Mullaghmeen Forest
Mullaghmeen Forest is a picnic site in County Westmeath, Leinster.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mullaghmeen.
Mullaghmeen
Peak
Photo: Gavigan 01, CC BY 2.5.
Mullaghmeen, at 258 metres, is the county top for Westmeath in Ireland, and is the lowest county top in Ireland. Mullaghmeen is located in the Mullaghmeen Forest, known for having the largest planted beech forest in Europe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oldcastle and Mountnugent.
Oldcastle
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Oldcastle is a town in County Meath in central Ireland, with a population in 2022 of 1400. The reason to visit is the collection of prehistoric tombs at Loughcrew Cairns, which are as fine as those at better-known Newgrange but even older, and without the tourist hordes.
Mountnugent
Village
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mountnugent, or Mount Nugent, historically known as Dalysbridge, is a village and townland in southern County Cavan, Ireland. The village is on the R154 regional road, at a river crossing near Lough Sheelin. Mountnugent is situated 8 km north of Mullaghmeen Forest.
Castlepollard
Town
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Castlepollard is a small town in north County Westmeath, Ireland. It lies west of Lough Lene and northeast of Lough Derravaragh and Mullingar. As of the 2022 census, Castlepollard had a population of 1,349 people. Castlepollard is situated 8 km south of Mullaghmeen Forest.
Mullaghmeen Forest
- Type: Picnic site
- Parking: surface
- Categories: tourism and parking area
- Location: County Westmeath, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.74902° or 53° 44′ 57″ northLongitude
-7.27377° or 7° 16′ 26″ westOperator
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