Mackoght
Mountain in Ireland
title: "Mackoght" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["marilyns-of-ireland", "mountains-and-hills-of-county-donegal"] description: "Mountain in Ireland" topic_path: "geography/ireland" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackoght" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Mountain in Ireland ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mackoght |
| other_name | Mac Uchta |
| photo | The summit of Mackoght, with Errigal behind - geograph.org.uk - 1052967.jpg |
| photo_caption | The peak of Mackoght (foreground) with Errigal behind |
| elevation_m | 555 |
| elevation_ref | |
| prominence_m | 150 |
| prominence_ref | |
| listing | Marilyn |
| translation | son of the mountain-breast |
| language | Irish |
| location | County Donegal, Ireland |
| range | Derryveagh Mountains and the Seven Sisters |
| coordinates | |
| map | Ireland |
| label_position | right |
| map_size | 240 |
| grid_ref_Ireland | B940214 |
| topo | OSi Discovery 1 |
| :: |
| name = Mackoght | other_name = Mac Uchta | photo = The summit of Mackoght, with Errigal behind - geograph.org.uk - 1052967.jpg | photo_caption = The peak of Mackoght (foreground) with Errigal behind | elevation_m = 555 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m= 150 | prominence_ref = | listing = Marilyn | translation = son of the mountain-breast | language = Irish | location = County Donegal, Ireland | range = Derryveagh Mountains and the Seven Sisters | coordinates = | map = Ireland | map_caption = Ireland | label_position = right | map_size = 240 | grid_ref_Ireland = B940214 | topo = OSi Discovery 1 | easiest_route =
Mackoght or Macoght (), also called Little Errigal or Wee Errigal (), is a 555 m high mountain in County Donegal, Ireland.
Geography
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Mackoght_-geograph.org.uk-_556546.jpg" caption="Summit cairn"] ::
The mountain is the second most southern and second lowest of the mountain chain called the Seven Sisters by locals. The Seven Sisters are Muckish, Crocknalaragagh, Aghla Beg, Ardloughnabrackbaddy, Aghla More, Mackoght and Errigal. The Seven Sisters are part of the Derryveagh Mountains. Mackoght is also the 351st tallest peak in Ireland.
References
References
- [http://mountainviews.ie/summit/349/ MountainViews]
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