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Feature count in area: 38, all in Donegal,
OSI/LPS Maps: 1, 11, 2, 6
Highest Place: Errigal 751m
Starting Places (29) in area Derryveagh Mountains: Aleahan Lough, Altderry Bridge, An Chúirt Hotel, Astelleen Burn Waterfall, Derryreel Lough, Dunlewy Lough E, Dunlewy Lough Viewing Point, Errigal Hostel, Errigal Parking, Glenveagh Bridge, Glenveagh National Park SW, Glenveigh Castle, Keel Lough N, Losset North, Lough Acrobane Farmhouse, Lough Ascardan, Lough Barra Slipway CP, Lough Barra W, Meenagoppoge Burn Bridge, Mín Uí Bhaoil, Muckish Gap Shrine, Muckish North Access Road, Nabrackbaddy Lough, Procklis Lough, River Barra Bridge NE, River Barra Bridge SW, Sand Lough NE, Sruhancrolee Bridge, Stranamarragh Bridge
Summits & other features in area Derryveagh Mountains: Cen: Dooish: Dooish 651.5m, Dooish SW Top 528m, Dooish SE Top 553.9m, Saggartnadooish 506.4m, Saggartnadooish East Top 478.9m Cen: Errigal: Errigal 751m, Mackoght 555m Cen: Glenveagh Upper: Crockfadda 485m, Crockfadda East Top 454m, Crockballaghgeeha 480m, Crockmulroney 430m, Staghall Mountain 486m, Croaghnasaggart 480m, Maumlack 480m Cen: Lough Keel (Meencorwick): Crockglass 489m, Addernymore 416m, Grogan More 457m, Crocknafarragh 517m, Crocknafarragh SE Top 470m Cen: Slieve Snaght: Crockfadda 529m, Crockfadda NE Top 502m, Crocknasharragh 495m, Drumnalifferny Far NE Top 535m, Bingorms 578m, Drumnalifferny Mountain 596m, Drumnalifferny Mountain NE Top 585m, Slieve Snaght 678m N: Aghla: Aghla Beg 563.9m, Aghla Beg South Top 602.3m, Aghla More 581.2m, Ardloughnabrackbaddy 472.5m, Crocknalaragagh 470.6m N: Muckish: Muckish 667.1m, Croaghaderry 222m, Crockawama 238m, Derryreel 232m S: Doochary: Croaghleconnell 266m S: Dungloe: Crovehy 315m
Note: this list of places may include island features such as summits, but not
islands as such.
Drumnalifferny Mountain, 596mMountain Sliabh Dhroim na Luifearnaí A name in Irish,
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Ir. Sliabh Dhroim na Luifearnaí [logainm.ie], 'mountain of Drumnalifferny or ridge of the weeds’, Donegal County in Ulster province, in Arderin Lists, Sliabh Dhroim na Luifearnaí is the 300th highest place in Ireland.
Grid Reference B93323 15628,
Mapsheet(s): 1 Place visited by: 143members, recently by: Lyner, bowler, markwallace, farmerjoe1, JohnFinn, chelman7, DeirdreM, GerryCarroll, jellybean, Nomad691, abeach, Carolineswalsh, adam.mann, Harry-Badger, Krzysztof_K
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Longitude: -8.10509, Latitude: 54.988123, Easting: 193323, Northing: 415628,
Prominence: 101m, Isolation: 0.5km ITM: 593274 915617 Bedrock type: Coarse biotite granite & granodiorite, (Main Donegal Granite) Notes on name: Both Droim na Luifearnaí / Drumnalifferny and Sliabh Dhroim na Luifearnaí / Drumnalifferny Mountain are names of townlands in the parish of Gartan. Ir. Droim na Luifearnaí, means 'ridge of the weeds'.
Short or GPS IDs, 6 char: DrmnMn, 10 char: DrmnlfMntn Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/283/
Gallery for Drumnalifferny Mountain (Sliabh Dhroim na Luifearnaí) and surrounds
Summary
for Drumnalifferny Mountain (Sliabh Dhroim na Luifearnaí):
A fine rocky cap.
