Cuilcagh is a mountain on the border between County Fermanagh and County Cavan. With a height of 666 metres it is the highest point in both counties. It is also the 170th highest peak on the island of Ireland, and Ireland's only cross-border county top. Water from the southern slope flows underground until it emerges some miles away in the Shannon …
Cuilcagh is a mountain on the border between County Fermanagh and County Cavan. With a height of 666 metres it is the highest point in both counties. It is also the 170th highest peak on the island of Ireland, and Ireland's only cross-border county top. Water from the southern slope flows underground until it emerges some miles away in the Shannon Pot, the traditional source of the River Shannon. The area is sometimes referred to as the Cuilcagh Mountains.
Elevation: 666 m (2,185 ft)
Location: Fermanagh, Northern Ireland & Cavan, Republic of Ireland
Prominence: 570 m (1,870 ft)
Listing: County Top (Cavan and Fermanagh), P600, Marilyn, Hewitt
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