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Dublin/Wicklow Area   Wicklow Mountains Subarea
Maximum height for area: 925 metres,   Summits in area: 89,   Maximum prominence for area: 905 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 28B, 49, 50, 55, 56, 61, 62 For all tops   Highest summit: Lugnaquillia, 925m

Summits in area Dublin/Wicklow:
Cupidstown Hill 379m
Dublin Mountains:   Corrig Mountain 617mGlendoo Mountain 586mKippure 757mKnocknagun 555mPrince William's Seat 555mSaggart Hill 395mSeahan 647mSeefin 621mSeefingan 723mTibradden Mountain 467mTwo Rock Mountain 536m
Wicklow Mountains:   Annagh Hill 454mBallinacor Mountain 531mBallinafunshoge 480mBallineddan Mountain 652mBallycumber Hill 431mBallycurragh Hill 536mBallyteige 447mBaltinglass Hill 382mBarranisky 280mBenleagh 689mBlack Hill 602mBrockagh Mountain 557mBrockagh Mountain SE Top 470mCamaderry 698mCamenabologue 758mCamenabologue SE Top 663mCarrick Mountain 381mCarrickashane Mountain 508mCarrigleitrim 408mCarriglineen Mountain 455mCarrigshouk 573mCarrigvore 682mChurch Mountain 544mCloghernagh 800mCollon Hill 238mConavalla 734mCorriebracks 531mCorrigasleggaun 794mCroaghanmoira 664mCroghan Kinsella 606mCushbawn 400mDerrybawn Mountain 474mDjouce 725mDuff Hill 720mFananierin 426mGravale 718mGreat Sugar Loaf 501mKeadeen Mountain 653mKirikee Mountain 474mKnocknacloghoge 534mLakeen 357mLittle Sugar Loaf 342mLobawn 636mLugduff 652mLugduff SE Top 637mLuggala 595mLugnagun 446mLugnaquillia 925mMaulin 570mMoanbane 703mMoneyteige North 427mMullacor 657mMullaghcleevaun 849mMullaghcleevaun East Top 790mMuskeagh Hill 397mPreban Hill 389mScarr 641mSeskin 344mSilsean 698mSleamaine 430mSlieve Maan 550mSlievecorragh 418mSlievefoore 414mSlievemaan 759mSorrel Hill 599mSpinans Hill 409mSpinans Hill SE Top 400mStoney Top 714mStookeen 420mTable Mountain 701mTinoran Hill 312mTomaneena 681mTonduff 642mTonelagee 817mTonelagee NE Top 668mTrooperstown Hill 430mWar Hill 686m
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Slievecorragh Hill An Sliabh Corrach A name in Irish
(Ir. An Sliabh Corrach [logainm.ie], 'the rocky/rugged mountain') Wicklow County In Carn List

Height: 418m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 56 Grid Reference: N94806 04123 This summit has been logged as climbed by 57 members
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Longitude: -6.586077, Latitude: 53.079617 Prominence: 151m,   Isolation: 2.9km
ITM: 694732 704157,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Slv418, 10 char: Slvcrgh418

Despite the name, this peak is quite grassy, except for the summit cairn.   Slievecorragh is the 751st highest summit in Ireland.
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Picture: Slievecorragh summit cairn		  
An easy way to the top.
Short Summary created by Harry Goodman  31 May 2012 Park off road by the side of the R756 at N9513504828 (Point A) to the E of Hollywood. Walk for 100m along the entrance drive to Slievecorragh House (public right of way) to an opening on the left which is the start of a good forest track N9509904758 (Point B). Follow track to its end some 800m along and then continue into the forest on a good but narrower track to shortly arrive at a wide rough stoney track fringing the forest N9514004035 (Point C). Go up right to the crest N 9484304150 (Point D). The summit cairn lies a few metres on the left across a wire fence with the "Tom Clancy" Memorial Chair a short way further along at N9480004092 (Point E). Return to track and and follow it down left (N and then NE) to meet the origional access track N N9493404516 (Point F), turn left and follow it back to start. A short and easy walk of 2.4k.
Point A: N95135 04828 Point B: N95099 04758 Point C: N95140 04035
Point D: N94843 04150 Point E: N94800 04092 Point F: N94934 04516

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Picture: Carrying the chair to Slievecorragh
Remembering Dan Clancy
by wicklore  28 Feb 2011 Every hill has its own story, and every hill is special to someone. That anonymous forested hill you pass on the way to somewhere could well be one of the most special places in the world to someone else. We can see evidence of this as we ramble amongst the hills. Often these are in the form of an inscribed plaque or a cross, and may command fine views across the land.

On the summit of Slievecorragh is one of the more curious memorials that you will find anywhere in Ireland. It is the chair that climbers of this hill have commented on. There is a man’s silver ring slipped over one of the support bars, and the name ‘Dan Clancy’ is engraved into the top of the back of the chair. The chair and the teddy are facing west over the plains of Kildare. For the walker it is an object of curiosity, and offers a comfortable seat to take a rest and enjoy the views. It is made of bronze, and someone clearly went to a lot of trouble to bring it all the way up the hill. It would have been easy to leave the hill and move on to other things and forget about the curious chair and the lonely teddy on Slievecorragh. But it stayed in my mind and I wanted to find out more.

