Aghla More, An Eachla Mhór 581.2m mountain, Derryveagh Mountains N: Aghla Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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Aghla Beg South Top 602.3m, Aghla More 581.2m, Aghla Beg 563.9m, Mackoght 555m, Ardloughnabrackbaddy 472.5m,

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Derryveagh Mountains Area N: Aghla Subarea

Place count in area: 38, OSI/LPS Maps: 1, 11, 2, 6
Highest place:

Errigal, 751m
Maximum height for area: 751 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 688 metres,

Places 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):

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 includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.

Aghla More Mountain An Eachla Mhór A name in Irish (Ir. An Eachla Mhór [DUPN], poss. 'great look-out point/prospect') Donegal County in Ulster Province, in Arderin, Irish Best Hundred Lists, Whitish quarztite with pebble beds Bedrock

Height: 581.2m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 1 Grid Reference: B94976 23928
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Longitude: -8.079404, Latitude: 55.062662 , Easting: 194977, Northing: 423928 Prominence: 156.25m, Isolation: 0.8km
ITM: 594927 923911, GPS IDs, 6 char: AghlMr, 10 char: Aghla More
Bedrock type: Whitish quarztite with pebble beds, (Ards Quartzite Formation)

P.W. Joyce, interprets this name as Ir. eachla or eachlann, 'stable', suggesting it is an example of a mountain named after a feature situated at its foot. However, Patrick McKay prefers to see the modern form as a re-interpretation of the original name Achla, a form of Aichill, meaning 'a look-out point or prospect' (Dictionary of Ulster Place-Names). Achill Island in Mayo (Ir. Acaill) may well be derived from the same root. An Eachla Mhór is the 334th highest place in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/306/

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Taking a bearing SW from Aghla Beg’s southern sum .. by eflanaga (Show all for Aghla More (An Eachla Mhór))

Access from the North - ask permission. .. by millsd1 (Show all for Aghla More (An Eachla Mhór))

Completed the trio of Aghlas on Sunday past, when .. by zeaphod (Show all for Aghla More (An Eachla Mhór))

Aghla More gleams in the uncommon sunlight in thi .. by simon3 (Show all for Aghla More (An Eachla Mhór))

MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Aghla More (<i>An Eachla Mhór</i>) in area Derryveagh Mountains, Ireland

Picture: Lough Altan, Mackoght and Errigal on the way up

Great Scenic Walk

by Aidy 1 Mar 2016

Went up here on Sunday in fine weather, along with the other Aghlas. I parked at a lay by with room for several cars near B 96944 21811 star

C, and followed the track north into the bog. Eventually it cut through a small corner of the forest, and emerging again, I left the now faint trail and went west across the bog to Altan Tower. From there I walked a short way along the loughside beach, and made the steep climb up Aghla More's steep southern side, going over a couple of false summits before reaching the quartz covered, pointed top. Views were breathtaking on the way up, over Lough Altan to Mackoght and Errigal. A bit higher and I was rewarded with more views over Lough Fiain to the Aghla Begs, and finally over the whole of North Donegal. Brilliant mountain. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/306/comment/18448/

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