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 Seven Sisters are:
- Muckish,
- Crocknalaragagh,
- Aghla Beg,
- Ardloughnabrackbaddy,
- Aghla More,
- Mackoght and
- Errigal, which all form part of the Derryveagh Mountains.
