County Londonderry/County Tyrone,[2] Northern Ireland
Parent range
Sperrins
OSI/OSNI grid
H618973
Topo map
OSNI Discoverer Series 13 The Sperrins (1:50000), OSNI Activity Map Sperrins (1:25000)
Geology
Mountain type
Psammite & semipellite[1]
Sawel Mountain (from Irish Samhail Phite Méabha, meaning 'the likeness of Méabh's vulva')[3][4] is the highest peak in the Sperrin Mountains, and the 8th highest in Northern Ireland. It is also the highest mountain in Northern Ireland outside of the Mourne Mountain range located in County Down.
^ abc"Sawel Mountain". MountainViews. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
^Marshall, David (2006). Best Walks in Ireland. Frances Lincoln Publishers. p. 340. ISBN 978-0-7112-2420-9. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
^MountainViews
^Mills, A. D. (2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-960908-6. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
SawelMountain (from Irish Samhail Phite Méabha, meaning "the likeness of Méabh's vulva") is the highest peak in the Sperrin Mountains, and the 8th highest...
county is the summit of SawelMountain (678 metres (2,224 ft)) on the border with County Tyrone. Sawel is part of the Sperrin Mountains, which dominate the...
west of the county, the area surrounding the Sperrin Mountains, the highest point being SawelMountain at a height of 678 m (2,224 ft). The length of the...
– Counties Londonderry and Tyrone Benbradagh Dart Mountain Mullaghcarn Mullaghmore SawelMountain Slieve Gallion Achill Island – County Mayo Croaghaun...
Glenelly Valley to the south of SawelMountain, following one of the principal fault-lines in the Sperrin Mountains. The river meanders across a complex...
the Old Irish fochaín, "smooth-bottomed." The River Faughan rises on SawelMountain, north of Park and flows northwestwards through Claudy, crossing the...
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with its trails through the trees and alongside waterfalls. Glenariff Mountain Placenamesni.org Placenames Database of Ireland Culture Northern Ireland...
Ballypitmave (Baile Phite Méabha, "townland of Medb's vulva") in County Antrim and Sawel Pitmave (Samhail Phite Méabha, "likeness to Medb's vulva") in County Tyrone...
This is a list of Marilyn hills and mountains in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and surrounding islands and sea stacks. Marilyns are defined...
animism. The Modern English noun soul is derived from Old English sāwol, sāwel. The earliest attestations reported in the Oxford English Dictionary are...
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