Mount Eagle (Ireland)

Mount Eagle (Irish: Sliabh an Iolair, meaning "eagle mountain")[2][3] is a mountain in County Kerry, Ireland.

Mount Eagle
Sliabh an Iolair
Highest point
Elevation516 m (1,693 ft) [1]
Prominence461 m (1,512 ft) [1]
ListingMarilyn
Coordinates52°7′4.18″N 10°25′55.41″W 
Naming
English translationEagle mountain
Language of nameIrish
Geography
Mount Eagle
Ireland
LocationCounty Kerry, Ireland
Parent rangeMountains of the Central Dingle Peninsula
OSI/OSNI gridV334989
Geology
Mountain typeMainly sandstone[1]
Climbing
First ascentancestral
Easiest routeHiking
Pasture along the slopes of Mt.Eagle

Geography

The mountain is part of Mountains of the Central Dingle Peninsula and is the 419th highest in Ireland.[1] Mount Eagle is located not faraway from Slea Head (Ceann Sléibhe), the most south-westerly point of the peninsula, and is connected with mount Brandon by a ridge of lower hills.[4] On the mountain's top stands a trig point.[5]

History

The mountain summit was the first European bit of land seen by Charles Lindbergh after his 1927 plane voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.[6]

Access to the summit

Mount Eagle summit can be reached with a medium walk from Ventry Harbour.[1] From the top of the mountain there is a good view of the neighbouring coast and the Blasket Islands.[5]

References
  1. "Dingle West Area – Mount Eagle". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. "Sliabh an Iolair". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. Robert Archibald Armstrong (1825). A Gaelic Dictionary, in two parts. James Duncan. pp. 327. Retrieved 12 January 2016. iolair.
  4. Peter Harbison (1995). Pilgrimage in Ireland: the mMonuments and the people. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 9780815603122. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  5. Paddy Dillon (1999). Irish Coastal Walks. Cicerone Press Limited. ISBN 9781849652797. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  6. Rick Steves, Pat O'Connor (2014). Rick Steves' Snapshot Dingle Peninsula. Avalon Travel.

See also
  • List of mountains in Ireland
  • List of Marilyns in Ireland

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