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Lissoughter

Coordinates: 53°29′01″N 9°43′07″W / 53.48358°N 9.718475°W / 53.48358; -9.718475
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Lissoughter
Cnoc Lios Uachtair
Lissoughter from the southwest; the tallest peak behind it is Binn idir an da Log
Highest point
Elevation401 m (1,316 ft)[1]
Prominence336 m (1,102 ft)[1]
ListingMarilyn
Coordinates53°29′01″N 9°43′07″W / 53.48358°N 9.718475°W / 53.48358; -9.718475[1]
Naming
English translationhill of the upper ringfort
Language of nameIrish
Geography
Lissoughter is located in island of Ireland
Lissoughter
Lissoughter
Location in Ireland
LocationRecess, County Galway, Republic of Ireland
Parent rangeTwelve Bens-Maumturks
OSI/OSNI gridL8596849524
Topo mapOSi Discovery 44
Geology
Rock type(s)Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top bedrock[1]

Lissoughter or Lissoughter Hill (Irish: Cnoc Lios Uachtair, meaning 'hill of the upper ring-fort')[2] is a prominent hill between the Twelve Bens and Maumturks mountain ranges, at the southern entrance to the Inagh Valley, in the Connemara National Park of County Galway, Ireland.[3][4] With a height of 401 metres (1,316 ft), it does not qualify to be an Arderin or a Vandeleur-Lynam, however, its prominence of 336 metres (1,102 ft) ranks it as a Marilyn.[5][6][3]

A quarry on Lissoughter's southern slopes (the Lissoughter-Derryclare quarry, named after the peak and the neighbouring Derryclare mountain), is a noted source of the green-coloured Connemara marble (sometimes called Connemara Lissoughter Marble).[2][7][8] As an isolated standalone peak, it is less frequented by hill-walkers, however, it is regarded for its views of the two ranges and the southern boglands of Connemara.[4][7]

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Bibliography

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  • MountainViews Online Database (Simon Stewart) (2013). A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins. Collins Books. ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7.
  • Tim Robinson (2007). Connemara: Listening to the Wind. Penguin. ISBN 978-1844880669.
  • Dillion, Paddy (2001). Connemara: Collins Rambler's guide. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0002201216.
  • Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Lissoughter". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
  3. ^ a b Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7
  4. ^ a b Dillion, Paddy (2001). Connemara: Collins Rambler's guide. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0002201216. Walk 20: Recess and Cnoc Lios Uachtair
  5. ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m". MountainViews Online Database.
  6. ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m". MountainViews Online Database.
  7. ^ a b Tim Robinson (2007). Connemara: Listening to the Wind. Penguin. ISBN 978-1844880669.
  8. ^ "CONNEMARBLE GREEN Irish marble". MarbleGuide.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019. Connemarble Green is a green marble from Ireland (Derryclare, Lissoughter, Recess, Co. Galway, Connemara).
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