Tievebulliagh
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| Tievebulliagh | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 402 m |
| Location | County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| Range | Antrim Plateau, Glens of Antrim |
| Prominence | c. 52 m |
| Topo map | OSNI Discoverer D5 |
| OSI/OSNI grid reference | D193268 |
| Listing | Marilyn |
| Translation | Hillside of dairies (Irish) |
Tievebulliagh is a 402m high mountain in the Glens of Antrim Northern Ireland. It forms part of the watershed between Glenann to the north and Glenballyeamon to the south.
[edit] Geology
Tievebulliagh is formed from a volcanic plug, the intense heat generated by molten basalt has given rise to the formation of a durable flint, porcellanite, which is found at the foot of the eastern scree slope of the mountain.[1]
[edit] Archaeology
Evidence has been discovered of a Neolithic axe quarry at the foot of Tievebulliagh.[2] Flint axe heads fashioned from porcellanite that originate from this quarry have been found across the British Isles, from the Outer Hebrides to the south coast of England and across the rest of Ireland.[3] The site compares with the Langdale axe industry based in the English Lake District and the quarries at Penmaenmawr in North Wales, where large numbers of stone axes were manufactured.
There is a Bronze Age cairn on the mountain top. The round cairn and Neolithic axe factory on Tievebulliagh are Scheduled Historic Monuments sited in the townland of Cloghs, in Moyle District Council area, at grid ref: area of D193 266.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Habitas Website
- ^ The Megalithic Portal
- ^ Viney, M. (2003) Ireland. Blackstaff Press. Belfast. ISBN 0-85640-744-5
- ^ Cloghs (Tievebulliagh). Environment and Heritage Service NI - Scheduled Historic Monuments. Retrieved on 2007-12-03.
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