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Feature count in area: 24, all in Donegal,
OSI/LPS Maps: 10
Highest Place: Slieve League 596.4m
Starting Places (1) in area Donegal SW: Port Pier
Summits & other features in area Donegal SW: Maum 325m N: Sliabh Tuaidh: Tormore Island South 94m, Tormore Island North 139m, Crockuna 400m, Slievetooey 511m, Slievetooey Far West Top 460m, Slievetooey West Top 472m NE: Glengesh: Balbane Hill 472m, Glengesh Hill 390m, Common Mountain 499.7m, Crocknapeast 497m, Croaghavehy 372m, Mulmosog Mountain 351m, Mulnanaff 475m NW: Glencolmkille: Croaghacullion 374m, Croaghloughdivna 310m S: Killybegs Hills: Croaghacullin 405m, Croaghmuckros 275m, Crownarad 493m, Crownarad SW Top 471m SW: Slieve League: Crockrawer 435.2m, Leahan 427m, Slieve League 596.4m, Slieve League SE Top 576.7m
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islands as such.
Croaghacullin, 405mHill Cruach an Chuilinn A name in Irish,
Place Rating ..
prob. Ir. Cruach an Chuilinn [PDT], 'stack of the holly’, Donegal County in Ulster province, in Carn Lists, Croaghacullin is the 918th highest place in Ireland.
Grid Reference G69004 80660,
OS 1:50k mapsheet 10 Place visited by: 28members, recently by: Ulsterpooka, Colin Murphy, properteneur, eamonoc, LorraineG60, MichaelG55, Fergalh, leader1, madfrankie, kenmoore, sandman, Garmin, juliewoods, Jamessheerin, bryanmccabe
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Longitude: -8.48122, Latitude: 54.673071, Easting: 169004, Northing: 380660,
Prominence: 70m, Isolation: 2.3km ITM: 568960 880653 Bedrock type: Banded semi-pelitic & psammitic schist, (Termon Formation) Notes on name: This peak is in the townland of Meenawley (par. of Killybegs Upper).
Short or GPS IDs, 6 char: Crghcl, 10 char: Crghcln Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/801/
Gallery for Croaghacullin (Cruach an Chuilinn) and surrounds
Summary
for Croaghacullin (Cruach an Chuilinn):
Longish walk but worth the effort.
Summary created by Colin Murphy
13 Jun, 2024
One approach is from the track via the south. There is space to park 1 car by the side of the road at the junction of two minor roads, at A (G69039 77436). Head north up the track for about 3.5km, which will take you to the col around B (G67807 79529) and 340m elevation. Turn NE up the gently rising slope for 2km, the terrain undulating somewhat and adding to the climb. The summit is an unmarked but fairly well defined area of boulders and grass, with a small pool nearby. Fine views in every direction. If done in isolation allow 2.5-3 hours for return journey.
Parked at C (G701 811) at a forestry gate, parking space for 2 vehicles and walked to D (G6981 8142) as per track details. Turned left and ascended eventually to summit from col. Ground conditions were so bad that rather than retrace our steps we descended through a cleared forestry area to E (G681 808) to pick up a forest track towards Mulnanuff. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/801/comment/20808/
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Short steep trek off forest track
by Fergalh
9 Jan 2023
Followed Michael G's excellent instructions to reach this small summit whilst also taking in the other nearby trio of Balbane Hill, Mullanuff and Crocknapeast. The summit is marked by a neat small cairn with good views over Killybegs and Donegal Bay Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/801/comment/23796/
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Challenging North Face approach but pleasant 2 hours forth and back
by properteneur
7 Jan 2024
Amazing hill, very underrated I think. I was naive that it will be easy to power hike it from the shortest distance to the Northern lower summit area, but this face is as much of a challenge as pure joy. I think I did about just over a 1000m up the forestry road, before turning into the clearing, and cutting right through the boggy coniferous area, swamping my boots at the very start as I wa surprised with the amount of water there. Animal tracks definitely helped to navigate to the vertical face, and having no backpack, made it safer to start clawing onto the mossy walls and get fairly quickly to the top. I was expecting a bit of plateau between the north and the main summit, but it got me there surprised again. Lots of valleys, water and interesting terrain, with one fresh fencing across. Finally made it, but no cairn on any of the highest points, so chose the one that was the closest to the map position, and left a nice piece of white quartz that I found along the way. I was short on time, so had to diagonally cross through the wilderness there again up North West on the way back, and discovered some doubtful pleasures there as coniferous and dark swamps welcomed me with more water, deeper bogs and fences along the way, but I thoroughly enjoyed this one in general. Love those hills where not many walk, and there's no beatenn track to them. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/801/comment/24113/
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