Raghtin More

Mountain in Ireland

Raghtin More is located in Ireland
Raghtin More
Raghtin More
Ireland
LocationInishowen, County Donegal, IrelandOSI/OSNI gridC339455GeologyMountain typemanily of quartzite[2]ClimbingEasiest routefrom Mamore Gap

Raghtin More (Irish: Reachtain Mhór)[3] or Slieve Keeroge[3] is a mountain with a height of 502 metres (1,647 ft)[1] in Inishowen, County Donegal, Ireland. There is a megalithic cairn on its summit, which can be climbed from Mamore Gap.[1] From the summit there is a view of Lough Swilly and the coast stretching to Malin Head.[4]

Triangulation pillar on the summit

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Inishowen Area Raghtin More". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  2. ^ Ireland, Fionn Davenport; Lonely Planet, 2010
  3. ^ a b "Raghtin More or Slieve Keeroge". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  4. ^ Hiking in Ireland, Helen Fairbairn, Gareth McCormack; Lonely Planet, 2010

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