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Sawel
Samhail or Samhail Phite Méabha
Sawel mountain.jpg
Sawel as seen from the southeast.
Highest point
Elevation 678 m (2,224 ft)
Prominence 580 m (1,900 ft)
Listing County Top (Derry and Tyrone), Marilyn, Hewitt
Naming
Language of name Irish
Geography
Sawel is located in Northern Ireland
Sawel
Sawel
Location in Northern Ireland
Sawel is located in island of Ireland
Sawel
Sawel
Location in island of Ireland
Sawel is located in the United Kingdom
Sawel
Sawel
Location in the United Kingdom
Location County Londonderry/County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Parent range Sperrins
OSI/OSNI grid H618973
Topo map OSNI Discoverer Series 13 The Sperrins (1:50000), OSNI Activity Map Sperrins (1:25000)
Geology
Mountain type Psammite & semipellite

Sawel Mountain is the highest peak in the Sperrin Mountains, and the 8th highest in Northern Ireland. It is also the highest mountain in Northern Ireland outside of the Mourne Mountain range located in County Down.

Geography

To the north of Sawel is County Londonderry, and to the south, County Tyrone. The summit is 678 metres (2,224 ft) high and is composed of crystalline limestone. Around the peak, there is "montane heathland", with plant life including heather, bilberries and cowberries, although this is being damaged by hillwalking and grazing. Sawel is the source of the River Faughan, a 29 miles (47 km) long tributary of the River Foyle.

Naming

The Irish name of the mountain is a reference to a glen or hollow on the side of Sawel. It was also historically called Slieve Sawel, from the Irish word sliabh ("mountain").

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