Cuilcagh

Cuilcagh is a mountain on the border between and . With a height of 666 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.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,188 feet
  • Description: mountain in the United Kingdom
  • Also known as: Stairway to Heaven

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glangevlin and Swanlinbar.

Village
is a village in the northwest of , . It is in the townlands of Gub and Tullytiernan, at the junction of the R200 and R207 regional roads.

Village
referred to locally as Swad, is a small village on the N87 national secondary road in north-west , , close to the and near the border.

Locality
is a small in , . In the 2021 census it had a population of 102 people. It is situated within district. Historically the area was called "Mullanashangan". is situated 5 miles northeast of Cuilcagh.

Cuilcagh

Latitude
54.20075° or 54° 12′ 3″ north
Longitude
-7.81174° or 7° 48′ 42″ west
Elevation
2,188 feet (667 metres)
Open location code
9C6J652Q+78
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3133612029
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2964955
Wiki­data ID
Q3544420
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Cuilcagh” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Cuilcagh
  • Cebuano: Cuilcagh
  • Chinese: 庫爾卡山
  • Dutch: Cuilcagh
  • Egyptian Arabic: جبل كويلكاج
  • French: Cuilcagh
  • German: Iron Mountains
  • Irish: Binn Chuilceach
  • Ladin: Cuilcagh
  • Macedonian: Хилќах
  • Manx: Binn Chuilceach
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Cuilcagh
  • Polish: Cuilcagh
  • Spanish: Binn Chuilceach
  • Swedish: Cuilcagh

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Notable Places Nearby

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