Raghtin More Explained

Raghtin More
Other Name:Reachtain Mhór
Elevation M:502
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:407
Listing:Marilyn
Location:Inishowen, County Donegal, Ireland
Map:Ireland
Label Position:right
Map Size:240
Coordinates:55.2059°N -7.467°W
Grid Ref Ireland:C339455
Type:manily of quartzite[2]
Easiest Route:from Mamore Gap

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Inishowen Area Raghtin More . . MountainViews . . 20 August 2015.
  2. Ireland, Fionn Davenport; Lonely Planet, 2010
  3. Web site: Raghtin More or Slieve Keeroge . Placenames Database of Ireland.
  4. Hiking in Ireland, Helen Fairbairn, Gareth McCormack; Lonely Planet, 2010