Translation blue stack (Irish) Elevation 674 m Mountain range Blue Stack Mountains Parent range Blue Stack Mountains | OSI/OSNI grid G948895 Prominence 541 m Province Ulster Listing Marilyn | |
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Location County Donegal, Ireland Similar Mackoght, Slieve Snaght, Raghtin More, Bel Mountain, Aghla Beg | ||
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.
Map of Bluestack, Edergole, Co. Donegal, Ireland
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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