Cloghernagh

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Cloghernagh
Clocharnach
Cloghernagh.jpg
Cloghernagh Mountain from Arts Lough
Highest point
Elevation800 m (2,600 ft)[1]
Prominence15 m (49 ft)[1]
ListingVandeleur-Lynam
Coordinates52°58′N 6°26′W / 52.967°N 6.433°W / 52.967; -6.433Coordinates: 52°58′N 6°26′W / 52.967°N 6.433°W / 52.967; -6.433[1]
Naming
English translationstoney place
Language of nameIrish
Geography
Cloghernagh is located in island of Ireland
Cloghernagh
Cloghernagh
Location in Ireland
LocationWicklow, Ireland
Parent rangeWicklow Mountains
OSI/OSNI gridT058918[1]
Topo mapOSi Discovery 56
Geology
Mountain typeFine-grained, muscovite-rich aplogranite bedrock[1]

Cloghernagh (Irish: Clocharnach, meaning 'Stoney place')[2] at 800 metres (2,600 ft), does not have the prominence to qualify as an Arderin,[3] but does have the prominence to be the 40th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.[4][5] Cloghernagh is situated in the southern sector of the Wicklow Mountains range, and is part of the large massif of Lugnaquilla 925 metres (3,035 ft), Wicklow's highest mountain.[6][7]

Cloghernagh's northern side forms the steep southern walls and cliffs of the scenic U-shaped hanging valley of Fraughan Rock Glen, which then falls into the Glenmalure valley below; the scenic high corrie lake of Arts Lough 511 metres (1,677 ft), lies high on its north eastern flank.[7][6] Cloghernagh forms a "horseshoe" around the Fraughan Rock Glen with Lugnaquillia and Benleagh 689 metres (2,260 ft), and another "horseshoe shape" around the glen of the Carrawaystick River with Corrigasleggaun 794 metres (2,605 ft), and the corrie lake of Kelly's Lough.[8][7]

Bibliography[]

  • Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Ireland's Best Walks: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892118.
  • Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019.
  • MountainViews Online Database (Simon Stewart) (2013). A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins. Collins Books. ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7.
  • Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102.

Gallery[]

  • View north to Benleagh

  • Cloghernagh and Arts Lough from Benleagh

  • View east down the Fraughan Rock Glen with Cloghernagh (right)

  • Cloghernagh and Arts Lough from Benleagh

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Cloghernagh". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. ^ Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
  3. ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m". MountainViews Online Database.
  4. ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m". MountainViews Online Database.
  5. ^ Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7
  6. ^ a b Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102. Walk 10: Ballineddan Mountain, Slievemaan, Lugnaquillia, Camenabologue East Top, Camenabologue
  7. ^ a b c Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Ireland's Best Walks: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892118. Route 65: Lugnaquilla
  8. ^ Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019.

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