I discovered that Dan Clancy grew up on the side of Slievecorragh. Dan and his many siblings spent many happy childhood days there, and often went up in the evening to watch the sun set as they discussed all the things that children do. Dan eventually grew up and moved to New York. Whenever he returned to Wicklow he would climb Slievecorragh with his brothers and sisters where they spent many hours in conversation, just as they had done as children. Their special connection with this hill and each other was reaffirmed each time they enjoyed watching the sunset from its summit once again.

Dan became terminally ill with cancer in New York. One of his brothers, Andrew who is a Sculptor, spent a lot of time with him in New York in his final months. They talked about their childhood and Andrew frankly discussed with Dan how he would like to commemorate him in some way. The idea of the chair was born. It was based on an old chair that both men remembered as boys in the corner of their kitchen, and it symbolised a warm and happy childhood spent growing up on the slopes of Slievecorragh. From an old photograph Andrew had a wooden model of the chair made, and he used this to cast the bronze chair that we see on Slievecorragh today. Dan passed away on 4th February 2004 at the age of 31. A few months later Dan’s family and friends gathered on Slievecorragh to bring the chair to the summit and set it into the ground. Since then, each year on the anniversary of Dan’s death, his family gather once more to climb the hill and remember Dan Clancy.

This is the story of the little green chair on Slievecorragh. So if you ever find yourself up there, you now know the story behind the curious chair and the teddy that have sat there watching the sun set night after night for many years now.
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Exceptional Teddy Bear
by march-fixer  20 Feb 2012 Well 'Teddy Bear' is certainly not lonely. There was a constant visitation to the wonderful vantage point on this lovely Sunday afternoon. The people I met had heard the radio interview, which piqued their fascination. One person was a walker from West Wicklow who had never seen or heard of 'Teddy Bear' and Dan Clancy's chair. I can not think of a more memorable monument.

I approached the summit from Toor to the south N94649 03578 (Point G) while all the others had come up from Hollywood to the northwest. There was a lovely clear view out over the vast plain of Kildare to the west with the God-light streaming through the clouds. There was even sufficient clarity to see back east to snow covered Lugnaquilla and Tonelegee. This is a very suitable walk for any beginners with a double reward at the summit.
Point G: N94649 03578
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Picture: Teddy
Ready Teddy Go!
by Dessie1  2 Oct 2010 Climbed Slievecorragh on 1-10-10 from Hollywood side.Parked beside church (N951 053 (Point H)) and climbed over gate across the road.Headed directly for the statue of the priest which overlooks Hollywood.On reaching the statue I made my way South East on the wide tracks which lead up to an open field, then I followed the fencing on the right which runs up through a couple of fields and then opens up to reveal the large cairn on the summit in the distance which is reached after a short dip through very wet land.Sat and had a chat with Teddy on the summit about the views and who had been visiting then retraced steps back to car! Roughly an hours journey up and down.
Well worth checking this out!
Book in advance with Teddy just in case he's busy!
Point H: N951 053
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by padodes  11 Mar 2008 Slievecorragh (N948 041 (Point I)) just about makes it into the 400m league, but it does have a few things going for it. For one thing, the view to the NE, across the serpentine Blessington Lake, coiled around the surrounding hills, is well worth the short climb. And if you're tired, then there's a bronze chair fixed to the ground (still with a bedraggled teddybear) that will allow you to contemplate at your leisure the broad plain to the west. The surprisingly big cairn is interesting because it has a rectangular shape. That leaves me thinking it may have been transformed at some time into a little chapel or shrine. There is a strong connection between St Kevin and nearby Hollywood (Cillin Chaomhin), with its statue of the saint overlooking the village and even its own 'Kevin's Bed'. The quickest way to get to the top is, in fact, from Hollywood. If you try taking in Church Mountain after Slievecorragh, or vice versa, it turns out a lot less easy that a look at the map might suggest. The thick forest on the northern flank of Church obliges one to skirt around by the wet valley between Church and Corriebracks.
Point I: N948 041
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Picture: Lonely Eternal Vigil
by wicklore  1 Nov 2008 I was looking for a quick way up this hill as I only wanted to bag it. I headed on the R756 from Hollywood and took the turn right onto the third class road. At approximately N 953 038 (Point J) I turned right onto an uphill track. It was just wide enough for the car and twisted up to a level area big enough for a few cars. I got the sense no one had been here for years. Walking back down the track for 20 metres I turned right and walked up through tall grass and over an embankment. I found myself on an old track from logging or something. It was quite churned up but easily negotiable and dry. A few minutes brought me to the unofficial relay station mentioned by csd before. It looked like a weather station to me. The summit proper is over a fence. padodes and csd's posted photos show the summit quite well. However I think the lonely Teddy on the bronze chair deserves more attention. My photo shows his lonely vigil looking over the lowlands below. The name Dan Clancy is clearly visible engraved into the top of the chair and a man's silver ring was added into the chair during construction. This can be seen at the bottom of one of the four rear bars. I got an incredibly sad and nostalgic feeling when I saw the bear, as I thought about him sitting there day after day, season after season presumably in memory of Dan Clancy. If it is a memorial I think it is lovely but I wish Teddy had a companion for company. He even looked like he had been treated with waterproofing or something and was bone dry.
Before heading down I sat in the chair (I didn't squash Teddy) and it was surprisingly comfortable!
Point J: N953 038
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