Picture from wicklore : The most famousTeddy in Ireland?
Picture: The most famousTeddy in Ireland?
Sharing the story of the Chair
by wicklore 31 Jan 2012
Listeners to RTE’s Liveline programme may have heard me today as I discussed the chair and Teddy memorial on Slievecorragh and its history. The podcast can be listened to here: http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2012/pc/pod-v-31011215 (Point A) m15slivelinememorial-pid0-915192 (Point B) .mp3 Please remove the (point A) and (Point B) insert in the http link as these are generated by MountainViews thinking they are grid references!
Point A: O3101 1215
Point B: N915 192
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Picture from Geansai : Best View
Picture: Best View
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by Geansai 29 Mar 2012
Its not so much the height of the hill as the amount of ascent. Took me 40 minutes to get to the summit of 817M Tonelagee from the high up Wicklow Gap without pause. Took just as long to get to the top of this 400m hill from Hollywood village. And it was just as strenuoues. The other commentators have this one well sussed. I'd just mention to stay by that fence on your left. Its tempting to head right on to higher ground when it looks like you might be near the summit, but its a bit further on and you get held up wading through that heather. The ground on the way up is a bit tricky in places with the odd hole that could swallow an ankle so be careful. Nice place to be late on a sunny evening.(Comment Rating 3.75)
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Picture from Harry Goodman : "Teddy" Guardian of the hill.
Picture: "Teddy" Guardian of the hill.
An enjoyable start to the day
by Harry Goodman 1 Jun 2012
On 29 May 2012, on my way to climb Keadeen Mt., I decided to go and have a look at Slievecorragh but was undecided where to start. After checking the East-West Mapping Wicklow Mts. West (1:30,000 Sheet) I noticed what appeared to be a forest track starting about 100m in from the R756 on the NE side of the hill at N 9513504828 (Point C) . On arrival I found that all the land in front of the forest appeared to be taken up by private housing with no apparent access into the the forest. On enquiring at one of the houses the owner very helpfully advised me that it was indeed possible to access the forest from the road by walking a short way along the entrance to Slievecorragh House and, even more importantly, that there was public right of way to do so. She also told me that it would be in order to park off road alongside the boundary wall for the house. About 100m along the surfaced driveway I turned in left onto a cleared area and the forest entrance barrier. I followed the good track along, as it wound its way gently uphill, to it's end about 800m along N 9516104080 (Point D) and then continued on a much narrower path into the forest. This soon led out to a wide very rough stoney track fringing the forest N 9514004035 (Point E) . I turned right and followed it up to it's crest N 9484304150 (Point F) . The summit marked, by a substantial cairn, lay only a few metres to the left across the heather, and very nearby was the "Dan Clancy" chair, so eloquently commented upon by wicklore in his earlier comments on this summit. "Teddy" as ever continues to sit on vigil. This is a fine little top to visit, with the added value and uniqueness of the chair. It can be climbed with very little effort. From the top I returned to the wide stoney track and followed it down to the left (N and then NE), keeping the forest on my right, to meet the original forest access track at N9493404516 (Point G) where I turned left and followed it back to my start point. A throughly enjoyable short walk of some 2.4k and a very nice start to my day spent in the Wicklow Mts.
Point C: N95135 04828
Point D: N95161 04080
Point E: N95140 04035
Point F: N94843 04150
Point G: N94934 04516
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Picture from csd : The view to the west from the summit.
Picture: The view to the west from the summit.
by csd 11 Nov 2007
While the more energetic may fashion something of a circuit incorporating Slievecorragh and Church Mountain, perhaps, I was content with the bagger's dash. Parking at the gate at N94257 03703 (Point H) , I trotted the 620 metres to the summit. Not very taxing, but I was glad I was driving a 15-year-old 4x4 and not a shiny new BMW. The road shown looping around the south of Slievecorragh is very narrow and probably hasn't ever seen a hedge cutter. The summit area of Slievecorragh turned out to be surprisingly interesting: a teddybear sitting on a chair, the ruins shown in the photo, and some sort of unofficial microwave radio relay station competing for our attention. Some nice views, but the cloud was closing in so poor light made for hit-and-miss photography.
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Picture from eamonoc : Wet windy but not so wild! Teddy
Picture: Wet windy but not so wild! Teddy
Hollywood lights
by eamonoc 21 Feb 2011
20/2/2011Arrived in Hollywood to climb Slievecorragh after, Saggart Hill and Carriglietrim. It had been wet and windy earlier in the day but conditions had improved slightly. I started from the Church, point D crossed road climbed gate headed for the Statue overlooking Hollywood ,this was erected by a local priest in 1914. Then headed uphill beside a fence through an open field, higher up this fence is quite high and a lot of it is newly erected, it might be prudent to climb over it after about 5mins uphill from the statue, where an old stone wall meets the fence at the top of the open field. Once past the steepest section of the hill a walk of about 5mins over rough boggy grounds leads one to the Top and to Teddy. Time taken 40mins(Comment Rating 3.50)
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Picture from EefaBee : Dan Clancy Chair & Teddy
Picture: Dan Clancy Chair & Teddy
Quick trip to visit Teddy
by EefaBee 17 Apr 2012
New to hill walking (since February 2012), I've been eager to visit Teddy since I first read about him on these pages. We approached the hill from above Hollywood (point C). There is a parking symbol on the East West map but the farmer there ousted us despite our friendly and polite inquiry. We parked at the road side instead. (Comment Rating 3.50)
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