Belmore Mountain
| Belmore Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Sliabh Bhéal Mór | |
Marilyn | |
| Coordinates | 54°19′26″N 7°47′19″W / 54.3238°N 7.7886°W |
| Naming | |
| English translation | mountain of the big mouth |
| Language of name | Irish |
| Geography | |
  Location of Belmore Mountain in Northern Ireland | |
| Location | County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland |
| OSI/OSNI grid | H138417 |
| Topo map | OSNI Discoverer 17 |
Belmore Mountain (from Irish Sliabh Bhéal Mór
Belmore Mountain dominates the skyline in the nearby county town of Enniskillen and gives its name to Belmore Street.
Geography
Geologically dominated by
Agriculture is limited due to the steep slopes and thin peaty soils on Belmore, however extensive plantations of
.In 1894, archeologist Thomas Plunkett excavated both the Eagle’s Knoll Cairn passage tomb and Moylehid ring cairn in the townland of Moylehid; one of which is situated on an eastern spur of Belmore Mountain overlooking the Erne valley.[4]
Eponymy
The mountain also gives its name to an Irish earldom. Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore, served from 1868 to 1872 as the 14th Governor of New South Wales, where several features are named for him: the Belmore River, the suburb of Belmore in Sydney, Belmore Park, also in Sydney and in Goulburn. The name is also associated with Belmore Forest in the Boho area.[citation needed]
See also
- Caves of the Tullybrack and Belmore hills
- List of Marilyns in Northern Ireland
Notes
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ Kelly, p. 226
- ^ John O Donovon (1834). "John O'Donovan's letters from County Fermanagh" (PDF). p. 5.
- ^ Martin, p.170
References
- Hughes, William (1882), Geologic Notes of Ireland, Dublin: Gill
- Kelly, John (1859), "The Carboniferous Rocks of Ireland", The Atlantis (July)
- Martin, C. P. (1935), Prehistoric Man in Ireland, London: Macmillan