Slievenamon

Slievenamon
Slievenaman
Slievenamon viewed from the northeast
Highest point
Elevation721 m (2,365 ft)[1]
Prominence711 m (2,333 ft)[1]
ListingP600, Marilyn, Hewitt
Coordinates52°25′48″N 7°33′47″W / 52.430°N 7.563°W / 52.430; -7.563
Naming
Native nameSliabh na mBan (Irish)
English translation"mountain of the women"
PronunciationIrish: [ˈʃlʲiəw n̪ˠə ˈmˠanˠ]
Geography
Slievenamon is located in island of Ireland
Slievenamon
Slievenamon
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Tipperary, Ireland
OSI/OSNI gridS297307
Topo mapOSi Discovery 67

Slievenamon or Slievenaman (Irish: Sliabh na mBan [ˈʃl̠ʲiəw n̪ˠə ˈmˠanˠ], "mountain of the women")[1] is a mountain with a height of 721 metres (2,365 ft) in County Tipperary, Ireland. It rises from a plain that includes the towns of Fethard, Clonmel and Carrick-on-Suir. The mountain is steeped in folklore and is associated with Fionn mac Cumhaill. On its summit are the remains of ancient burial cairns, which were seen as portals to the Otherworld. Much of Slievenamon's lower slopes are wooded, and formerly most of the mountain was covered in woodland.[2] A low hill attached to it, Carrigmaclear, was the site of a battle during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.

  1. ^ a b c Slievenamon at MountainViews
  2. ^ Hendroff, Adrian. From High Places: A Journey Through Ireland's Great Mountains. The History Press Ireland, 2010. p.142