Glenshane Pass
The Glenshane Pass is a major mountain pass cutting through the Sperrin Mountains in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is in the townland of Glenshane Pass on the main Derry to Belfast route, the A6.Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moneyneany and Maghera.
Moneyneany
Locality
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Moneyneany or Moneyneena is a small village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 162. It is situated within the Mid-Ulster District. Moneyneany is situated 4 miles southwest of Glenshane Pass.
Maghera
Town
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Maghera is a small town at the foot of the Glenshane Pass in Northern Ireland. Its population was 4,235 in the 2021 census. Formerly in the barony of Loughinsholin within the historic County Londonderry, it is today in the local-government district of Mid-Ulster. Maghera is situated 4½ miles east of Glenshane Pass.
Tobermore
Village
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Tobermore, from Irish An Tobar Mór, meaning 'the great well') is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland named after the townland of Tobermore. Tobermore is situated 5 miles southeast of Glenshane Pass.
Glenshane Pass
- Type: Pass with an elevation of 981 feet
- Description: mountain pass in Northern Ireland
- Category: landform
- Location: Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Glenshane Pass” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Glenshane Pass”
- Irish: “Gleann Sheáin”
- Swedish: “Glenshane Pass”
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