Cnoc Meain

Cnoc Meain is a hill in County Donegal, Ulster and has an elevation of 460 metres. Cnoc Meain is situated nearby to the locality Claggan, as well as near Effickmore.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Raghtin More.

Raghtin More

Peak

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Raghtin More or Slieve Keeroge is a mountain with a height of 502 metres in Inishowen, County Donegal, Ireland. There is a megalithic cairn on its summit, which can be climbed from Mamore Gap.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lenan Head Fort and Clonmany.

Lenan Head Fort

Hamlet

Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lenan Head Fort, Lough Swilly, Inishowen, County Donegal was built in 1895, initially with three 9.2 inch Breech Loading guns. Following recommendations of the Owen Committee in 1905, it was refitted in 1911 with two newer Mark X 9.2 inch models. Lenan Head Fort is situated 3½ km west of Cnoc Meain.

Clonmany

Village

Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clonmany is a village and civil parish in north-west Inishowen, in County Donegal, Ireland. The Urris valley to the west of Clonmany village was the last outpost of the Irish language in Inishowen. Clonmany is situated 4 km east of Cnoc Meain.

Ballyliffin

Village

Photo: leppre, CC BY 2.0.

Carndonagh is a market town on the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal. With a population of less than 2800 in 2022, it's the largest settlement in the north of the peninsula, which ends at Malin Head the most northerly point on the Irish mainland. Ballyliffin is situated 6 km northeast of Cnoc Meain.

Cnoc Meain

Type: Hill with an elevation of 460 metres
Also known as: “Crockmain”
Category: landform
Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.25064° or 55° 15′ 2″ north

Longitude

-7.47473° or 7° 28′ 29″ west

Elevation

460 metres (1,509 feet)

Open location code

9C7J7G2G+74

GeoNames ID

12616233

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