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Derryveagh Mountains Area   Cen: Errigal Subarea
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Errigal Mountain An Earagail A name in Irish Ir. An Earagail [DUPN], poss. 'oratory’ or ‘secluded spot’ [PDT]. County Highpoint of Donegal in Ulster Province, in County Highpoint, Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Whitish quarztite with pebble beds Bedrock

Height: 751m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 1 Grid Reference: B92825 20777
Place visited by 1020 members. Recently by: gavdeer, TessDws, headspace, Bob-the-juggler, creelman1980, Sperrinwalker, nobleianmr, Meenat, leetelefson, agnieszka.s11, Cecil1976, johncusack, BorisioCiro, ochils_trekker, croche
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Longitude: -8.113014, Latitude: 55.034304 , Easting: 192825, Northing: 420777 Prominence: 688m,  Isolation: 1.4km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 592775 920758,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Erigal, 10 char: Errigal
Bedrock type: Whitish quarztite with pebble beds, (Ards Quartzite Formation)

Errigal is well-known for the pinkish glow of its quartzite in the setting sun. It is located on the boundary of four townlands: Beltany Mountain, Dunlewy Near, Procklis, Money More. Despite the name, there are no known remains of an oratory. It may therefore be a metaphorical name for the mountain itself. Alternatively, it may originally be a Brittonic name akin to Welsh argel ‘hiding-place, refuge, secluded spot’. Old Irish has a cognate word airchel, ‘lurking place’, but the -g- in Earagail would be more consistent with the Brittonic form.   An Earagail is the highest mountain in the Derryveagh Mountains area and the 77th highest in Ireland. An Earagail is the highest point in county Donegal.

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Climbed on a very clear and cold mid-December day .. by moosecollar   (Show all for Errigal (An Earagail))
 
Short, steeep climb to summit. Great views. Slid .. by Djouce   (Show all for Errigal (An Earagail))
 
The North Face .. by CaptainVertigo   (Show all for Errigal (An Earagail))
 
Donegals highest. .. by TommyV   (Show all for Errigal (An Earagail))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Errigal (<i>An Earagail</i>) in area Derryveagh Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Brocken spectre viewed from Errigal
 
Brocken spectre viewed from Errigal
by B.G.  30 Jan 2022
I went up Errigal on 24th January 2022. Left car park after 1.00pm. Generally sunny with some cloud. Arrived at the summit in fairly clear conditions with a fine mist blowing over from Dunlewy Lough.The sun broke out and, looking down towards Altan Lough, I was treated to view a Brocken spectre. Made my day! Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/76/comment/23402/
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