- Slieve League
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Name = Slieve League
"Irish: Sliabh Liag"
Photo = Slieve League-cliffs-2.jpg
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Elevation = 601 m (1972 feet)
Location = Donegal,Ireland
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Pronunciation =Located on the
coast ofCounty Donegal ,Ireland , Slieve League (Irish: "Sliabh Liag"), at 601metre s, hasIreland 's second highestsea cliff s, afterCroaghaun on Achill Island andEurope 's sixth-highest.The
Belfast naturalist Robert Lloyd Praeger wrote in1939 ::"A tallmountain 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 theAtlantic 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 theLittle Lough Agh , harbours the majority of thealpine plant s of Slieve League, the most varied group of alpines to be found anywhere in Donegal."Road to viewpoint
Slieve League is often photographed from a viewpoint that can be reached by a very narrow road that departs from
Teelin . The final few kilometers of this memorable road is built along a precipice and includes several places where the road turns at the crest of a rise.External links
* [http://www.brilliantireland.com/products/inc_productdetails.cfm/product_key/35 More pictures of cliffs]
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