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Maximum height for area: 589 metres, Summits in area: 13, Maximum prominence for area: 494 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 28, 29 For all tops
Highest summit: Slieve Foye, 589m
Slieve FoyeMountainSliabh Feá A name in Irish (Ir. Sliabh Feá [GE], 'mountain of rushes')County Highpoint of LouthIn County Highpoint, Arderin Lists
Height:589mOS 1:50k Mapsheet: 29&36AGrid Reference: J16902 11934This summit has been logged as climbed by 401 members I have climbed this summit: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)
Locally the name is understood as Sliabh Fathaigh, 'mountain of the giant', which accounts for the anglicised form “Foye” and ties in with local lore about a giant being discernible among the summit rocks. According to one version of the story, it
Slieve Foye is the highest mountain in the Cooley/Gullion area and the 299th highest in Ireland. Slieve Foye is the most southerly summit and also the most easterly in the Cooley/Gullion area. Slieve Foye is the highest point in county Louth. Trackback: http://mountainviews.ie/summit/298/
Slieve Foye, 589m
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