Sliabh an Iarainn

#156 among destinations in Ireland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Sliabh an Iarainn, anglicized Slieve Anierin, is a large hill in County Leitrim, Ireland. It rises to 585 metres and lies east of Lough Allen and northeast of Drumshanbo. Its present form evolved from the southwestward movement of ice age glaciers over millions of years, the morainic drift heaping thousands of drumlins in the surrounding lowlands. Historically there were many iron ore deposits and ironworks in the area. Irish mythology associates the mountain with the Tuatha Dé Danann, particularly the smith god Goibniu. Sliabh an Iarainn is an important natural heritage site with exposed marine and coastal fauna of paleontological interest ()

Elevation: 1919 ftProminence: 804 ftCoordinates: 54°5'33"N, 7°58'20"W

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LeitrimIreland

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Sliabh an Iarainn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lough Scur, Lough Allen, Carrickaport lough, Drumshanbo.

4.6 miS
Lake, Archaeological site
Lough Scur
117 min walk • Lough Scur is a freshwater lake in south County Leitrim, northwest Ireland. It is part of the Shannon–Erne Waterway. There have been Human settlements here since the New Stone Age. Modern features include quays and moorings.
4.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Allen
104 min walk • Lough Allen is a lake on the River Shannon in northeastern Connacht, Ireland. Most of the lake is in County Leitrim, with a smaller part in County Roscommon.
4.3 miS
Lake, Archaeological site
Carrickaport lough
111 min walk • Carrickaport lough is a freshwater lake in Kiltubrid parish, south County Leitrim, northwest Ireland. Drumcong village, and Lough Scur, lie nearby. Carrickaport lough is known for quality bream and pike fishing.
4.2 miSW
Town
Drumshanbo
107 min walk • Drumshanbo is a small town situated in the heart of County Leitrim, Ireland. Drumshanbo is surrounded by a scenic area of soft rolling hills, woodlands, lakes and the Sliabh an Iarainn and Arigna mountains.
5.8 miSE
Lake
St. John's Lough
149 min walk • St. John's Lough, also known as St. John's Lake, is an irregularly shaped freshwater lake located in south County Leitrim, in northwest of Ireland. The lake forms part of the wider Shannon–Erne Waterway tourist attraction.
5.1 miSE
Lake
Lough Conway
130 min walk • Lough Conway is a very small freshwater lake in northwest Ireland.

Sliabh an Iarainn

Facts and practical information

Sliabh an Iarainn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Lough Scur

Lough Allen

Carrickaport lough

Drumshanbo

St. John's Lough

Lough Conway