Mount Oriel, Sliabh Collann 251m hill, North East Midlands SE: Boyne Valley Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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North East Midlands Area SE: Boyne Valley Subarea

Place count in area: 25, OSI/LPS Maps: 26, 27, 27A, 28, 28A, 28B, 34, 35, 36, 41
Highest place:

Cornasaus, 339m
Maximum height for area: 339 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 224 metres,

Places in area North East Midlands:
Boyne Valley:

Hill of Ward 111m
Cen: Ballyjamesduff:

Aghalion Hill 249m
Cen: Oldcastle:

Mullaghmeen 258m

Slieve Na Calliagh 276m

Spire of Lloyd 131m

The Hill of Mael 241m
E: Kingscourt:

Carrickleck Hill 173m
N Cen: Cavan Town:

Shantemon 218m

Slieve Glah 320m

Tievenanass 261m
NE: Ballybay:

Bunnanimma 268m
NE: Carrickmacross:

Corduff 243m
NE: Castleblaney:

Mullyash Mountain 317m
NE: Cen Bailieborough:

Cornasaus 339m

Taghart South 290m
NW Cen: Arva:

Bruse Hill 260m
NW: Aughavas:

Lugganammer 190m
S Cen: Crookedwood:

Cruckboeltane 199m

Knockeyon 214m
S: Westmeath South West:

Knockastia 200m
SE: Boyne Valley:

Hill of Slane 160.4m

Mount Oriel 251m

Tara 155m
W: Ardagh:

Bawn Mountain 200m
W: Drumlish:

Corn Hill 278m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.

Mount Oriel Hill Sliabh Collann A name in Irish (poss. Ir. Sliabh Collann [PDT], 'mountain of the height') Louth County in Leinster Province, in Binnion List, Black mudstone, siltstone, greywacke Bedrock

Height: 251m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 36 Grid Reference: N98164 83284
Place visited by 74 members. Recently by: grzywaczmarcin, oakesave, Jai-mckinney, Oscar-mckinney, Dee68, Carolyn105, Glanman2, annem, trostanite, dregishjake, briankelly, abcd, dregish, TommyV, arderincorbett
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Longitude: -6.51134, Latitude: 53.79001 , Easting: 298164, Northing: 283284 Prominence: 176m, Isolation: 8.4km, Has trig pillar
ITM: 698089 783300, GPS IDs, 6 char: MntOrl, 10 char: MntOrl
Bedrock type: Black mudstone, siltstone, greywacke, (Rathkenny Formation)

Mount Oriel is located above the village of Collon (collann, 'height'). In the Book of Ballymote (late 14th century), its name is given as Sliabh Collain or Sliabh Leitreach, the latter meaning 'mountain of the wet slope'. It is the highest point in a range of hills on the Louth/Meath border which was anciently called Sliabh Breagha. Those peaks on the Louth side of the border are known in English as the Ferrard Hills, from the name of the local barony. Oriel is a very ancient name denoting a population group, the Airghialla, whose territory extended at its height all the way from North Louth to the vicinity of Derry in a diagonal band across Ulster. However, it was later much reduced and the name Oriel came to be used as a by-name for Co. Louth. The application of the English name Mount Oriel to this hill seems even more modern. It may be linked to the title of Baron Oriel of Ferrard, granted to John Foster, whose residence was at Collon, in 1821. Mount Oriel is the 1287th highest place in Ireland. Mount Oriel is the most easterly summit in the North East Midlands area.
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Having paid Oriel a very quick visit last week on .. by paulocon (Show all for Mount Oriel (Sliabh Collann))

A thoroughly farmed and rural summit except for t .. by simon3 (Show all for Mount Oriel (Sliabh Collann))

No access problems on Mt Oriel .. by eamonoc (Show all for Mount Oriel (Sliabh Collann))

Now a very unfriendly place

by marktrengove 4 Mar 2025

Abandoned. Big red 'Private Property - Trespassers will be Prosecuted' signs on the gate, fences up to the gate and all nearby possible parking areas. The land-owner must have spent many € on these in the local farm supply shop. Crap hill anyway! Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1002/comment/24393/

6 masts but something mythical. .. by dmcdevitt (Show all for Mount Oriel (Sliabh Collann))

Drive the top and a short hop across the field. M .. by moggy40 (Show all for Mount Oriel (Sliabh Collann))

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