Belmore Mountain
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For other uses, see Belmore (disambiguation).
Belmore Mountain (from Irish Sliabh Bhéal Mór [1], meaning 'big mouth mountain') is a hill in the townland of Gortgall, western County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. With a summit roughly 398 metres (1,306 ft) above sea level,[2] it is the second highest point in Fermanagh, the highest being at Cuilcagh on the Northern Ireland–Republic of Ireland border in the south of the county. The historian John O Donovan (1834) states that the indigenous population called the mountain Bel Mor Muintir Pheodachain .[3]
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Belmore Mountain | |
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Sliabh Bhéal Mór | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 398 m (1,306 ft) |
Prominence | 322 m (1,056 ft) |
Listing | Marilyn |
Coordinates | 54°19′26″N 7°47′19″W |
Naming | |
English translation | mountain of the big mouth |
Language of name | Irish |
Geography | |
Location | County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland |
OSI/OSNI grid | H138417 |
Topo map | OSNI Discoverer 17 |
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Belmore Mountain dominates the skyline in the nearby county town of Enniskillen and gives its name to Belmore Street.