Croaghgorm
Mountain in County Donegal, Ireland
Croaghgorm
Location in Ireland
Croaghgorm or Bluestack (from Irish an Chruach Gorm, meaning 'the blue stack')[1] is a 674-metre (2,211 ft) mountain in County Donegal, Ireland. It is the highest of the Blue Stack Mountains (or Croaghgorms) and the third-highest mountain in County Donegal.[1]
On 31 January 1944, during World War II, a Royal Air Force (RAF) Sunderland plane crashed on the mountain. Seven RAF crewmen from 228 Squadron were killed. Wreckage from the plane can still be seen on the mountain's slopes. A memorial plaque was unveiled in 1988.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Croaghgorm MountainViews. Retrieved: 2013-03-19.
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Mountains and hills of Ulster
- Slemish
- Tievebulliagh
- Scawt Hill
- Trostan
- Black Mountain
- Cavehill
- Carnmoney
- Divis
- Slieve True
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