Lissoughter (Irish: Cnoc Lios Uachtair, meaning 'hill of the upper ring-fort')[2] at 401 metres (1,316 ft), does not qualify to be an Arderin or a Vandeleur-Lynam, however, its prominence of 336 metres (1,102 ft) ranks it as a Marilyn.[3][4][5] Lissoughter is an isolated peak, situated between the Twelve Bens and Maumturks mountain ranges, at the southern entrance to the Inagh Valley, in the Connemara National Park, in Recess, County Galway, Ireland.[5][6]

Lissoughter
Cnoc Lios Uachtair
Lissoughter from the southwest; the tallest peak behind it is Binn idir an da Log
Highest point
Elevation	401 m (1,316 ft)[1]
Prominence	336 m (1,102 ft)[1]
Listing	Marilyn
Coordinates	53°29′01″N 9°43′07″W[1]
Naming
English translation	hill of the upper ring-fort
Language of name	Irish
Geography
Lissoughter Location in Ireland
Location	Recess, County Galway, Republic of Ireland
Parent range	Twelve Bens-Maumturks
OSI/OSNI grid	L8596849524
Topo map	OSi Discovery 44
Geology
Type of rock	Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top bedrock[1]

A quarry on Lissoughter's southern slopes (the Lissoughter-Derryclare quarry, named after the peak and the neighbouring Derryclare mountain), is a noted source of the green-coloured Connemara marble (sometimes called Connemara Lissoughter Marble).[2][7][8] As an isolated standalone peak, it is less frequented by hill-walkers, however, it is regarded for its views of the two ranges and the southern boglands of Connemara.[6][7]

Gallery

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  Lough Inagh and Lissoughter (back, right), viewed from Knockpasheemore
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  Lissoughter, viewed from forest in Recess, County Galway
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  Connemara marble from the Lissoughter quarry.

Bibliography

• MountainViews Online Database (Simon Stewart) (2013). A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins. Collins Books. ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7.
• Tim Robinson (2007). Connemara: Listening to the Wind. Penguin. ISBN 978-1844880669.
• Dillion, Paddy (2001). Connemara: Collins Rambler's guide. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0002201216.
• Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lissoughter.

• Twelve Bens, major range in Connemara
• Maumturks, major range in Connemara
• List of Marilyns in the British Isles

References

External links

• MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website, Lissoughter
• MountainViews: Irish Online Mountain Database
• The Database of British and Irish Hills , the largest database of British Isles mountains ("DoBIH")
• Hill Bagging UK & Ireland, the searchable interface for the DoBIH