Belmore Mountain
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| Elevation | 398 m |
| Location | Northern Ireland |
| Prominence | 322 m |
| OSI/OSNI grid reference | H138417 |
| Listing | Marilyn |
Belmore Mountain is a hill in the west of County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. With a summit roughly 398 metres above sea level,[1] it is the second highest point in Fermanagh, the highest being at Cuilcagh on the Northern Ireland–Republic of Ireland border in the south of the county.
Belmore Mountain dominates the skyline in the nearby county town of Enniskillen and gives its name to Belmore Street in the town. The feature also provides the inspiration for the title of the Belmore Family at Castle Coole.
Geologically dominated by limestone, outcropping of the sedimentary rock forms extensive sheer cliffs near the summit. Chemical erosion caused by the natural acidity of water has formed a cave system underneath the mountain, accessible at the village of Boho. Faulting has produced the Knockmore escarpment on the western flanks of Belmore. Other small villages and hamlets around the foot of Belmore include Letterbreen and Springfield, Fermanagh.
Agriculture is limited due to the steep slopes and thin peaty soils on Belmore, however extensive plantations of coniferous forest can be found on the upper plateau.
Among the notable features of the mountain is a chambered giant's cave.[2]
[edit] Toponymy
Belmore Mountain is directly related to the toponymy of the Belmore River in New South Wales, Australia, the suburb of Belmore in Sydney, Belmore Park, also in Sydney and in Goulburn. Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore served as the 14th Governor of New South Wales from 1868–1872.
Other places with the toponym Belmore include Belmore, Ohio, Belmore, Florida and Belmore, Ontario
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- Hughes, William (1882). Geologic Notes of Ireland. Dublin: Gill.
- Kelly, John (1859). "The Carboniferous Rocks of Ireland." The Atlantis. July.
- Martin, C. P. (1935). Prehistoric Man in Ireland. London: Macmillan.
