MountainViews: Info on Dooish South-East Top (555m) in area Donegal NW

Home:Main Area DisplayGPS Summit Data (Irl)MV 1 SummitsMV 1 Rate Summit)News:NewsNewsletters)Tracks, Walks:View all tracksView your tracksUpload a trackMV 1 Find a Walk)Community:Rising SummiteersSummiteers Hall of FameRecent ContributorsContributors Hall of FameCredits)Lists & Logs:Eight Lists & Personal LogLog AnalysisSettingsMy Contributions & ProfileListing Programs:Simple Irish ListingsSimple Irish & British Listings))Motley Views:General ForumSuggestions ForumBibliography)More:ShopGuidelines:Using the ServiceCommentsPhotos)Statistics Conditions of Use ResourcesLinks)

Guestuser: Login or enrol?

Welcome to "MountainViews" Guest visitor - have a look around - enrol (free & quick) to see Lists & Logs etc.

Summit or area: Set min height for summits.

Conditions and Info
Use of MountainViews is governed by conditions.
Hillwalking is a risk sport. Information about the site and about safety is here.
Opinions in material here are not necessarily endorsed by MountainViews.
Information in comments, walks or GPS tracks may not be accurate as regards safety or access permission. You are responsible for your safety and your permission to walk. More.

RSS Feed for Recent Items.

Donegal NW Area Derryveagh Mountains Subarea

Printable format

Maximum height for area: 751 metres

Summits in area: 54

OS Map(s): 1, 10, 11, 12, 2, 6 for all tops

Set Area Map On

Dooish South-East Top Mountain	Donegal County
For origin of name, see Dooish.
Height: 555 metres	OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 6 for top
Grid Ref: B98917 20637	Latitude: 55.033125 Longitude: -8.017725
ITM: 598866 920621	Prominence: 40m Isolation: 0.8km
Dooish South-East Top is the 353rd highest summit in Ireland. Our data has reached 52% of the goal for this summit. (Details)

COMMENTS for Dooish South-East Top of 1

MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Dooish South-East Top in area Donegal NW, County Donegal, Ireland

Picture: Croloughan Lough Expand pics.

by gerrym 30 Apr 2005 (see Saggartnadooish & Dooish for previous parts of walk). Drop of 100m from top of Saggartnadooish over wet ground down to Derrybeg stream before climbing steeply up shoulder of Se Top. I had high expectations here, having seen two eagles wheeling over this plateau two years previously from the castle below in Glenveagh. Despite keping eyes peeled and sitting quietly for a time on the top I did not get my wish. I did bump into my first deer on the climb as they stood intently watching me from the top - when I arrived they were nowhere to be seen. The steep sided valley of Glenveagh and the Lough and visitor centre can be seen from here and there is a tiny cairn. Again excellent views from the top taking in most, if not all of Donegal. I dropped down to col with Dooish which is an area of heavily eroded peat hags and then contoured around the side of dooish towards the distant cairn ontop of Maumlack. I met two further small groups of deer at closer quarters as I made my way back. i dropped down of the plateau, following a stream into the E shore of Croloughan Lough and followed the shore of the Lough and the river exiting at its N end. Followed this back to the road and the carpark at the bottom of Errigal.

(Comment Rating 4.00) Your Score: Very useful << >>Average

Picture: Dooish SE Top from Dooish Expand pics.

A walk to Dooish SE Top

by Harry Goodman 12 May 2010 As part of a May Bank Holiday 2010 week-end walking in the Derryveagh Mountains I planned a route that, in addition to Dooish, would also include Dooish SE Top, Keamnacally overlooking Glenveigh, Saggartnadooish E Top and Saggartnadooish. Apart from Dooish none in the group had been to the other tops. We parked at a layby on the R251 just NE of a road bridge B9694421823 (Point A) and made directly up hill to pass through the Deer Fence and then up to the right of Dooish to a rocky grove in the ridge, before turning left and climbing up over rocky humps to the substantial summit cairn B9822121037 (Point B). From here the long flat ridge of Dooish SE Top lay below us (see photo). Initially we headed down to the coll and then up to the lower top Pt. 545 before turning left and walking along the flat ridge for some 400 metres to the slightly higher summit at Pt 555 marked by a small cairn. ( For somone not wanting to complete the looped walk over several tops Dooish SE Top could be reached more directly from the ridge without topping out on Dooish.) Once there with the exception of the NW, blocked by the bulk of Dooish, the views are expansive with the Sperrin Mountains clearly seen away to the SE. From the top we then continued our walk due E down and across the Derrybeg Stream to the lesser height of Keamnacally C0060020975 (Point C) (not a listed mv top) before heading NW along the ridge to Saggartnadooish E Top. (For further details of this route see also my comments on Saggartnadooish E Top)

Point A: B96944 21823	Point B: B98221 21037	Point C: C00600 20975
(turn area map On)

(Comment Rating 4.00) Your Score: Very useful << >>Average

Picture: Dooish SE Top from Saggartnadooish Expand pics.

