Coire Breac

Coire Breac is a hill in County Wicklow, Leinster and has an elevation of 531 metres. Coire Breac is situated nearby to the locality Corragh, as well as near Kilcough.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church Mountain and Sugarloaf.

Church Mountain

Peak

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Church Mountain, also called Slieve Gad, is the westernmost of the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. It is 544 metres high. At the summit are the remains of a large ancient cairn of pagan origin.

Sugarloaf

Peak

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sugarloaf is a 552 metres peak in west County Wicklow, Ireland that lies on the northern edge of the Glen of Imaal. With a prominence of only 14 metres, it is not listed in any of the recognised categories of mountains in Ireland, and is a subsidiary summit of Lobawn 636 metres, to the north. Sugarloaf is situated 3½ km south of Coire Breac.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Donard and Hollywood.

Donard

Village

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Donard is a small village in County Wicklow, Ireland, located at the northern end of the Glen of Imaal, in the western part of the Wicklow Mountains. The village is in a civil parish of the same name. Donard is situated 4½ km southwest of Coire Breac.

Hollywood

Village

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Hollywood is a village in west County Wicklow, Ireland. It is 15 km south of Naas on the Wicklow Gap road near its junction with the N81 road. A population of less than 100 people registered in the 2002 Census, though the community draws from a larger area which consists of about 500 people. Hollywood is situated 6 km northwest of Coire Breac.

Valleymount

Village

Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Valleymount is a small village in western County Wicklow, Ireland. The name 'Valleymount' does not appear before 1839. Previously, the village was known as 'the Cross of Ballymore' or simply 'the Cross', with 'cross' referring to land belonging to the church. Valleymount is situated 7 km north of Coire Breac.

Coire Breac

Type: Hill with an elevation of 531 metres
Also known as: “Corriebracks”
Category: landform
Location: County Wicklow, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.04402° or 53° 2′ 39″ north

Longitude

-6.55895° or 6° 33′ 32″ west

Elevation

531 metres (1,742 feet)

Open location code

9C5M2CVR+JC

GeoNames ID

12611254

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