Croaghgorm Explained

Croaghgorm
Other Name:Cruach Ghorm
Elevation M:674
Elevation Ref:[1] [2]
Prominence M:541
Listing:Marilyn, Hewitt
Translation:blue stack
Language:Irish
Location:County Donegal, Ireland
Range:Bluestack Mountains
Map:island of Ireland
Map Relief:yes
Coordinates:54.7542°N -8.081°W
Grid Ref Ireland:G948895

Croaghgorm or Bluestack [1] is a 674m (2,211feet) mountain in County Donegal, Ireland. It is the highest of the Blue Stack Mountains (or Croaghgorms) and the third-highest mountain in County Donegal.[1]

On 31 January 1944, during World War II, a Royal Air Force (RAF) Sunderland plane crashed on the mountain. Seven RAF crewmen from 228 Squadron were killed. Wreckage from the plane can still be seen on the mountain's slopes. A memorial plaque was unveiled in 1988.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://mountainviews.ie/mv1/summit/150/ Croaghgorm
  2. http://www.peakbagger.com Peakbagger