| Mullaghcarn | |
|---|---|
| Mullach Cairn | |
 Near the summit of Mullaghcarn | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 542 m (1,778 ft) |
| Listing | Marilyn |
| Coordinates | 54°40′27.541″N 7°12′33.941″W / 54.67431694°N 7.20942806°W |
| Naming | |
| English translation | peak of the cairns |
| Language of name | Irish |
| Geography | |
  Location in Northern Ireland | |
| Location | County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
| Parent range | Sperrins |
| OSI/OSNI grid | H5180 |
| Topo map | OSNI Discoverer 13 |
Mullaghcarn (from Irish Mullach Cairn, meaning 'peak of the cairns'[1][2]) is a mountain in the southwest Sperrins, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The peak reaches a height of 542 m (1778 ft),[3] and is the 370th highest in Ireland.[4] Mullaghcarn is in the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area, on the edge of Gortin Glen Forest Park, and is the most southerly peak in the Sperrins.[4] It is 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Omagh,[5] and is 3.1 miles (5.0 km) south of Gortin.
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ Mills, A. D. (2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
- ^ "Omagh". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
- ^ a b "Mullaghcarn". MountainViews. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
- ^ The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland. A Fullarton and Co. 1846. pp. 440. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
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