Slieve Gullion
Slieve Gullion of Aughanduff
The Slieve Gullion (English) or Sliabh gCuillinn (Irish), 573 m, is an extinct volcano in the south of County Armagh in Northern Ireland. The protected landscape area " Slieve Gullion Forest Park " (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - AONB ) with extensive heathland is located on the sun -facing mountain slopes.
To the mountain leads the 57- km long, marked "Ring of Gullion Way ". A portion of this circular route is 13 km long " Slieve Gullion Walk" that leads from the parking lot at Meigh to the summit and back to the parking lot.
Sights on the trail
- A little further is the 1836 by George Papworth (builder Heuston Bridge and the Malahide station, both in Dublin) in "wedding cake - Gothic " built Killevy Castle.
- On the eastern flank of the North and the South are of Cairn Clonlum.
- Further north are the churches of Killevy
- Bergan at the source " St. Bline 's Well ' over, it goes to the middle of volcanic material size built two Cairns:
North Cairn
The smaller, only three meters high, edge stone loose North Cairn has about 18 m in diameter. It is located on the 533 m high northern side peak. When carried out in 1961 excavation of two small Bronze Age, rectangular stone cists were discovered within the Cairns. One contained a cremation and the remains of a decorated vessel, the other was empty fund. Near the Cairn is " Calliagh Berra 's Lough " (the lake of the witch Beara ), a small crater lake.
Südcairn
The Südcairn ( locally referred to as " Calliagh Berra 's House " ) on the summit is the highest passage tomb of the British Isles. The facility has 30 m in diameter and consists of a massive cairn, which ( with more pronounced head niche) similarly contains those niches of the plants in the Boyne Valley, a polygonal, almost cross-shaped chamber and - typical for Northern Ireland - is taken with the remains of curbs. The 4.5 m long low gear of five sidestones obtained is covered with four horizontal top stones, while the partially collapsed chamber has a corbelled.
When carried out in 1961 excavation in the main Cairn burnt bone and flint pieces were found. A bulge on the north side is a later round of attached smaller cairn. The Südcairn is available to the public in the summer months.