Eskaheen Mountain, Sliabh Uisce Chaoin 418m hill, Inishowen S: Iskaheen Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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Eskaheen Mountain 418m,

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Inishowen Area S: Iskaheen Subarea

Place count in area: 27, OSI/LPS Maps: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
Highest place:

Slieve Snaght, 614.6m
Maximum height for area: 614.6 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 600 metres,

Places in area Inishowen:
Cen: Slieve Snaght:

Damph 420m

Slieve Main 514m

Slieve Snaght 614.6m
N: Malin:

Croaghglengad 259m

Crockalough 282m

Soldiers hill 174m
NE: North East Inishowen:

Crockavishane 322m

Crocknasmug 327.5m

Grinlieve 371m
NW: Urris:

Urris Hills 417m
S: Iskaheen:

Crockglass 397m

Eskaheen Mountain 418m

Greenan Mountain 241m

Holywell Hill 260m

Inch Top 222m

Leamacrossan Hill 392m

Mouldy Hill 312m

Scalp Mountain 484m

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

Eskaheen Mountain Hill Sliabh Uisce Chaoin A name in Irish poss. Ir. ‡Sliabh Uisce Chaoin [PDT], 'mountain of Uisce Chaoin or
fair water’ Donegal County in Ulster Province, in Carn List, Pale grey grit with psammitic schist Bedrock

Height: 418m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 7 Grid Reference: C44086 28669
Place visited by 28 members. Recently by: ChrisC, Colin Murphy, eamonoc, trostanite, Fergalh, madfrankie, sperrinlad, Apple, sandman, muschi, chalky, Docrallying, cody1, Lucky1, jmcg
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Longitude: -7.310131, Latitude: 55.103319 , Easting: 244086, Northing: 428669 Prominence: 144m, Isolation: 3.8km
ITM: 644025 928651, GPS IDs, 6 char: EskhMn, 10 char: EskhnMntn
Bedrock type: Pale grey grit with psammitic schist, (Fahan Grit Formation)

Eskaheen is a townland in the parish of Muff. It is said that Eoghan died of grief for his brother, Conall Gulban, and was buried here. According to Colgan it received its named from a fine spring where anciently existed a monastery [INP i, 446]. Eskaheen Mountain is the 861st highest place in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/744/

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Unremarkable summit area .. by group (Show all for Eskaheen Mountain (Sliabh Uisce Chaoin))

Eskaheen? I am only slightly keen! .. by gerrym (Show all for Eskaheen Mountain (Sliabh Uisce Chaoin))

A worthwhile short walk, go and enjoy! .. by Harry Goodman (Show all for Eskaheen Mountain (Sliabh Uisce Chaoin))

MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Eskaheen Mountain (<i>Sliabh Uisce Chaoin</i>) in area Inishowen, Ireland

Picture: The flattish summit from the SW

Flat topped ridge.

by simon3 16 Sep 2013

This is a photograph of Eskaheen Mountain from a point on the ridge somewhat east of Scalp Mountain.
It's flattness would is all too clear. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/744/comment/15183/

(End of comment section for Eskaheen Mountain (Sliabh Uisce Chaoin).)

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