Derryveagh Mountains

The Derryveagh Mountains are the major mountain range in , Ireland and part of . The range makes up much of the landmass of the county and is the area of Ireland with the lowest population density.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Glenveagh National Park and Mackoght.

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is in the Derryveagh Mountains in . It was established in 1984 as the third of the six National Parks of the Republic of Ireland.

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or Macoght, also called Little Errigal or Wee Errigal, is a 555 metres high mountain in , . is situated 4 km northwest of Derryveagh Mountains.

Derryveagh Mountains

Latitude
55.01667° or 55° 1′ north
Longitude
-8.05° or 8° 3′ west
Elevation
459 metres (1,506 feet)
United Nations Location Code
IE DER
Open location code
9C7H2W8X+MX
Geo­Names ID
2964794
Wiki­data ID
Q2698608
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Venetian—“Derryveagh Mountains” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Sléibhte Dhoire Bheatha”
  • Cebuano: “Derryveagh Mountains”
  • Danish: “Derryveagh-bjergene”
  • Dutch: “Derryveagh Mountains”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبال ديريفيج”
  • French: “Derryveagh Mountains”
  • French: “Montagnes de Derryveagh”
  • Galician: “montes Derryveagh”
  • German: “Derryveagh Mountains”
  • Irish: “Cnoic Dhoire Bheatha”
  • Irish: “Sléibhte Dhoire Bheatha”
  • Italian: “Derryveagh Mountains”
  • Italian: “Derryveagh”
  • Japanese: “Derryveagh山脈”
  • Ladin: “Derryveagh Mountains”
  • Manx: “Sléibhte Dhoire Bheatha”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Derryveagh”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Derryveaghfjellene”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Derryveaghfjella”
  • Norwegian: “Derryveaghfjellene”
  • Polish: “Góry Derryveagh”
  • Spanish: “Montes Derryveagh”
  • Swedish: “Derryveagh Mountains”
  • Venetian: “Derryveagh”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Dún Lúiche and Glentornan.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lough Naweeloge and Staghall Mountain.

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