Cuilcagh

Cuilcagh
Cuilcagh
	Northern slopes of Cuilcagh Mountain
Highest point
Elevation	666 m (2,185 ft)
Prominence	570 m (1,870 ft)
Listing	County Top (Cavan and Fermanagh), P600, Marilyn, Hewitt
Coordinates	54°12′00″N 7°48′40″W / 54.200°N 7.811°W
Naming
Native name	Binn Chuilceach (Irish)
English translation	"calcareous/chalky peak"
Pronunciation	Irish: [ˌbʲiːn̠ʲ ˈxɪlʲcəx]; English: /ˈkʌlkə/
Geography
	Cuilcagh Location in Ulster
Location	Fermanagh, Northern Ireland & Cavan, Republic of Ireland
OSI/OSNI grid	H123280
Topo map	OSi Discovery 26
Climbing
Easiest route	Cuilcagh Boardwalk Trail (Stairway to Heaven)
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Cuilcagh Mountain
Designated	31 December 1998
Reference no.	968

Cuilcagh (from Irish Binn Chuilceach, meaning 'chalky peak'^[3]) is a mountain on the border between County Fermanagh (in Northern Ireland) and County Cavan (in the Republic of Ireland). With a height of 666 metres (2,185 ft) it is the highest point in both counties. It is also the 170th highest peak on the island of Ireland, and Ireland's only cross-border county top.^[4] Water from the southern slope flows underground until it emerges some miles away in the Shannon Pot, the traditional source of the River Shannon. The area is sometimes referred to as the Cuilcagh Mountains.^[1]^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Cuilcagh/Cuilcagh Mountains". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
^ "Cuilcagh Mountain". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ "Place Names NI - Home". www.placenamesni.org. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
^ "Cuilcagh". Mountainviews.ie. Retrieved 19 May 2007.
^ John G. O'Dwyer (26 November 2019). "Blow off the Christmas cabin-fever with a walk for the season". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 November 2019. Generally known as the Stairway to Heaven, this consists of a well-constructed new trail that conveys walkers high into the Cuilcagh Mountains.

[mviews-1] "Cuilcagh/Cuilcagh Mountains". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 27 November 2019.

[2] "Cuilcagh Mountain". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[Placenames-3] "Place Names NI - Home". www.placenamesni.org. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

[ranging-4] "Cuilcagh". Mountainviews.ie. Retrieved 19 May 2007.

[5] John G. O'Dwyer (26 November 2019). "Blow off the Christmas cabin-fever with a walk for the season". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 November 2019. Generally known as the Stairway to Heaven, this consists of a well-constructed new trail that conveys walkers high into the Cuilcagh Mountains.

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