Lissoughter

Lissoughter
Cnoc Lios Uachtair
Lissoughter from the southwest; the tallest peak behind it is Binn idir an da Log
Highest point
Elevation	401 m (1,316 ft) [1]
Prominence	336 m (1,102 ft) [1]
Listing	Marilyn
Coordinates	53°29′01″N9°43′07″W / 53.48358°N 9.718475°W / 53.48358; -9.718475 [1]
Naming
English translation	hill of the upper ringfort
Language of name	Irish
Geography
Lissoughter Location in Ireland
Location	Recess, County Galway, Ireland
Parent range	Twelve Bens-Maumturks
OSI/OSNI grid	L8596849524
Topo map	OSi Discovery 44
Geology
Rock type(s)	Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top bedrock [1]

Lissoughter or Lissoughter Hill (Irish : Cnoc Lios Uachtair, meaning 'hill of the upper ring-fort') ^[2] is a prominent hill between the Twelve Bens and Maumturks mountain ranges, at the southern entrance to the Inagh Valley, in the Connemara National Park of County Galway, Ireland. ^{[3] [4]} With a height of 401 metres (1,316 ft), it does not qualify to be an Arderin or a Vandeleur-Lynam, however, its prominence of 336 metres (1,102 ft) ranks it as a Marilyn. ^{[5] [6] [3]}

A quarry on Lissoughter's southern slopes (the Lissoughter-Derryclare quarry, named after the peak and the neighbouring Derryclare mountain), is a noted source of the green-coloured Connemara marble (sometimes called Connemara Lissoughter Marble). ^{[2] [7] [8]} As an isolated standalone peak, it is less frequented by hill-walkers, however, it is regarded for its views of the two ranges and the southern boglands of Connemara. ^{[4] [7]}

Gallery

• 
  Lough Inagh and Lissoughter (back, right), viewed from Knockpasheemore
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  Lissoughter, viewed from forest in Recess, County Galway
• 
  Connemara marble from the Lissoughter quarry.

Bibliography

• MountainViews Online Database (Simon Stewart) (2013). A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins. Collins Books. ISBN   978-1-84889-164-7.
• Tim Robinson (2007). Connemara: Listening to the Wind. Penguin. ISBN   978-1844880669.
• Dillion, Paddy (2001). Connemara: Collins Rambler's guide. Harper Collins. ISBN   978-0002201216.
• Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN   978-1852841102.

See also

• Twelve Bens, major range in Connemara
• Maumturks, major range in Connemara
• List of Marilyns in the British Isles

References

1. "Lissoughter". MountainViews Online Database . Retrieved 13 August 2019.
2. Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
3. Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN   978-1-84889-164-7
4. Dillion, Paddy (2001). Connemara: Collins Rambler's guide. Harper Collins. ISBN   978-0002201216. Walk 20: Recess and Cnoc Lios Uachtair
5. Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m". MountainViews Online Database.
6. Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m". MountainViews Online Database.
7. Tim Robinson (2007). Connemara: Listening to the Wind. Penguin. ISBN   978-1844880669.
8. "CONNEMARBLE GREEN Irish marble". MarbleGuide.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019. Connemarble Green is a green marble from Ireland (Derryclare, Lissoughter, Recess, Co. Galway, Connemara).

External links

• MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website, Lissoughter
• 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