Cuilcagh

#146 among destinations in Ireland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Cuilcagh is a mountain on the border between County Fermanagh and County Cavan. With a height of 665 metres it is the highest point in both counties. It is also the 170th highest peak on the island of Ireland, and Ireland's only cross-border county top. Water from the southern slope flows underground until it emerges some miles away in the Shannon Pot, the traditional source of the River Shannon. The area is sometimes referred to as the Cuilcagh Mountains. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 2182 ftProminence: 1870 ftCoordinates: 54°12'3"N, 7°48'42"W

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CavanIreland

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Cuilcagh – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Shannon Pot, Calf House, Brackley Lough.

4.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Shannon Pot
126 min walk • Shannon Pot or Legnashinna is a pool in the karst landscape in the townland of Derrylahan near Cuilcagh Mountain in County Cavan, Ireland. An aquifer-fed naturally fluctuating pool, it is the traditional source of the River Shannon. The pool itself is about 16 m wide, and has been dived to −14.6 metres.
5.3 miNW
Memorial
Calf House
136 min walk • The Calf House or Druid's Altar is a portal tomb or dolmen in Burren Forest, County Cavan, Ireland. It dates from Neolithic times. It is located close to the Giant's Leap wedge tomb.
6.3 miSE
Lake
Brackley Lough
160 min walk • Brackley Lough or Lough Brackley is a lake in County Cavan, Ireland, found to the west of the N87. It feeds into the River Blackwater, County Cavan.