(Ir. Sliabh gCleath [logainm.ie], 'mountain of wattle')
Height: 320 metres
OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 34 for top
Grid Ref: H46109 00878
Latitude: 53.955260 Longitude: -7.298405
ITM: 646048 800889
Prominence: 205m Isolation: 14.7km
Slieve Glah, near Cavan Town, is the highest point in Central Co. Cavan. It has fine views Lough Sheelin, Lough Gowna, Lough Oughter and Upper Lough Erne. There is a Giant's Grave on Slieve Glah; and a big stone at Lavey two miles east is said to
Slieve Glah is the second highest hill in the North Midlands area and the 939th highest in Ireland. Slieve Glah is the most northerly summit in the North Midlands area. Our data has reached 41% of the goal for this summit. (Details)
Picture: The view from Slieve Glah - note the plastic curtain rail. Expand pics.
Fills your heart with glahness.
by madfrankie 5 Sep 2010
Slieve Glah is a small, but visible hill south of Cavan town near the village of Crosskeys. The map suggests two access tracks, but I could only find the start of the more convoluted longer track.
It's twenty minutes up to the telecoms masts, and as Paddyhillsbagger says, plenty of gorse near the summit. (Comment Rating 3.50)
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by paddyhillsbagger 21 Jun 2009
Hooray for local hills! Despite tending to the garden in the morning and training for the Tri-Athlone in the afternoon, I still had time (and energy) to bag a climb!
I accessed Slieve Glah from the south on a minor road off the Cavan to Ballyjamesduff road. There are a plethora of communication masts and a rough track up to them. The trig point is about 100m beyond these masts up a rise. There are no clear paths beyond the masts and I had to fight through gorse and heather to get to the trig!
The views are worth the short discomfort and I followed a rough trail back down to the masts which exited to the left of the 2 masts on the right (looking down from the top) which was easier, but short trousers are not recommended! (Comment Rating 3.00)
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