Croaghgorm facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Croaghgorm |
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| Cruach Ghorm | |
Summit of Croaghgorm
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 674 m (2,211 ft) |
| Prominence | 541 m (1,775 ft) |
| Listing | Marilyn, Hewitt |
| Naming | |
| English translation | blue stack |
| Language of name | Irish |
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 Croaghgorm
Location in island of Ireland
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| Location | County Donegal, Ireland |
| Parent range | Bluestack Mountains |
| OSI/OSNI grid | G948895 |
Croaghgorm or Bluestack (from Irish: an Chruach Gorm, meaning "the blue stack") 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.
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.
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