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Sperrin Mountains Area   NE: Glenshane South Subarea
Place count in area: 64, OSI/LPS Maps: 12, 13, 6, 7, 8 
Highest place:
Sawel, 678m
Maximum height for area: 678 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 657 metres,

Places in area Sperrin Mountains:
E: Magherafelt Hills:   Slieve Gallion NE Top 493.6m
E: Magherafelt Hills:   Slieve Gallion 526.6m
N: Claudy Hills:   Crockdooish 321mCurradrolan Hill 270mEglish 277mLetterlogher 249mMullaghmeash Hill 244mSlieveboy 259mStraid Hill 303m
NE Cen: Glenelly North East:   Barnes Top 456mCraigagh Hill 460mCrockbrack 526.1mKnockanbane Mountain 441mMeenard Mountain 620mMeenard Mtn W Top 480mMullaghaneany 627mMullaghash 480mMullaghsallagh 485mOughtmore 569mSpelhoagh 568m
NE: Glenshane North:   Benbradagh 465mBoviel Top 454mCarn Hill 448mCarntogher 464mMoneyoran Hill 414m
NE: Glenshane South:   Bohilbreaga 478mCoolnasillagh Mountain 423mCorick Mountain 430mCrockalougha 407mMullaghmore 550mWhite Mountain 537m
NW Cen: Glenelly North West:   Dart Mountain 619mDart Mountain North-West Top 525mLearmount Mountain 489mLearmount Mountain South Top 492mMullaghasturrakeen 581mMullaghcarbatagh 517mMullaghclogha 635mMullaghclogher 572mMullaghdoo 568mSawel 678m
NW: Maheramason Hills:   Clondermot Hill 220mGortmonly Hill 218mSlievekirk 370m
SE Cen: Glenelly South East:   Carnanelly 562mCarnanelly West Top 503.4mMullaghbane 467mMullaghturk 416m
SE: Cookstown Hills:   Cregganconroe 300mFir Mountain 362mOughtmore 382m
SW Cen: Glenelly South West:   Clogherny Top 408mCraignamaddy 385mCrocknamoghil 335mMullaghbolig 442mSpaltindoagh 420m
SW: Mullaghcarn:   Curraghchosaly Mountain 416mMullaghcarn 542mMullaghcarn South Top 525m
SW: Newtownstewart Hills:   Bessy Bell 420mMullaghcroy 242m
W: Strabane:   Balix Hill 403mKnockavoe 296mOwenreagh Hill 400m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Crockalougha Hill Cnoc an Locha A name in Irish (prob. Ir. Cnoc an Locha [PDT], 'hill of the lake') Derry County in NI and in Ulster Province, in Carn List, Psammite & semipellite Bedrock

Height: 407m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 8 Grid Reference: C71553 01141
Place visited by 33 members. Recently by: Tricia-Mulligan, Paddym99, garybuz, Sperrinwalker, wintersmick, Colin Murphy, Kilcoobin, Hoverla, trostanite, eamonoc, Wilderness, Fergalh, pearnett, LorraineG60, MichaelG55
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Longitude: -6.886763, Latitude: 54.8529 , Easting: 271553, Northing: 401141 Prominence: 73m,  Isolation: 2.3km
ITM: 671486 901129,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Crcklg, 10 char: Crcklgh
Bedrock type: Psammite & semipellite, (Dart Formation)

Crockalougha is the 915th highest place in Ireland.

Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/797/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Crockalougha (<i>Cnoc an Locha</i>) in area Sperrin Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Walker on way down from Crockalougha
 
Crockalougha
by Harry Goodman  26 Oct 2021
As I was in the area on 13 April to climb a couple of other hills and was passing Crockalougha,the last remaining top on my Local 100 List, I took trhe opportunity to climb it. I parked at the large cleared area off the B40 H7255099700 starA, mentioned by dr_banuska and found it an excellent starting point for the walk. I took the good track directly across the road going NNE in the direction of Crockalougha. This path winds its way very gently across the hillside to peter out near some turf cuttings C7220700786 starB in an area known as Altdoo or Black Glen. While the track is not marked on the OS 50,000 Sheet 8 it is clearly shown on the Sperrins Activity Map 1:25,000 Series a map that is invaluable for anyone wanting to plan routes in this area. From the turf cuttings I headed NW up the gentle heathery slope to the top of the hill, with frequent ups and downs and in and out through peat hags. As often is the case in the Sperrins the top is a large fairly flat area with, in my view, the high point C7156501164 starC just before a fence running from E to W and then S along the forest edge. However to be sure of standing on the higest point one can quite easily tramp around the various competing clumps of heather! Like dr_banuska I also came across the small cement marker stone but am unsure of its purpose. As the Tyrone/ Derry County boundry line does not pass over this hill it must serve as a marker for some other purpose. Views N, E and W are restricted but the aspect to the S is much more open with the distant Belfast Hills clearly visable along with a number of Sperrin Tops. When there I also noticed a tiny lough to the NE down the slope by the forest edge but in the interests of time did not visit it. For a little variety, rather than totally retrace by steps, I decided to go SE directly down to my start point meeting the track taken on by outward route at C7224600220 starD and followed it out to the road. An excellent short walk of some 4k that can be taken as a stopping off point on the way to visit other Sperrins Tops and comfortably coverd in about an hour. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/797/comment/4633/
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As the OS map suggests, this mountain is covered .. by thisbliss   (Show all for Crockalougha (Cnoc an Locha))
 
PART 1: I'd already climbed most of the higher su .. by dr_banuska   (Show all for Crockalougha (Cnoc an Locha))
 
PART 2: I then continued W along the track throug .. by dr_banuska   (Show all for Crockalougha (Cnoc an Locha))
 
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