- Slieve Miskish Mountains
The Slieve Miskish Mountains are a small range of low sandstone mountains found at the extreme south-western tip of the
Beara Peninsula ofCounty Cork in Ireland. Unlike theCaha Mountains , which lie further north on thepeninsula , the Slieve Miskish Mountains lie entirely on the Cork side of the peninsula, part of which belongs toCounty Kerry . There are only four named mountain peaks in the range: Knocknagallaun, 376 m; Knockgour, 481 m;Knockoura , 490 m; and Miskish Mountain, 386 m. They overshadow the main town on the peninsula,Castletownbere , as well as the village ofAllihies on their western slope, which was once the centre of a thrivingcopper mining industry in the 19th century. The now-abandoned mines and surrounding buildings can still be seen on the mountain slopes above Allihies.ee also
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List of mountains in Ireland
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