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LOUGHERMORE Latitude and Longitude:

54°59′07″N 7°04′51″W / 54.985307°N 7.080753°W / 54.985307; -7.080753
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Loughermore (Luachair Mhór)
Highest point
Elevation396 m (1,299 ft)
Prominence270 m (890 ft)
Listing Marilyn
Geography
Location County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Parent range Sperrin Mountains
OSI/OSNI grid C589157
Topo map OSNI Discoverer Series 7 Londonderry (1:50000)

Loughermore (from Irish Luachair Mhór 'big rushy area' [1]) is a mountain in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is the 847th highest mountain in Ireland [2] and lies in a large uplands area known as the Loughermore Hills, which is bounded to the west and south by the Rivers Faughan and Foreglen and to the east, by the River Roe.

There is also Loughermore forest. It is called Fairview by most of the local community.

References

  1. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. ^ "MountainViews". MountainViews website. Retrieved 9 February 2010.

54°59′07″N 7°04′51″W / 54.985307°N 7.080753°W / 54.985307; -7.080753