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Feature count in area: 64, by county: Derry: 34, Tyrone: 39, of which 9 are in both Derry and Tyrone,
OSI/LPS Maps: 12, 13, 6, 7, 8
Highest Place: Sawel 678m
Starting Places (21) in area Sperrin Mountains: Altinure Road, Banagher Glen Nature Reserve, Barnes Gap Car Park, Crocknakin, Drumnaspar Picnic CP, Glenchiel Road, Glenedra Bridge, Glenelly Road, Parkreagh, Goles Road, Lough Ouske, Moneyneany Village, Moydamlaght Forest, Moydamlaght Road, Mullaghmore, Mullaghbane, Spaltindoagh, Sperrin Hamlet, Sperrin Heritage Centre, Sperrin Heritage Centre W, Sperrin Road, Barnes Top, Sperrin Road, Glashagh Bridge, Sperrin Road, Sperrin
Summits & other features in area Sperrin Mountains: E: Magherafelt Hills: Slieve Gallion NE Top 493.6m E: Magherafelt Hills: Slieve Gallion 526.6m N: Claudy Hills: Crockdooish 321m, Curradrolan Hill 270m, Eglish 277m, Letterlogher 249m, Mullaghmeash Hill 244m, Slieveboy 259m, Straid Hill 303m NE Cen: Glenelly North East: Barnes Top 456m, Craigagh Hill 460m, Crockbrack 526.1m, Knockanbane Mountain 441m, Meenard Mountain 620m, Meenard Mtn W Top 480m, Mullaghaneany 627m, Mullaghash 480m, Mullaghsallagh 485m, Oughtmore 569m, Spelhoagh 568m NE: Glenshane North: Benbradagh 465m, Boviel Top 454m, Carn Hill 448m, Carntogher 464m, Moneyoran Hill 414m NE: Glenshane South: Bohilbreaga 478m, Coolnasillagh Mountain 423m, Corick Mountain 430m, Crockalougha 407m, Mullaghmore 550m, White Mountain 537m NW Cen: Glenelly North West: Dart Mountain 619m, Dart Mountain North-West Top 525m, Learmount Mountain 489m, Learmount Mountain South Top 492m, Mullaghasturrakeen 581m, Mullaghcarbatagh 517m, Mullaghclogha 635m, Mullaghclogher 572m, Mullaghdoo 568m, Sawel 678m NW: Maheramason Hills: Clondermot Hill 220m, Gortmonly Hill 218m, Slievekirk 370m SE Cen: Glenelly South East: Carnanelly 562m, Carnanelly West Top 503.4m, Mullaghbane 467m, Mullaghturk 416m SE: Cookstown Hills: Cregganconroe 300m, Fir Mountain 362m, Oughtmore 382m SW Cen: Glenelly South West: Clogherny Top 408m, Craignamaddy 385m, Crocknamoghil 335m, Mullaghbolig 442m, Spaltindoagh 420m SW: Mullaghcarn: Curraghchosaly Mountain 416m, Mullaghcarn 542m, Mullaghcarn South Top 525m SW: Newtownstewart Hills: Bessy Bell 420m, Mullaghcroy 242m W: Strabane: Balix Hill 403m, Knockavoe 296m, Owenreagh Hill 400m
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islands as such.
Crockdooish, 321mHill Cnoc Dhubhaise A name in Irish,
Place Rating ..
(prob. Ir. Cnoc Dhubhaise [PDT], 'hill of Dubhais or black ridge'), Derry County in Ulster province, in Binnion Lists, Crockdooish is the 1114th highest place in Ireland.
Grid Reference C52964 02459,
OS 1:50k mapsheet 7 Place visited by: 25members, recently by: wintersmick, dregish, Claybird007, Leonas_Escapades, trostanite, LorraineG60, MichaelG55, m0jla, wicklore, eamonoc, Fergalh, eejaymm, sandman, jimmyread, Aidy
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On a journey to the NW I took the opportunity on 18 May 2010 to visit this hill. I turned left off the A6 where it is crossed by the B69 and signed for Claudy. After driving through the village I followed the B49 signed for Donemanna (Cumber Road) and followed it along to a crossroads at A (C53150 04950) where I turned left onto the Sallowilly Road for approx 700m and then right up a tarmac minor road B (C53825 03750). The start of the walk is 700m along this lane where the tarmac gives way to a gravel farm track C (C53366 03310), the same spot located by three5four0. IFrom here I walked up this track to an old farm D (C53033 02825) and then turned left onto a wide hedge lined grassy track up past a small tree plantation. Where the plantation ended E (C52895 02631) I turned left uphill across several fences to the flat summit area. Once again in the Sperrins I was on a hill with no distinguishing feature indicating the high point so I just strolled around to try and decide where it lay. Although it was a hazy day I none the less enjoyed the atmospheric panorama around me of the Sperrins and their layered ridges. I returned by way of ascent . A short walk up and down of 2.5km easily done at strollers pace in 45 minutes and well worth the effort if passing through this area with an hour to spare. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/930/comment/4750/
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three5four0 on Crockdooish
by three5four0
23 Aug 2009
There is just room to park on the minor road at F (C533 033), by a gate & track without blocking access to said gate. From here walk up hill to just before a farm building, where a track branches off left, follow this over grown lane way, crossing a fence, which runs across the lane till the tree plantation (wind break?) ends. From here follow the edge of the trees ( 2 fences to cross close together, over the first one and through the second ) into a field. walk up hill to another fence, crossing this ( or you can go through it, if you take your pack off & walk a short distance along beside it before crossing ). Cross one more fence and walk a short distance to the summit, as it seems to be with all the relative hills in the Sperrins, good views abound around you. Return is by way of ascent , perhaps paying more attention to the amazing bio diversity of plants in the banks of the lanes. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/930/comment/4035/
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A Small Gem In The Sperrins
by Aidy
15 Mar 2015
I was driving round this area of the Sperrins with my young son, looking for smaller hills to tackle as I am trying to pass on the hillwalking bug. We had already walked about halfway up Balix Hill, but the ground was hard going for him, and we gave it up. I stopped beside Farahs pub on the Sallowilly Road as it looked like a good spot to start up Crockdooish from the southern side. I was going to park in a layby a bit beyond the pub, but got chatting to the barman and a couple of customers outside, and they were very friendly, insisting I park in the pub car park, and assuring me it would be OK to go up the hill from there. After chatting for a few minutes, we took our leave, and took the short walk to the top. This was a much easier hill for a child, and a good introduction to hill walking. The views were magnificent, out of all proportion to its height, due to its proximity to the larger Sperrins. The only difficulty we had was the amount of fairly high barbed wire fences to be crossed. Great little hill if you're passing. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/930/comment/17880/
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Barbed wire proliferates
by m0jla
23 Jun 2019
17/05/2019 Several of the barbed wire fences have been (or are still being) replaced with higher, double strand barbed wire tops. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/930/comment/20558/
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