Mullaghcarn (
) is a
mountain
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in the southwest
Sperrins
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,
County Tyrone
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,
Northern Ireland
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. The peak reaches a height of 542 m (1778 ft), and is the 370th highest in
Ireland
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.
Mullaghcarn is in the
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council ( ga, Comhairle Ceantair Fhear Manach agus na hÓmaí; Ulster-Scots: ''Districk Cooncil o Fermanagh an Omey'') is a local authority in Northern Ireland and was established on 1 April 2015. It replaced Ferman ...
area, on the edge of Gortin Glen Forest Park, and is the most southerly peak in the Sperrins.
It is northeast of
Omagh
Omagh (; from ga, An Ómaigh , meaning 'the virgin plain') is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated where the rivers River Drumragh, Drumragh and Camowen River, Camowen meet to form the River Strule, Strule. North ...
, and is south of
Gortin
Gortin () is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is ten miles (16 km) north of Omagh in the valley of the Owenkillew river, overlooked by the Sperrins. It had a population of 360 at the 2001 Census.
History
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.
Nature
Mullaghcarn is steep, and has a rocky summit. The west of the mountain is home to
conifer
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s. "Acid" grassland is the most common on Mullaghcarn, and peat is not especially common, due to the draining of the eastern mountain. Heather is most common on the northern slopes. The
red grouse can be found on
heathland
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around Mullaghcarn.
History
Mullaghcarn was home to firing ranges during
World War II
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. These were used by the police and
US Army
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soldiers stationed in the area.
Gallery
File:Mullaghcarn Summit - geograph.org.uk - 556865.jpg, The summit of Mullaghcarn from above
File:Mullaghcarn Summit- detail - geograph.org.uk - 556867.jpg, The summit of Mullaghcarn from above
File:Mullaghcarn Mountain.jpg, Looking east from summit, towards the cairn, two telecommunications
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masts and helipad
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References
Mountains and hills of County Tyrone
Marilyns of Northern Ireland
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