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Derryveagh Mountains Area , S: Doochary Subarea
Feature count in area: 38, all in Donegal, OSI/LPS Maps: 1, 11, 2, 6
Highest Place: Errigal 751m

Starting Places (29) in area Derryveagh Mountains:
Aleahan Lough, Altderry Bridge, An Chúirt Hotel, Astelleen Burn Waterfall, Derryreel Lough, Dunlewy Lough E, Dunlewy Lough Viewing Point, Errigal Hostel, Errigal Parking, Glenveagh Bridge, Glenveagh National Park SW, Glenveigh Castle, Keel Lough N, Losset North, Lough Acrobane Farmhouse, Lough Ascardan, Lough Barra Slipway CP, Lough Barra W, Meenagoppoge Burn Bridge, Mín Uí Bhaoil, Muckish Gap Shrine, Muckish North Access Road, Nabrackbaddy Lough, Procklis Lough, River Barra Bridge NE, River Barra Bridge SW, Sand Lough NE, Sruhancrolee Bridge, Stranamarragh Bridge

Summits & other features 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): Crockglass 489m, Addernymore 416m, Grogan More 457m, Crocknafarragh 517m, 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 may include island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Croaghleconnell, 266m Hill Cruach Leac Chonaill A name in Irish,
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(prob. Ir. Cruach Leac Chonaill [PDT], 'stack of Conall's flagstone'), Donegal County in Ulster province, in Binnion Lists, Cruach Leac Chonaill is the 1251th highest place in Ireland. Cruach Leac Chonaill is the most southerly summit and also the second most westerly in the Derryveagh Mountains area.
Grid Reference B84100 05700, OS 1:50k mapsheet 11
Place visited by: 9 members, recently by: Lucky1, trostanite, Fergalh, chalky, Garmin, Harry Goodman, Brambler, ahendroff, hgboyle
I visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member for this.)
Longitude: -8.248611, Latitude: 54.8987, Easting: 184100, Northing: 405700, Prominence: 195m,  Isolation: 4.5km
ITM: 584053 905687
Bedrock type: Coarse biotite granite & granodiorite, (Main Donegal Granite)
Notes on name: Leac Chonaill is the name of a stone near the holy well of St. Conall. Recesses on it are said to be the marks of the saint's knees and elbow (Kay Muhr, Celebrating Ulster's Townlands, p. 23). Leac Chonaill also gives its name to the townlands of Derryleconnell Far and Derryleconnell Near.
  Short or GPS IDs, 6 char: Crg266, 10 char: Crghlcnl

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Summary for Croaghleconnell (Cruach Leac Chonaill): Worth a visit.
Summary created by Harry Goodman 05 Nov, 2012
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Picture: View SE to Croaghleconnel from the R252.
Park at A (B85578 07434) on the R252, beside but not blocking an entrance track into an old quarry. Walk 200m E along the road to B (B857 074). Turn right and follow waymarked posts across a patch of trackless peaty ground and then a rough track to C (B855 066). Leave the track and go right (SW) up a long (1.7k) but gentle undulating slope to D (B84259 06016) on the N end of the summit ridge (obvious in clear conditions but an important checkpoint in mist). Turn left (S) and follow along the rocky ridge for 350m to the summit marked by a cairn and trig pillar.
Alternatively take the minor road SW off the R252 at E (B867 065) and at F (B863 058) follow a waymarked track NW to C (B855 066). Leave the track and go left SW uphill as described above. In clear conditions the views from the top give a 360 degree sweep around NW past the Derryveagh/Glendowan Mts., then S to the Bluestacks and finishing along the Atlantic seaboard from Slievetooey to Aranmore Is. A short but very worthwhile walk.
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Picture: Looking N to Crovehy from Croaghleconnel summit.
A hill to enjoy but save it for a fine day.
by Harry Goodman 30 Oct 2012
This truly is a small hill to enjoy. I climbed it on 22 Oct 12 and, having been there, was surprised that none of the three mv members who had been there before me thought it worthy of comment. Although small in height it is nonetheless a substantial hill. I parked at A (B85578 07434) beside, but not blocking, the entrance to a track leading into an old quarry. I walked 200m E along the R252 to G (B85720 07414) where I turned right and followed waymark posts across a patch of trackless peaty ground for some 500m to join a rough but substantial track at H (B85518 06928) just S of L Ahatta. I then continued S along the track to its high point I (B85546 06628) about 1k from the start of the walk. Turning right off the track I started a long (1.7k) but gradual climb up SW to the top. On the way up I passed a cairn (Pt 283) about 1k along J (B84792 06036) which would act as a checkpoint in poor visability. Continuing up W I then reached the N end of the rocky summit ridge D (B84259 06016) where a turn left (S), obvious in clear weather but more difficult in mist, led me along for 350m to the summit, marked by a cairn and trig pillar K (B84112 05744). On the day I was there I had a beautiful, clear, 360 degree sweep around NW past the Derryveagh/Glendowan Mts. then S to the Bluestacks and finishing along the western Atlantic seaboard from Slievetooey to Aranmore Is. A short walk of 5.5k, 195m ascent, easily completed in two hours but save it for a fine day with good visability. Anyone with a need for a greater burst of energy could consider combing this walk with a walk to Crovehy from the same starting point and following the way marked way N shown on the OSi Sheet 1 3rd Edition. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/986/comment/14846/
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