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BARRCLASHCAME Latitude and Longitude:

53°39′46″N 9°44′31″W / 53.662731°N 9.741944°W / 53.662731; -9.741944
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Barrclashcame
Barr Chlais Céim
Barrclashcame (back left) from the Bundorragha River to the south
Highest point
Elevation772 m (2,533 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence707 m (2,320 ft) [1]
Listing P600, Hewitt, Marilyn
Coordinates 53°39′46″N 9°44′31″W / 53.662731°N 9.741944°W / 53.662731; -9.741944
Naming
English translationtop of Clais Céim
Language of name Irish
Geography
Barrclashcame is located in island of Ireland
Barrclashcame
Barrclashcame
Location in Ireland
Location County Mayo, Republic of Ireland
Parent range Sheeffry Hills
OSI/OSNI grid L849695

Barrclashcame (from Irish Barr Chlais Céim, meaning 'top of Clais Céim') [1] is a mountain with a height of 772 metres (2,533 ft) in the Sheeffry Hills of County Mayo, Ireland.

Geography

Barrclashcame summit cairn

The mountain is the highest peak of the Sheeffry Hills and stands in the townland of Clashcame, from which it is named. [1]

A short distance to the northwest is the peak called Barrclashcame Northwest or Storikeennageer (580 m) [3] and to the northeast is the peak of Tievummera (762 m). [4]

Barrclashcame overlooks Doo Lough to the southwest and Glenummera to the south, which separate it from the Mweelrea and Ben Gorm mountains.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Barrclashcame". MountainViews.ie. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Clashcame". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  3. ^ MountainViews.ie - Barrclashcame Northwest
  4. ^ MountainViews.ie - Tievummera