The Nephin Beg Range (pronounced 'NAY-FINN') (), or Nephin MountainsO'Hara, Bernard. Mayo: Aspects of Its Heritage. Archaeological, Historical & Folklore Society, 1982. p.207 is a mountain range in County Mayo, Ireland. The range contains the mountains of Slieve Carr (its highest peak), Nephin Beg, Birreencorragh and Corranabinnia/Cushcamcarragh, among others. The range hosts the Nephin forest, a 4,843 hectares former commercial forest now managed by Wild Nephin National Park.
Much of the range has come under the ownership of the NPWS in 2018, and is in the process of becoming Ireland's first designated wilderness area, a continuing long-term project of restoring biodiversity and the natural envrionment as well as developing walking trails, huts and cottages recreational hiking and camping. The wilderness, when finished, is due to cover 16,000 hectares of Wild Nephin National Park land.
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External links Nephin Beg Mountain Views