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Slieve Loughshannagh Mountain	Down County
Sliabh Locha Sionnach A name in Irish	(Language)
(Ir. Sliabh Loch Seannach [PNNI], 'mountain of Lough Shannagh')
Height: 619 metres	OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 29 for top
Grid Ref: J29460 27202	Latitude: 54.177492 Longitude: -6.018085
ITM: 729380 827207	Prominence: 104m Isolation: 0.9km
Seannach is an Ulster variant of sionnach. Lough Shannagh, 'lake of the foxes', is to the south below Carn Mountain. Slieve Loughshannagh is the 246th highest summit in Ireland. Our data has reached 95% of the goal for this summit. (Details)

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Picture: Looking SW to the two tops of Carn and Slieve Muck from Slieve Loughshannagh Expand pics.

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Short Summary created by Harry Goodman 8 Nov 2011 Slieve Loughshannagh is one of those mountains in the Mournes most likely to be climbed by walkers out on a longer walk over tops along the line of the Mourne Wall. From the car park on the Slievenaman Rd J280 279 (Point A) (Point A). cross the road to a wooden stile and go SE along a good track. Some 150m along, at a fork, go right and follow the track uphill to it's end before heading E up to a col J291 268 (Point B) (Point B), between Slieve Loughshannagh and Carn. Turn left and keeping the Mourne Wall on the right climb up the slope to the summit at J3028126221 (Point C). Views from the top are quite extensive along the line of the Mourne Wall NE to Meelbeg and Bernagh and SW over Carn to Slieve Muck and the S coast. Below is Lough Shannagh and to the E Doan, Cove, Slievelamigan and Slieve Binnian form an impressive backdrop. Return by way of ascent. For a longer, but more satisfying walk to Slieve Lough Shannagh, park at the Banns Road off the B27 J287 214 (Point D) and follow the track N for some 4.5k up to Lough Shannagh. Once there, go around the right side (E), to pick up a rough track J299 263 (Point E), turn left and follow it up NW to the col between Carn and Slieve Loughshannagh J291 268 (Point B) (Point B). Cross the stile, turn right and follow the Mourne Wall up to the top. Return by way of ascent or, if two cars are available, consider leaving one at the Slievenaman Rd car park J280 279 (Point A) (Point A) and combine the two routes described above for a linear walk.

Point A: J280 279	Point B: J291 268	Point C: J30281 26221
Point D: J287 214	Point E: J299 263	(turn area map On)

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by darrenf 8 Jan 2010 From Carn to Slieve Loughshannagh navigation is a very straight forward affair. The mourne wall links both peaks and also continues onto Slieve Meelbeg and provides alot of comfort navigationally, particularly in poor conditions. Believe it or not we meet three snowboarders and one cross country skier (possible other MVers??) while scaling the gentle slopes of Loughshannagh. Incidentally the snow was so deep that we had to use the mourne wall in places as a 'staircase' along the ascent. That said conditions on the day were near perfect with crisp blue skies and even some bright sunshine. Views across the mourne range were spectacular. The photo shows a frozen lough shannagh in the foreground with views of the slient valley peeping through behind. Refer to Slieve Meelbeg for the rest of the route.

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by Alex92 13 Apr 2007 A mountain which has a great reward in views without requiring any great effort. Park at the Ott Car Park and approach from the Ott Track. Once you reach the wall at the col, head left and follow the wall up to the summit. From here, many peaks are accesible including Carn Mountain and Slieve Meelbeg. Alternatively you can make your way down to Loughshannagh and take in Doan, which has possibly the most spectacular views in the Mournes.

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by simon3 24 Jan 2004 Slieve Lougshannagh is one of the five summits that make up the roughly north to south ridge of the western high Mournes. This simulation which is constructed with a view from around 2k up shows the relative position of the neighbouring summits. The water in the distance is Carlingford Lough.

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Picture: From Slieve Loughshannagh, Doan in the foreground, with Binian lurking in the clouds beyond. Expand pics.

by wicklore 13 Oct 2008 Leaving the summit of Ott Mountain I headed east down into boggy ground and up again until I reached the Mourne Wall. I think the wall is amazing and I always feel great when it comes into view-something about its solid durability that gives security. I turned left and followed the wall to a stile at J291 268 (Point B) where I crossed and continued up to the summit of Slieve Loughshannagh. The cloud was everywhere and at first there were no views. However at the summit the cloud began to break and the spectacular profile of Doan shifted in and out of view, with Lough Shannagh and Silent Valley Reservoir shining darkly silver when they appeared out of the cloud before me. I was entranced by the brooding landscape and stopped to enjoy the sporadic views for some time. Although the day turned out to be warm and clear, my photo shows the mysterious views I had during those few moments from the summit. From Slieve Loughshannagh I then headed for Ben Crom.

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by Bleck Cra 9 Mar 2009 Today we were fortunate enough again to be in the company of the great polymath Peewee McGargle. In a vast sweeping loop, lassoing Slievenaglogh, craggy Crom, beloved Doan, Slieveloughshannagh and Carn (named after a Carpenter) and presenting wild, full-frame vistas of the whole Mournes range, hairy drops to hard rocks and endlessly restless water, also driven mercilessly by Desperate McConville and the O’Driscol More, we witnessed again Peewee’s uncanny hold on nature.
Peewee claims direct lineage from the Russian prelate spook, Grigori Rasputin. As with GR, we have tried to shoot him and poison him, neither to any effect. So today we resorted to trying to drown him and so fired him into the Miner’s Hole River somewhere in the middle of this. Why it is called thus no one knows: it could have something to do with miners or perhaps the church. Anyway. Sure enough, he went down like a stone, invoking the Devil but alas the dogooder Saint Sean McNickelmas snagged him by the jockstrap and winched him to safety. There seems nothing else we can do and we are at a loss. The day was just straight out of a Northern climes handbook – sun to fry your face, snow to freeze your fingers, meltwater seeping even from the rocks. This is a fab route and introduced to Cra for the first time today. Wing out from the Gamekeeper’s Lodge Equestrian Centre, South of Crocknafeola on the Kilkeel Road out of Hilltown. Just keep going up and anticlockwise and you’ll soon get the hang of it. Come off Carn or thereabouts due South and thence to a roaring log fire in Doran’s pub Hilltown. I am going to try the Braveheart treatment or that of Edward ll or perhaps both on Peewee but expect no success.

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