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Tully Mountain (Ireland)

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For other places with the same name, see Tully Mountain (Ireland) (disambiguation).
Tully Mountain
Cnoc Leitreach
Highest point
Elevation356 m (1,168 ft)[1]
Prominence331 m (1,086 ft)[1]
Isolation6.81 km (4.23 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingMarilyn
Geography
Tully Mountain is located in Ireland
Tully Mountain
Tully Mountain
OSI/OSNI gridL67272
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

Tully Mountain (Irish: Cnoc Leitreach)[2] is a large hill north-west of Letterfrack in County Galway, Ireland.

Geography

The 356-metre (1,168 ft) high hill is visually striking, as it stands in a prominent position on the Renvyle Peninsula between Ballinakill harbour (South), Inishbofin (West) and the Crump Island (north). The summit hosts a small cairn and offers a panoramic view of the Twelve Bens, the Mayo coastline, Inishboffin and other islands.

Name

The Tully Mountain, as well as the Tully Lough, takes its name from Tully village, located on the north-eastern side of the mountain.

Access to the summit

The walk which leads to the summit does not require any special hiking hability.[3]

Archaeology

The area around the Tully Mountain is rich in pre-historic remains like a court tomb and a stone alignement between the mountain itself and Tully Lough.[4]

Conservation

Tully Lough and the NE slopes of the mountain have been designated as a candidate Special Area of Conservation under the EU Habitats Directive.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c MountainViews.ie
  2. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
  3. ^ Wal Connemara, web-page on www.walkconnemara.com (accessed on October 2014)
  4. ^ Ireland; Andy O`Halpin, Conor Newman; Oxford University Press 2006; pag. 221-222
  5. ^ Tully Lough cSAC, National Parks & Wildlife Service; on-line in .pdf on www.npws.ie (accessed on October 2014)

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