by eflanaga 12 May 2006 (See Dooish/Saggartnadooish for previous legs of route). A fairly simple & sedate descent south from the summit area of Saggartnadooish brought me to the valley floor. In keeping with the previous two legs of the walk the terrain was a mixture of rocks, small peat hags and long & wiry mountain grass. Shortly after reaching the valley floor I crossed the western end of Derrybeg stream before starting my ascent of the mountain via its northern slope. Tiredness, most probably due to the intense heat, was taking its toll and I found the steep ascent more difficult than it should otherwise have been. Nevertheless, I reached the top without mishap. The fairly flat summit area has little to distinguish it and again the true summit is not immediately obvious. There is a mini cairn (3 stones) on what appears to be one of the ‘heights’ and GPS reading here was 98917 20637 (Point D) – 553m, two metres short of OS map’s suggested height. From the summit I took a bearing of 171degrees to take me to the track below Astellan waterfall. This descent from Dooish SE Top is well over 2K. I reached the waterfall after what appeared to be an interminable length of time – again heat exhaustion possibly played a part. There wasn’t a great deal of water cascading down the falls but I got the idea that it might be something special in wetter weather. I was going to trek across and drop into Astellan Burn but decided to risk the descent to the right (east) of the actual waterfall. This is extremely steep, not for the feint hearted and requires a degree of scrambling (minus the rocks) and great care to be taken. Had to drop about 3 metres at one stage when footholds ran out. Despite this managed to reach the bottom without mishap. Crossed a meadow and found a shallow part of Glenbeagh River just west of Sturricknagower IB99502 18426 (Point E) – 90m, making for building alongside the trail, which I presume is a Bothy (maybe not?). From here it is a pleasant walk of around 3.5 K, flat at first then a climb of about 190m back to the starting point. The entire route was just over 16.2K, tiring in the heat, but a thoroughly enjoyable walk with wonderful scenery – recommended!

Point D: B98917 20637

Point E: B99502 18426

(turn area map On)

(Comment Rating 3.00) Your Score: Very useful << >>Average

Picture: Summit stones Expand pics.

The boggy brother

by Colin Murphy 4 May 2011 See entry for Sagartnadooish for route. Unlike Sagartnadooish to the NE and Dooish itself to the NW, this top is decidedly lacking in boulders but more resembles a boggy Wicklow top. Pic shows the small pile of stones indicating the summit.

(Comment Rating 3.00) Your Score: Very useful << >>Average

(End of comment section for Dooish South-East Top. Recent comments about other mountains below.)

RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS ..

Forum: General
Hill Runner

roberto

10 hours ago.
Walking along the Wicklow Way today at the section that leads down to the Dargle River, steep enough section. I met a hill runner running up this part and at the same time he was having a conversa...

Track
A circuit of the eastern Knockmeal hills

mcrtchly

12 hours ago.
Park at S112081 and walk north along the road for about 170m walk, Length:11.7km, Climb: 620m, Area: Crohan West, Knockmealdown Mountains (Ireland) C

Summit Comment
Carrigawaddra: The Loo valley: yes you can!, but don't...

thomas_g

13 hours ago.
Parked at the gravel area at the road junction at Loo Bridge, walked towards Kenmare on the R569 to a gate, then followed the muddy track to a green field (savour it, it will be the last you'll se...

Summit Comment
Agnew's Hill: Shapely scarply Sallagh Braes

simon3

5 days ago.
North of the summit and over a road is the 2km long arc of Sallagh Braes, a spectacular semicircle of a valley where the higher ground to the west (left) falls away towards the sea. This pictur...

Track
Walks Around Port 2

gerrym

a day ago.
http://youtu.be/jq7O1tarPuQ A second walk starting and fini walk, Length:17.0km, Climb: 578m, Area: Donegal SW (Ireland)

Forum: General
Good Sun coming. Bluestacks anyone?

simon3

2 days ago.
Anyone interested in walking in the Bluestacks (Ardnageers and nearby) on Sun or early Mon? Contact group@mountainviews.ie

Summit Comment
Tully Mountain: Mwelrea from the Sea

Geansai

6 days ago.
Good view of the highest summit in Connaught on the way up Tully Mountain.

Summit Summary
Lugnagun: Superb Blessington Lake Views

Collaborative entry Last edit by: march-fixer 6 days ago.
Though not a summit to write home about, it still provides a wonderful grandstand view south out over Blessington Lakes and west to the Hill of Allen. Until recently (2013) pine trees obscure thes...

Track
Circuit of the Three Aghlas

Onzy

2 days ago.
Route takes in Aghla More, Aghla Beg South and Aghla Beg, be walk, Length:9.1km, Climb: 669m, Area: Aghla More, Donegal NW (Ireland) Aghla More, Aghl

Forum: General
SEX ROCKS AND ROLLS

BleckCra

4 days ago.
"It's like sex," she said. We looked at her. "Hillwalking. It's like sex." Her big scrubbed North Antrim face - and I imagined she didn't know much about either - not her fault mind, given the...

Summit Comment
Slieve Carr: Possible with Nephin Beg in a day

jimgraham

a week ago.
Just to note that I found it possible to combine Slieve Carr with Nephin Beg. Working from the southern end of the Bangor trail (point F) it took me four hours to gain the top of Carr; about two ...

Track
Shankill River - Cloghleagh Circuit

march-fixer Starts in new browser window.

4 days ago.
This is a nice scenic route in a mixed coniferous and decidu walk, Length:4.0km, Climb: 45m, Area: Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland)

RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS ..