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Barrclashcame
Barr Chlais Céim
Summit cairn, Barrclashcame, Sheeffry Hills (geograph 5609581).jpg
Cairn at the summit of Barrclashcame
Highest point
Elevation 772 m (2,533 ft)
Prominence 707 m (2,320 ft)
Listing P600, Hewitt, Marilyn
Naming
English translation top of Clais Céim
Language of name Irish
Geography
Barrclashcame is located in island of Ireland
Barrclashcame
Barrclashcame
Location in island of Ireland
Location County Mayo, Republic of Ireland
Parent range Sheeffry Hills
OSI/OSNI grid L849695

Barrclashcame (from Irish: Barr Chlais Céim, meaning "top of Clais Céim") is a 772 m (2,533 ft) mountain in County Mayo, Ireland.

Geography

The mountain is in the townland of Clashcame and is the highest peak of the Sheeffry Hills.

A short distance to the northwest is the peak called Barrclashcame Northwest or Storikeennageer (580 m) and to the northeast is the peak of Tievummera (762 m). The mountain overlooks Doo Lough, Glencullin and Glenummera (to the south and west), which separate it from Mweelrea and Ben Gorm.

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