Sawel Mountain

Sawel
Samhail or Samhail Phite Méabha
Sawel as seen from the southeast.
Highest point
Elevation678 m (2,224 ft)[1]
Prominence580 m (1,900 ft)[1]
ListingCounty Top (Londonderry and Tyrone), Marilyn, Hewitt
Coordinates54°49′N 7°02′W / 54.817°N 7.033°W / 54.817; -7.033
Naming
English translationlikeness to Méabh's vulva
Language of nameIrish
Geography
Sawel is located in Northern Ireland
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Location in Northern Ireland
Sawel is located in island of Ireland
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Sawel (island of Ireland)
Sawel is located in the United Kingdom
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LocationCounty Londonderry/County Tyrone,[2] Northern Ireland
Parent rangeSperrins
OSI/OSNI gridH618973
Topo map(s)OSNI Discoverer Series 13 The Sperrins (1:50000), OSNI Activity Map Sperrins (1:25000)
Geology
Mountain typePsammite & semipellite[1]

Sawel Mountain (from Irish Samhail Phite Méabha, meaning 'the likeness of Méabh's vulva')[3][4] is the highest peak in the Sperrin Mountains, and the 8th highest in Northern Ireland. It is also the highest mountain in Northern Ireland outside of the Mourne Mountain range located in County Down.

  1. ^ a b c "Sawel Mountain". MountainViews. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. ^ Marshall, David (2006). Best Walks in Ireland. Frances Lincoln Publishers. p. 340. ISBN 978-0-7112-2420-9. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  3. ^ MountainViews
  4. ^ Mills, A. D. (2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-960908-6. Retrieved 19 January 2009.