Summary created by Harry Goodman
15 Aug, 2012
Picture: Drumnalifferny Mt from the shoulder of Slieve Snaght
Park off the R254 Sruhcrol (B93314 12721) just S of a bridge over the Sruhancrolee stream. Keeping it on the left, follow the the stream NW over rough and marshy ground and then the Scardangal Burn coming down from the N side of the valley A (B932 131). Follow the Burn and, as it swings N, climb up steeply over rock, heather and grass covered ground past some small waterfalls. As the slope levels out in the col between Slieve Snaght and Bingorms continue up the valley to the Burn's outflow from L. Slievesnaght. Go around the E (right) bank of the lough and at it's end climb up the grassy slope NE to the col between Drumnalifferny Mt. and Bingorms B (B933 152) and then N to the summit on a broad, flat, rock covered plateau, passing a small tarn on the way. Return by way of ascent or alternatively, once back down at the col below Bingorms, continue up S to the broad flat ridge and follow it along to Bingorms summit cairn. Drop down SW over a rock slabbed surface to rejoin the Scardangal Burn at C (B930 140) but note that in wet and slippery conditions this surface would be difficult and best avoided. Turn left and follow down to the start. It may be of interest to note that as of July 2012 at least two mv members have at different times taken GPS readings for this top as 607m and 606m respectively. Perhaps after further independent checks a new 600m top may emerge !
Add a Place Comment for Drumnalifferny Mountain, Sliabh Dhroim na Luifearnaí (283) in Area: Derryveagh Mountains, Cen: Slieve Snaght, County: Donegal, Cen: Slieve Snaght
Picture: The sheer W face of Drumnalifferny Mt above L Maam
Just where have I been and how high?
by Harry Goodman
11 Aug 2012
I climbed Drumnalifferny Mt. (mv name), or was it Drumnaliffernn Mt., (OSi name) or indeed Rocky Cap (local name) !!! on 26 July 2012 as part of a round of other tops in the Derryveagh Mts. (For earlier part of route see my comments on Bingorms). From the col with Bingorms D (B93350 15200) I climbed up to the rock strewn summit plateau passing a picturesque little tarn on the way. For the record, like simon3 found in 2005, using my six year old basic Garmin e-trex GPS I had a height reading of 606m which is somewhat above the accredited height of 596m for this top suggesting that even if there is a margin of error, it may well weigh in at over 600m. There were superb views across N to the majestic line of tops from Muckish to Errigal and back along the parallel ridge I was on, to the lofty summit of Dooish. Although topped by a flat summit area this mountain is perhaps best appreciated on the approach from the S over Bingorms or on looking back on the climb up the lower slopes of Slieve Snaght. From these view points the sheer and craggy W and N faces are laid bare as they drop down vertically to the valley far below. As Slieve Snaght was my next top I dropped back down to the col before making for the ground above the N end of L Slievesnaght. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/283/comment/14743/
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Picture: Balancing boulders.
simon3 on Drumnalifferny Mountain
by simon3
19 Sep 2005
As you approach the top there are various narrow scooped out lakes. The summit itself is on a flattish area with a little grass growing between granite outcrops and erratics. There's a small cairn. A GPS track that I took showed a height of 607m which is 11m more than the OS figure. GPS particularly in these days before Galileo can be that inaccurate, but in practice it rarely is, so it would be interesting to see if anyone else finds the same discrepancy.
Some 70m SW of the summit you can find the perching rock stack in the picture between the buttresses. I wonder is it at the head of the gully described by ricky k. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/283/comment/1950/
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Picture: The spectacle the ice created.
simon3 on Drumnalifferny Mountain
by simon3
21 Dec 2005
Between Slieve Snaght and Drumnaliffernn is a high and wild ice scoured saddle with Lough Slieve Snaght. Some 10000 years after the last lot of ice left, the granite rock is still bare in places with giant lumps of it scattered around.
The steepest slopes on Drumnaliffern are those to the NE in the Poisoned Glen, but here at over 500m the ice has also steepened the western side, seen here as the irregular row of buttresses in the mist to the top left of the picture. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/283/comment/1949/
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zeaphod on Drumnalifferny Mountain
by zeaphod
1 Jun 2006
One of my favourite walks in Donegal, a circuit up the Poisoned Glen, up the cleft at the end of the valley - looks impossible from a distance, but is just an steep walk/easy scramble, then across to the top of Drumnaliffern. On to Slieve Snaght via the col and return via the Devlin river. About 51/2 hours with lunch. A useful tip is to follow the riverbank as much as possible up the Poisoned Glen - it is less boggy (in Donegal terms!) This is a truly wild place, but does have a short emergency exit route to the Owencarrow valley. A point to note is that in anything but fine weather you will need to be able to navigate accurately with map and compass to cross to the Slieve Snaght col. This is definitely "complex" terrain. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/283/comment/1013/
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ricky k on Drumnalifferny Mountain
by ricky k
8 Oct 2004
There is a wonderful steep gulley approach from the west leading directly through some superb rock architecture to the summit.
The gulley, @ Grid E (B932 155), is found by heading north from the col immediately north of lough Slieve Snaght. It is very obvious when you are close. Take care on the approach, it is steep. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/283/comment/1224/
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