Slieve Rushen

#393 among destinations in Ireland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Slieve Rushen is a mountain which straddles the border between County Cavan in the Republic of Ireland and County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. It is also called Slieve Russell or Ligavegra. It has an elevation of 404 metres above sea-level. OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 27A & 26. Grid Ref: H234 226. The mountain is made up of grey limestone with a cap of sandstone and shales and is extensively quarried by local companies. The surface is mostly covered with peat, conifer forests and grazing fields. The mountain contains several caves and swallow-holes including Pollnagollum and Tory Hole which are a popular destination for potholers, both situate in Legavreagra townland. It forms part of the Slieve Rushen Bog Natural Heritage Area. A recent addition to the mountain is the Slieve Rushen Wind Farm for generating electricity. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 1325 ftProminence: 1325 ftCoordinates: 54°9'7"N, 7°38'34"W

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CavanIreland

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Slieve Rushen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Killycluggin Stone, Magh Slécht, Brackley Lough.

4.1 miS
Archaeological site
Killycluggin Stone
105 min walk • The Killycluggin Stone is a decorated stone, found near the town of Killycluggin, County Cavan, in Ireland. Roughly cone-shaped and covered in Iron Age La Tène designs, it was discovered broken in several pieces, partly buried close to a Bronze Age stone circle, inside which it probably once stood.
5 miS
Archaeological site
Magh Slécht
128 min walk • Magh Slécht is the name of a historic plain in Ireland. It comprises an area of about three square miles situated in the south-eastern part of the Parish of Templeport, Barony of Tullyhaw, in the west of County Cavan.
2.9 miSW
Lake
Brackley Lough
74 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.