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Donegal NW Area Derryveagh Mountains Subarea

Maximum height for area: 751 metres, Summits in area: 54, Maximum prominence for area: 688 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 1, 10, 11, 2, 6 For all tops Highest summit:

Errigal, 751m

Summits in area Donegal NW:

Loughsalt Mountain 469m

Sliabh an tSratha Greadaithe 285m
Aranmore:

Cnoc an Iolair 227m
Derryveagh Mountains:

Aghla Beg 564m

Aghla Beg (South) 603m

Ardloughnabrackbaddy 473m

Bingorms 578m

Cnoc Bhealach Gaoithe 480m

Cnoc na Searrach 495m

Cró an Locháin 486m

Cró Bheithe 315m

Crockfadda 529m

Crockfadda E Top 454m

Crockfadda North-East Top 502m

Crockmulroney 430m

Crocknafarragh 517m

Crocknafarragh SE Top 470m

Cruach Leac Chonaill 266m

Cruach na Sagart 480m

Dooish 652m

Dooish South-East Top 555m

Drumnalifferny Mountain 596m

Saggartnadooish E Top 470m

Slieve Snaght 678m
Fanad:

Cnoc na Boirne 227m
Glendowan Mountains:

An Liathin Mor 442m

Cnoc an Stualaire 418m

Farscallop 423m

Loughaskerry 357m

Moylenanav 539m
Gweedore:

Carn Traonach 425m

Cnoc Fola 314m

Taobh an Leithid 429m
Horn Head:

Croaghnamaddy 252m
Rosguill:

Cnoc na Sleá 163m

Gáinne Mór 207m

Croaghleconnell Hill Cruach Leac Chonaill A name in Irish
(prob. Ir. Cruach Leac Chonaill [PDT], 'stack of Conall's flagstone') Donegal County In Binnion List

Height: 266m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 11 Grid Reference: B84100 05700 This summit has been logged as climbed by 4 members
I have climbed this summit: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)

Longitude: -8.248611, Latitude: 54.8987 Prominence: 195m, Isolation: 4.5km
ITM: 584053 905687, GPS IDs, 6 char: CrchLc, 10 char: CrchLcChnl

Leac Chonaill is the name of a stone near the holy well of St. Conall. Recesses on it are said to be the marks of the saint's knees and elbow (Kay Muhr, Celebrating Ulster's Townlands, p. 23). Leac Chonaill also gives its name to the townlands of De Cruach Leac Chonaill is the 993rd highest summit in Ireland. Cruach Leac Chonaill is the second most southerly summit in the Donegal NW area.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Cruach Leac Chonaill in area Donegal NW, Ireland

Picture: View SE to Croaghleconnel from the R252.

Worth a visit.

Short Summary created by Harry Goodman 5 Nov 2012 Park at B8557807434 (Point A) on the R252, beside but not blocking an entrance track into an old quarry. Walk 200m E along the road to B857074 (Point B). Turn right and follow waymarked posts across a patch of trackless peaty ground and then a rough track to B855066 (Point C). Leave the track and go right (SW) up a long (1.7k) but gentle undulating slope to B8425906016 (Point D) on the N end of the summit ridge (obvious in clear conditions but an important checkpoint in mist). Turn left (S) and follow along the rocky ridge for 350m to the summit marked by a cairn and trig pillar.
Alternatively take the minor road SW off the R252 at B867065 (Point E) and at B863058 (Point F) follow a waymarked track NW to B855066 (Point C). Leave the track and go left SW uphill as described above. In clear conditions the views from the top give a 360 degree sweep around NW past the Derryveagh/Glendowan Mts., then S to the Bluestacks and finishing along the Atlantic seaboard from Slievetooey to Aranmore Is. A short but very worthwhile walk.

Point A: B85578 07434	Point B: B857 074	Point C: B855 066
Point D: B84259 06016	Point E: B867 065	Point F: B863 058

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Picture: Looking N to Crovehy from Croaghleconnel summit.

A hill to enjoy but save it for a fine day.

by Harry Goodman 30 Oct 2012 This truly is a small hill to enjoy. I climbed it on 22 Oct 12 and, having been there, was surprised that none of the three mv members who had been there before me thought it worthy of comment. Although small in height it is nonetheless a substantial hill. I parked at B8557807434 beside, but not blocking, the entrance to a track leading into an old quarry. I walked 200m E along the R252 to B8572007414 (Point G) where I turned right and followed waymark posts across a patch of trackless peaty ground for some 500m to join a rough but substantial track at B8551806928 (Point H) just S of L Ahatta. I then continued S along the track to its high point B8554606628 (Point I) about 1k from the start of the walk. Turning right off the track I started a long (1.7k) but gradual climb up SW to the top. On the way up I passed a cairn (Pt 283) about 1k along B8479206036 (Point J) which would act as a checkpoint in poor visability. Continuing up W I then reached the N end of the rocky summit ridge B8425906016 where a turn left (S), obvious in clear weather but more difficult in mist, led me along for 350m to the summit, marked by a cairn and trig pillar B8411205744 (Point K). On the day I was there I had a beautiful, clear, 360 degree sweep around NW past the Derryveagh/Glendowan Mts. then S to the Bluestacks and finishing along the western Atlantic seaboard from Slievetooey to Aranmore Is. A short walk of 5.5k, 195m ascent, easily completed in two hours but save it for a fine day with good visability. Anyone with a need for a greater burst of energy could consider combing this walk with a walk to Crovehy from the same starting point and following the way marked way N shown on the OSi Sheet 1 3rd Edition.

Point G: B85720 07414	Point H: B85518 06928	Point I: B85546 06628
Point J: B84792 06036	Point K: B84112 05744

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