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Wicklow Area   Cen: Glendalough North 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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Brockagh Mountain NW Top Mountain Sliabh na Brocaí (mullach thiar thuaidh) A name in Irish For origin of name, see Brockagh Mountain. Wicklow County in Leinster Province, in Arderin Beg List, Adamellite with microcline phenocrysts Bedrock

Height: 549.5m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 56 Grid Reference: T10596 99784
Place visited by 200 members. Recently by: SeanPurcell, maoris, Carolineswalsh, konrad, MickM45, Shaina, NualaB, abacusms, Mark1, muddypaws, bandre, JohnHoare, Kaszmirek78, moggy40, agakilbride
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Longitude: -6.352003, Latitude: 53.037602 , Easting: 310597, Northing: 199785 Prominence: 24.16m,  Isolation: 0.8km
ITM: 710521 699818,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Brc550, 10 char: BrckghM550
Bedrock type: Adamellite with microcline phenocrysts, (Glendalough Adamellite)

Brockagh Mountain NW Top is the 423rd highest place in Ireland.

Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1445/
COMMENTS for Brockagh Mountain NW Top (Sliabh na Brocaí (mullach thiar thuaidh)) 1 of 1  
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Simple ascent to unremarkable summit
Short Summary created by Colin Murphy  27 Oct 2017
Parking fro a couple of cars at T09255 99958 starA. The summit is usually done in conjunction with Tonelagee, Tonelagee SE, or Brockagh, but if you want to do it in isolation, then having skirted some gorse at the roadside, proceed directly up the slope in an easterly direction. Terrain is longish grass initially but turns to heather higher up, making for more difficult progress. The slope is relatively mild. The summit is unmarked but a heather-covered bump marks the highest point. Time from car to summit: 40-50 minutes. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1445/comment/18073/
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Brockagh Mountain NW Top (<i>Sliabh na Brocaí (mullach thiar thuaidh)</i>) in area Wicklow, Ireland
Picture: Summit mound
 
Simple and straightforward.
by Colin Murphy  27 Oct 2017
Having climbed Tonelagee SE (see that entry for route etc), it was simplicity itself to walk the 600m or so SE to the marginally higher Brockagh NW, with only a climb of about 20m. A bit muddy in the col, but generally the going was firm. The summit is a small heathery bump with no marking, and there are a lot of boulders scattered about. Descending from here is initially a bit of a nightmare, the route being through knee-high heather, so tread carefully, the slopes are a landmine of hidden bog holes. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1445/comment/19774/
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Uninspiring remote top
by eoindunlea  20 Nov 2015
Unlikely to be climbed separately. Can be traversed on a circuit via Tonelagee or next top after Brockagh mountain. Summit marked by a lonely feeble attempt at cairn on a boulder. Track from Brockagh very uneven and waterlogged on 18 November 2015 coupled with gale force winds making progress slow. I decided to head to it solely because from memory of MV it is considered a separate top. Average views not worth the detour, and nothing compared to the stunning panorama from Brockagh East. On 18/11/15 view from Brockagh E was breathtaking with summit of Lug clearly visible and unshrouded, and Gleanmacnass waterfall in full flow after very heavy rainfall overnight. Brockagh NW Top however, I daresay, is for completists only. That said, nobody appeared to be about yesterday and one certainly felt a degree of remoteness on this apparently less visited place. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1445/comment/18389/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Brockagh Mountain NW Top (<i>Sliabh na Brocaí (mullach thiar thuaidh)</i>) in area Wicklow, Ireland
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by paddyhillsbagger  18 Oct 2015
Choose Brockagh Mtn NW Top. Choose to walk along the boggy rough path connecting nearby tops. Choose to follow the summit ridge. Choose another boulder for the summit area with Tonlagee SE Top and Tonlagee in the background. Choose your route. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1445/comment/18356/
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(End of comment section for Brockagh Mountain NW Top (Sliabh na Brocaí (mullach thiar thuaidh)).)

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