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Wicklow Area   S: Croaghanmoira Subarea
Place count in area: 115, OSI/LPS Maps: 28B, 55, 56, 61, 62, AWW, EW-DM, EW-LG, EW-WE, EW-WS 
Highest place:
Lugnaquilla, 924.7m
Maximum height for area: 924.7 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 905 metres,

Places in area Wicklow:
Cen: Glendalough North:   Brockagh Mountain 556.9mBrockagh Mountain NW Top 549.5mBrockagh Mountain SE Top 471.7mCamaderry East Top 677.3mCamaderry Mountain 698.6mConavalla 734mTomaneena 682.4m
Cen: Glendalough South:   Carriglineen Mountain 456.6mCullentragh Mountain 510mDerrybawn Mountain 476.1mKirikee Mountain 474.5mLugduff 653.2mLugduff SE Top 638mMullacor 660.7mTrooperstown Hill 430m
N Cen: Tonelagee:   Carrignagunneen 561mFair Mountain 571.2mStoney Top 713.7mTonelagee 815.8mTonelagee E Top 668mTonelagee South-East Top 545.8m
NE: Bray & Kilmacanogue:   Bray Head Hill 238.9mCarrigoona Commons East 242mDowns Hill 372.9mGreat Sugar Loaf 501.2mLittle Sugar Loaf 342.4m
NE: Djouce:   Djouce 725.5mKnockree 342.1mMaulin 570mTonduff 642mTonduff East Top 593mWar Hill 684.8mWhite Hill 631.1m
NE: Fancy:   Ballinafunshoge 480mKanturk 527.4mKnocknacloghoge 532.4mLuggala 593.3mRobber's Pass Hill 508.9mScarr 640mScarr North-West Top 559.8mSleamaine 430m
NE: Vartry:   Ballinacorbeg 336mBallycurry 301mDunranhill 342mMount Kennedy 365.9m
NW: Blessington:   Carrigleitrim 408mLugnagun 446.2mSlieveroe 332mSorrel Hill 599.5m
NW: Mullaghcleevaun:   Black Hill 602.2mCarrigshouk 572.5mCarrigvore 682.4mDuff Hill 720.8mGravale 719mMoanbane 703mMullaghcleevaun 846.7mMullaghcleevaun East Top 796mSilsean 698m
S: Aughrim Hills:   Cushbawn 400mKilleagh 249mMoneyteige North 427mPreban Hill 389m
S: Croaghanmoira:   Ballinacor Mountain 529.3mBallycurragh Hill 536mBallyteige 447mCarrickashane Mountain 508mCroaghanmoira 662.3mCroaghanmoira North Top 579.5mFananierin 426mSlieve Maan 547.8mSlieve Maan North Top 546.1m
S: Croghan Kinsella:   Annagh Hill 454mCroghan Kinsella 606mCroghan Kinsella East Top 562.1mSlievefoore 414m
S: Shillelagh Hills:   Lakeen 357mMonaughrim 206mSeskin 344mStookeen 420m
S: Tinahely Hills:   Ballycumber Hill 429.7mEagle Hill 296mMuskeagh Hill 398.2m
SE: Wicklow South East:   Ballinastraw 284mBallyguile Hill 188mBarranisky 280mCarrick Mountain 381mCollon Hill 238mKilnamanagh Hill 217mWestaston Hill 270m
W: Baltinglass:   Ballyhook Hill 288mBaltinglass Hill 382mCarrig Mountain 571mCarrigeen Hill 298mCloghnagaune 385mCorballis Hill 258mKeadeen Mountain 653mSpinans Hill 409mSpinans Hill SE Top 400mTinoran Hill 312m
W: Cen Lugnaquilla:   Ballineddan Mountain 652.3mBenleagh 689mCamenabologue 758mCamenabologue SE Top 663mCloghernagh 800mCorrigasleggaun 794.6mLugnaquilla 924.7mSlievemaan 759.7m
W: Donard:   Brewel Hill 222mChurch Mountain 544mCorriebracks 531mLobawn 636mSlievecorragh 418mSugarloaf 552mTable Mountain 701.7mTable Mountain West Top 563m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Slieve Maan North Top Mountain Sliabh Meáin thuaidh barr A name in Irish, also Brown Know an extra EastWest name in English Wicklow County in Leinster Province, in no lists, White, saccharoidal garnetiferous aplite Bedrock

