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Mullaghmeen (), at , is the
Mullaghmeen lies in the northern tip of
Mullaghmeen is described as a difficult mountain to find, and while its summit is of modest height, it is well-regarded as part of one of the several 2–3 hour circa 6 mile forest loop-walks through the Mullaghmeen Forest. Most start at the car-park just beyond the entrance to Mullaghmeen Forest (at ) and take in the summit of Mullaghmeen as well as other landmarks, such as the ''Booley Hut'', the ''Famine Garden'', the ''Flax Pits'', and the ''Woodland Arboretum''.
MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website
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Ordnance Survey Ireland ("OSI") Online Map ViewerLogainm: Placenames Database of Ireland
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county top
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for Westmeath in Ireland
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, and is the lowest county top in Ireland. Mullaghmeen is located in the Mullaghmeen Forest, known for having the largest planted beech
Beech (''Fagus'') is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia, and North America. Recent classifications recognize 10 to 13 species in two distinct subgenera, ''Engleriana'' and ''Fagus''. The ''Engl ...
forest in Europe.
Geography
Mullaghmeen lies in the northern tip of County Westmeath
"Noble above nobility"
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, just inside the border with County Meath
County Meath (; gle, Contae na Mí or simply ) is a county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. It is bordered by Dublin to the southeast, Louth to the northeast, Kildare to the south, Offaly to the ...
, and looks into the northern Lough Sheelin
Lough Sheelin (), in standard Irish ''Loch Síleann'', is a limestone freshwater lough (lake) in central Ireland. The lake is a part of the River Inny course, and ultimately of the Shannon system.
Geography and geology
Lough Sheelin lies at ...
, which forms the border with County Cavan
County Cavan ( ; gle, Contae an Chabháin) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Ulster and is part of the Border Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is based on the historic Gaelic territory of East Breffny (''Bréifn ...
. The hill is 16 km north of the town of Castlepollard
Castlepollard ( or ''Cionn Toirc'') is a village in north County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland. It lies west of Lough Lene and northeast of Lough Derravaragh and Mullingar.
Name
The name ''Castlepollard'' comes from the name of a castle or ...
. At , the summit of Mullaghmeen is the highest point in County Westmeath
"Noble above nobility"
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, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Ireland
, subdivision_type1 = Province
, subdivision_name1 =
, subdivis ...
, however, it is the lowest county top
The mountains and hills of the British Isles are categorised into various lists based on different combinations of elevation, prominence, and other criteria such as isolation. These lists are used for peak bagging, whereby hillwalkers attempt ...
in Ireland. The soil of Mullaghmeen is limestone, and in 1936 the Department of Agriculture
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decided it would be suited to the planting of deciduous
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trees, and created the 400 ha Mullaghmeen Forest, the largest planted beech forest in Europe
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.
Hill walking
Mullaghmeen is described as a difficult mountain to find, and while its summit is of modest height, it is well-regarded as part of one of the several 2–3 hour circa 6 mile forest loop-walks through the Mullaghmeen Forest. Most start at the car-park just beyond the entrance to Mullaghmeen Forest (at ) and take in the summit of Mullaghmeen as well as other landmarks, such as the ''Booley Hut'', the ''Famine Garden'', the ''Flax Pits'', and the ''Woodland Arboretum''.
See also
* Lists of mountains in Ireland * List of Irish counties by highest point * List of mountains of the British Isles by heightReferences
External links
MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website
Mullaghmeen
the largest database of British Isles mountains (" DoBIH")
Hill Bagging UK & Ireland
the searchable interface for the DoBIH
Ordnance Survey Ireland ("OSI") Online Map Viewer
{{Mountains and hills of Leinster Mountains and hills of County Westmeath Highest points of Irish counties