Mullaghcarn () is a

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in the southwest

Sperrins The Sperrins or Sperrin Mountains () are a range of mountains in Northern Ireland and one of the largest upland areas in Northern Ireland. The range stretches from Strabane eastwards to Slieve Gallion in Desertmartin and north towards Limavad ...

County Tyrone County Tyrone (; ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland. It is no longer used as an administrative division for local government but retain ...

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. North ...

. The peak reaches a height of 542 m (1778 ft), and is the 370th highest in

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. Mullaghcarn is in the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area, on the edge of Gortin Glen Forest Park, and is the most southerly peak in the Sperrins. It is northeast of

Omagh Omagh (; from ga, An Ómaigh , meaning 'the virgin plain') is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule. Northern Ireland's capital city Belfast is 68 m ...

, and is south of Gortin.

Nature

Mullaghcarn is steep, and has a rocky summit. The west of the mountain is home to

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s. "Acid" grassland is the most common on Mullaghcarn, and peat is not especially common, due to the draining of the eastern mountain. Heather is most common on the northern slopes. The

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can be found on

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around Mullaghcarn.

History

Mullaghcarn was home to firing ranges during

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. These were used by the police and

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soldiers stationed in the area.

Gallery

File:Mullaghcarn Summit - geograph.org.uk - 556865.jpg, The summit of Mullaghcarn from above File:Mullaghcarn Summit- detail - geograph.org.uk - 556867.jpg, The summit of Mullaghcarn from above File:Mullaghcarn Mountain.jpg, Looking east from summit, towards the cairn, two

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masts and

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References

Mountains and hills of County Tyrone Marilyns of Northern Ireland {{Tyrone-geo-stub