Seltannasaggart (),
[Tempan, Paul]
Irish Hill and Mountain Names
MountainViews.ie. also called Corry Mountain, is a low mountain near
Lough Allen
Lough Allen () is a lake on the River Shannon in northeastern Connacht, Ireland. Most of the lake is in County Leitrim, with a smaller part in County Roscommon. The lake lies to the south of the River Shannon's source, near the Iron Mountains ...
on the border of
County Roscommon
County Roscommon () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the province of Connacht and the Northern and Western Region. It is the List of Irish counties by area, 11th largest Irish county by area and Li ...
and
County Leitrim
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in Ireland; it is the highest point in Roscommon.
Geography
The mountain is the highest point of County Roscommon. It is part of the
Arigna Mountains and rises to a height of .
[ On the southern slopes are the remains of a ]promontory fort
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The oldest kno ...
and sweat houses.
Access to the summit
There is a wind farm
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and a quarry
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on the summit, which is easily accessible. The Miners Way trail passes over it.
See also
*Lists of mountains in Ireland
In these lists of mountains in Ireland, those within Northern Ireland, or on the Republic of Ireland – United Kingdom border, are marked with an asterisk, while the rest are within the Republic of Ireland. Where mountains are ranked by height ...
*List of Irish counties by highest point
This is a list of Irish counties by their highest point. These are most commonly known as county high points but are also sometimes referred to as county tops and county peaks. There are 32 counties in Ireland but in the case of 10 counties, ma ...
*List of mountains of the British Isles by height
This article provides access to lists of mountains in Britain and Ireland by height and by prominence. (See Lists of mountains below.) Height and prominence are the most important metrics for the classifications of mountains by the UIAA; with ...
References
Mountains and hills of County Roscommon
Highest points of Irish counties
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