Slieve na Calliagh | |
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Sliabh na Caillí or Sliabh na Cailleach | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 276 m (906 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 171 m (561 ft)[1] |
Listing | County Top (Meath), Marilyn |
Coordinates | 53°44′40″N 7°06′42″W / 53.74452°N 7.11167°W |
Naming | |
English translation | the hag's mountain |
Language of name | Irish |
Geography | |
Location | County Meath, Republic of Ireland |
Parent range | Meath Hills |
OSI/OSNI grid | N586775 |
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.