Height: 546.1m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 62 Grid Reference: T08300 88700
Place visited by 101 members. Recently by: NualaB, nupat, Kaszmirek78, muddypaws, pinchy, MartaD, michaelseaver, 500plusclub, Carolyn105, John.geary, lauracardiff, SenanFoley, Ansarlodge, srr45, childminder05
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Longitude: -6.389935, Latitude: 52.938509 , Easting: 308300, Northing: 188700 Prominence: 12m,  Isolation: 0.8km
ITM: 708225 688736,   GPS IDs, 6 char: SlvMnN, 10 char: SlvMnNrthT
Bedrock type: White, saccharoidal garnetiferous aplite, (Carrawaystick Aplite)

Slieve Maan North Top is the 430th highest place in Ireland.

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Slieve Maan North Top (<i>Sliabh Meáin thuaidh barr</i>) in area Wicklow, Ireland
Picture: The small summit cairn on Slieve Maan North Top
 
A place to visit once
Short Summary created by simon3, Geo  31 Oct 2017
This summit is for list completers and lovers of tree bashing, It is not one to make a walk out of.
Use the Wicklow Way from the South at T086874 starA or the North at Drumgoff Recreation Area at T094889 starB both places which have ample parking.
Leave the Wicklow Way at T0859388493 starC where as of December 2016 there is clearfelling of the woodland. Go West North West up to the trees to find and follow the firebreak uphill to the ridge line. At this point turn right into the trees and follow the ridge about 200m to find the Summit cairn in a clearing beside a pond/pool. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1442/comment/18070/
 
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Picture: sunny cairn
A nice surprise
by mickhanney  1 Jul 2019
I had previously parked up at Drumgoff Recreational area (point B) and traversed the boardwalks from the Drumgoff mapboard at Wicklow way, following trail left descending from there. So, I approached summit from the opposite side of the ridge to the previous poster. At point T07785 88793 starD a rough but clear track rises up towards the ridge line, running roughly towards where there is an intersection of trail clearings From that clearing junction point, veer right towards summit around and over some peat stacks only a couple of hundred metres away. EastWest maps has this point called 'Brown Knob'.
Pleasantly surprised by the summit but this was helped by the sunny and warm evening I visited. Views once out of the forestry towards Glenmalure were great. Dropped down towards Wickow way, trees had lots of little deer tracks through them making it easily accessible down towards point C. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1442/comment/20566/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Slieve Maan North Top (<i>Sliabh Meáin thuaidh barr</i>) in area Wicklow, Ireland
Picture: Descending from Wicklow Way - the highlight of this summit
 
Slieve masochism
by Colin Murphy  27 Aug 2019
As I was poked in the eye for the tenth time by a rotting branch, I first began to question my my commitment to my Local 100. When I stumbled on the uneven forest floor and fell over for the third time, my hand landing in a pool of mud, I seriously began to wonder why I hadn't taken up something more pleasant, like walking barefoot on hot coals. And when I finally emerged at the 'summit' and rested, allowing my pained mortal coil to recover somewhat, I sat there on a damp clump of heather, looking around at the non existent view and the top's most memorable feature - a pool of muddy water - and wondered aloud (as I'm sure every hillwalker had on occasion) 'why do I do this?'. Anyway, another one ticked off. The next hill can only be an improvement. And the view on the way down was nice...Other than as a bagging exercise, avoid this one like the plague. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1442/comment/20633/
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The green light
by Colin Murphy  27 Aug 2019
One of the few moments of relief I experienced when battling my through the conifers on the way up this top, was when I came across this area where all the branches were draped with hanging moss, enhanced by summer sunlight streaming down from above. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1442/comment/20634/
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Picture: The pile marks the spot
 
Is that it!
by march-fixer  23 Mar 2020
This spot is easiest located by heading towards Slieve Maan from the Military Road and then heading north along the extraction track. It is not a place for visiting other than for summit bagging or as a spot to visit on the way to another more deserving location. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1442/comment/20774/
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Forest gone
by mickhanney  22 Apr 2023
All forest has now been removed from around this summit. So what used to be a nice pile of stones nicely surrounded by trees, is just stones with a clear view towards military road. You can get their directly from Wicklow way, parking at Drumgoff rec. Follow Wicklow way for about 1.5k south, then take a straight line up the rough, de-forested ground. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1442/comment/23928/
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