Slieve League
Elevation:	601 m (1972 feet)
Location:	Donegal, Ireland
OSI/OSNI grid reference:	G544784
Listing:	Marilyn

Slieve League cliffs

Located on the coast of County Donegal, Ireland, Slieve League is one of the tallest sea cliffs in Europe. The Belfast naturalist Robert Lloyd Praeger wrote in 1939: Image File history File links Slieve League cliffs in Ireland, county of Donegal. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... The metre (Commonwealth English) or meter (American English) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a metre. ... County Donegal (Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county in the northwest of Ireland. ... The Irish national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Ireland. ... Peak bagging (also hill bagging, mountain bagging, or among enthusiasts, just bagging) is a popular activity for hillwalkers and mountaineers in which they attempt to reach the summit of each peak in a region above some height, or having a particular feature. ... A Marilyn is a hill with a relative height of at least 150 metres, regardless of absolute height or other merit. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 104 KB) Description: Slieve League cliffs, in County Donegal in Ireland Information: Shot 2002-06-19 with a Canon D60 Source: pdphoto file License: Public domain This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 104 KB) Description: Slieve League cliffs, in County Donegal in Ireland Information: Shot 2002-06-19 with a Canon D60 Source: pdphoto file License: Public domain This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it... A coastal image featured on a United States postal stamp. ... County Donegal (Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county in the northwest of Ireland. ... geography, a cliff is a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. ... A satellite composite image of Europe // Etymology Picture of Europa, carried away by bull-shaped Zeus. ... Belfast (Béal Feirste in Irish) is a city in the United Kingdom. ... Robert Lloyd Praeger (1865-1953), was an Irish naturalist and historian. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

A tall mountain of nearly 2000 feet, precipitous on its northern side, has been devoured by the sea till the southern face forms a precipice likewise, descending on this side right into the Atlantic from the long knife-edge which forms the summit. The traverse of this ridge, the "One Man's Path", is one of the most remarkable walks to be found in Ireland - not actually dangerous, but needing a good head and careful progress on a stormy day....The northern precipice, which drops 1500 feet into the coomb surrounding the Little Lough Agh, harbours the majority of the alpine plants of Slieve League, the most varied group of alpines to be found anywhere in Donegal.