Galtee Mountains

#463 among destinations in Ireland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Galtymore or Galteemore is a mountain in the province of Munster, Ireland. At 917.9 metres, it is one of Ireland's highest mountains, being the 12th-highest on the Arderin list, and 14th-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. Galtymore has the 4th-highest topographic prominence of any peak in Ireland, which classifies Galtymore as a P600, or "major mountain". It is one of the 13 Irish Munros. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 3011 ftProminence: 2946 ftCoordinates: 52°22'0"N, 8°9'0"W

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TipperaryIreland

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Galtee Mountains – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Galtymore, Lyracappul, Moor Abbey, Temple Hill.

1.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Galtymore
32 min walk • Galtymore or Galteemore is a mountain in the province of Munster, Ireland. At 917.9 metres, it is one of Ireland's highest mountains, being the 12th-highest on the Arderin list, and 14th-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list.
3.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lyracappul
84 min walk • Lyracappul is a mountain in Limerick in Ireland. At a height of 825 metres it is the second highest of the Galtee Mountains and the 29th highest peak in Ireland. Lyracappul is the second highest point in County Limerick.
5.9 miNW
Archaeological site
Moor Abbey
152 min walk • Moor Abbey Franciscan friary was founded in the 13th century in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is today a National Monument.
4.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Temple Hill
108 min walk • Temple Hill is a mountain in the Galty Mountains, in County Limerick, Ireland. In the Bronze Age it was a place of worship.
4.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Mitchelstown Cave
125 min walk • Mitchelstown Cave is a limestone cave near Burncourt, County Tipperary, Ireland. Situated 12 kilometres from Mitchelstown, County Cork, it became the first cave in Ireland to be developed for the public in 1972.
5.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Burncourt Castle
132 min walk • Burncourt Castle is a fortified house and a National Monument in County Tipperary, Ireland.
3.9 miNE
Archaeological site
St. Berrihert's Kyle
99 min walk • St. Berrihert's Kyle is an ecclesiastical enclosure and National Monument containing cross slabs, wheel crosses, high crosses and a cursing stone located in County Tipperary, Ireland.
6.8 miSE
Forts and castles
Shanbally Castle
174 min walk • Shanbally Castle was located near Clogheen, County Tipperary and built for Cornelius O'Callaghan, the first Viscount Lismore, in around 1810. It was the largest house built in Ireland by the noted English architect John Nash. The castle was acquired by the Irish Land Commission in 1954.
5.4 miNW
Archaeological site
Shrough Passage Tomb
139 min walk • Shrough Passage Tomb is a passage grave and National Monument located atop Slievenamuck, County Tipperary, Ireland.