Tully Mountain (Ireland)
{{short description|Mountain in Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Irish English|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Tully Mountain
| other_name = {{lang|ga|Cnoc Leitreach}}
| photo = Tully mountain from diamond hill.jpg
| photo_caption =
| elevation_m = 356
| elevation_ref = {{cite web |url=https://mountainviews.ie/summit/893/ |title=Tully Mountain |publisher=Mountain Views |access-date=30 March 2020}}
| prominence_m = 331
| listing = Marilyn
| translation =
| location = County Galway, Ireland
| range =
| map = Ireland
| range_coordinates =
| label_position = right
| map_size = 200
| coordinates = {{coord|53|35|01.64|N|10|00|17.63|W|type:mountain_region:IE_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| grid_ref_Ireland = L6727261173
| topo =
| easiest_route = Hike
}}
Letter Hill ({{lga|Cnoc Leitreach}}){{cite web |url=http://www.logainm.ie/ga/1410843 |title=Cnoc Leitreach |work=Placenames Database of Ireland |access-date=30 March 2020}} is a large hill near the coast to the north-west of Letterfrack in County Galway, Ireland. It is {{convert|356|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} high and been listed as a Special Area of Conservation.
Geography
The {{convert|356|m|ft|0|adj=on}} high hill is visually striking, as it stands in a prominent position on the Renvyle Peninsula between Ballinakill harbour (south), Inishbofin (west) and the Crump Island (north). The summit hosts a small cairn and offers a panoramic view of the Twelve Bens, the north Connemara and Mayo coastlines, Inishbofin and other islands. Tully Mountain, as well as Tully Lough, takes its name from Tully village, located on the north-eastern side of the mountain. The walk which leads to the summit does not require any special hiking ability.{{cite web |url=http://www.walkconnemara.com/pastevents.html |title=Tully Mountain Climb |publisher=Walk Connemara |access-date=30 March 2020}}
Ecology
The mountain is composed of Dalradian schists and gneisses. The main features are rocky outcrops and upland grassland, with alpine and subalpine heaths. The lower slopes have been overgrazed by sheep and there are dense patches of bracken. The dry heath above {{convert|300|m|ft|-2|abbr=on}} supports juniper and bearberry with heather, bell heather, St. Dabeoc’s Heath and cross-leaved heath, and lichens and mosses, an unusual combination in the west of Ireland. There are some flattish wet grassland with soft rush, bog mosses (Sphagnum) and plants such as bladderwort, and some wet flushes, with sedges, bog mosses, bog pimpernel and sundews.
Archaeology
The area around Tully Mountain is rich in pre-historic remains like a court tomb and a stone alignment between the mountain itself and Tully Lough.{{cite book |title=Ireland |last1=O`Halpin |first1=Andy |last2=Newman |first2=Conor |year=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press |pages=221–222 }}
Conservation
Tully Lough and the NE slopes of the mountain have been designated as a candidate Special Area of Conservation under the EU Habitats Directive.{{cite web |url=https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/002130 |title=Tully Lough SAC |publisher=National Parks & Wildlife Service |access-date=30 March 2020}} Tully Mountain has been listed as a Special Area of Conservation.{{cite web |url=https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/protected-sites/synopsis/SY000330.pdf |title=Tully Mountain SAC |publisher=Irish Government |access-date=30 March 2020}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.walkconnemara.com/walks.html Tully Mountain walk]
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Category:Mountains and hills of County Galway
Category:Special Areas of Conservation in the Republic of Ireland