Mullaghmeen
| Mullaghmeen | |
|---|---|
| (Mullach Mín) | |
 Mullaghmeen Hills, County Westmeath, viewed from Coole | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 258 m (846 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 146 m (479 ft)[1] |
| Listing | County top (Westmeath) |
| Coordinates | 53°45′43″N 7°17′21″W / 53.762078°N 7.289195°W[1] |
| Naming | |
| English translation | smooth summit |
| Language of name | Irish |
| Geography | |
  Mullaghmeen Location in Ireland | |
| Location | Westmeath, Ireland |
| Parent range | Westmeath Hills |
| OSI/OSNI grid | N469793 |
| Topo map | OSi Discovery 41 |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Undifferentiated limestone, (Visean Limestones (undifferentiated))[1] |
Mullaghmeen or Mullaghmeen Hill (Irish: Mullach Mín, meaning 'smooth summit'),[2] at 258 metres (846 ft), is the is the county top for Westmeath in Ireland, and is the lowest county top in Ireland.[1][3] Mullaghmeen is the site for the largest planted beech forest in Western Europe.[3]
Geography
Mullaghmeen lies between the Cavan border and the Coole end of the Bog of Allen to the south. The hill dominates the valley and the Westmeath or the Lake County of the surrounding countryside. Mullaghmeen Forest lies about 8 km from the town of Castlepollard. At 258 metres (846 ft), the summit of Mullaghmeen is the highest point in County Westmeath, however, it is the lowest county top in Ireland.[1] The soil of Mullaghmeen is limestone, and in 1936 the Department of Agriculture decided it would be suited to the planting of deciduous trees, and created Mullaghmeen Forest, the largest planted beech forest in Western Europe.[4][3]
Hill walking
Mullaghmeen is described as a difficult mountain to find,[3] and while its summit is of modest height, it is well-regarded as part of one of the several multi-hour forest walks through the Mullaghmeen Forest.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f MountainViews: Mullaghmeen
- ^ Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
- ^ a b c d Paul Clements (16 March 2016). The Height of Nonsense: The Ultimate Irish Road Trip. Collins Press. pp. 147–153. ISBN 978-1848892651.
- ^ "MULLAGHMEEN FOREST". Coillte. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ {cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/travel/go-walk-mullaghmeen-forest-co-westmeath-1.753812%7Ctitle=Go Walk: Mullaghmeen Forest, Co Westmeath|publisher=Irish Times|author=Francis Bradley|date=25 April 2009|quote= This little nugget is in Mullaghmeen Forest, in north Co Westmeath, just beside the county border with Co Meath. The park has Europe’s largest planted beech forest and is also home to Sitka spruce, Scots pine, noble fir and a fine native tree collection.}}
External links
- MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website Mullaghmeen
- MountainViews: Irish Online Mountain Database
- The Database of British and Irish Hills , the largest database of British Isles mountains ("DoBIH")
- Hill Bagging UK & Ireland, the searchable interface for the DoBIH
- Ordnance Survey Ireland ("OSI") Online Map Viewer
- Logainm: Placenames Database of Ireland
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