Slieve na Calliagh

Slieve na Calliagh
Sliabh na Caillí or Sliabh na Cailleach
The Hag's Carn on Slieve na Calliagh
Highest point
Elevation276 m (906 ft)[1]
Prominence171 m (561 ft)[1]
ListingCounty Top (Meath), Marilyn
Coordinates53°44′40″N 7°06′42″W / 53.74452°N 7.11167°W / 53.74452; -7.11167
Naming
English translationthe hag's mountain
Language of nameIrish
Geography
Slieve na Calliagh is located in island of Ireland
Slieve na Calliagh
Slieve na Calliagh
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Meath, Republic of Ireland
Parent rangeMeath Hills
OSI/OSNI gridN586775

Slieve na Calliagh (Irish: Sliabh na Caillí or Sliabh na Cailleach, meaning 'the Cailleach's mountain') are a range of hills and ancient burial site near Oldcastle, County Meath, Ireland. The summit is 276 metres (906 ft), the highest point in the county.[2] On the hilltops are about twenty passage tombs, some decorated with rare megalithic art, which were built in the 4th millennium BC. Also called the Loughcrew tombs, it is a protected National Monument and is one of the main passage tomb cemeteries in Ireland, along with Brú na Bóinne, Carrowkeel and Carrowmore.

  1. ^ a b "North Midlands Area - Slieve Na Calliagh Hill". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Slieve na Calliagh". Kieron Gribbon. Retrieved 29 March 2020.