mi |
| Benaughlin | NNW 327° | 370 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 17:57 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 21:09 | 22:08 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:45 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 08:49 | 14:59 | 16:09 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332373328
Take the scenic way to Slieve Rushen.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.