Aghla Beg, An Eachla Bheag 563.9m mountain, Derryveagh Mountains N: Aghla Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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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 Beg Mountain An Eachla Bheag A name in Irish (Ir. An Eachla Bheag [OSI], poss. 'little look-out point/prospect') Donegal County in Ulster Province, in Arderin List, Whitish quarztite with pebble beds Bedrock

Height: 563.9m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 2 Grid Reference: B96152 25292
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Longitude: -8.061018, Latitude: 55.074925 , Easting: 196153, Northing: 425292 Prominence: 42.63m, Isolation: 0.7km
ITM: 596103 925275, GPS IDs, 6 char: Agh564, 10 char: Aghla Beg
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 [INP]. 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 Bheag is the 384th highest place in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/336/

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Magnificent Surroundings .. by Aidy (Show all for Aghla Beg (An Eachla Bheag))

Summit cairn .. by Colin Murphy (Show all for Aghla Beg (An Eachla Bheag))

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Glacial Deposit

by jsramsey1491 5 Jul 2015

Folks, Does anyone know how the long tongue of material extending from the north shoulder of Aghla Beg was formed. It is triangular in cross-section and extends northwards from the aforementioned shoulder about 500 to 600 metres.This a favourite way up Aghla Beg and many of those who have ascended the mountain must have wondered about this strangely, artificial structure. Assuming it is compacted debris I calculate it has a mass of about 3,000,000 tonnes. Some kind of glacial deposit perhaps! I have tried posting a photo but with no luck.
The three peaks constituting The Aghlas are a wonderful climb and the all round views are very, very impressive, exceeded only, in nmy opinion, by those from Slieve League and Dooish.
I'll keep trying to post a pic of this phenomenon of which I must have six or seven.

J.S.Ramsey
Many thanks to Simon Stewart for posting the photo for me. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/336/comment/18168/

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