Mackoght

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Mackoght
County Donegal

Mackoght, across Dunlewy Lough
Range: Derryveagh Mountains
Summit: 1,821 feet B940214

Mackoght or Macoght is a 1,821-foot (555-m) tall mountain in County Donegal. It is the second most southern and second lowest of the mountain chain locallu called the Seven Sisters".

The name "Mackoght" is form the Irish Mac Uchta, meaning "Son of the mountain-breast", and it is also known as Little Errigal or Wee Errigal.

The peak of Mackoght with Errigal behind

The Seven Sisters are:

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