Carraig na Sliogan

Carraig na Sliogan is a hill in County Wicklow, Leinster and has an elevation of 795 metres. Carraig na Sliogan is situated nearby to the locality Garrigatherne, as well as near Baravore.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Corrigasleggaun and Lugnaquilla.

Corrigasleggaun

Peak

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Corrigasleggaun at 794 metres, is the 35th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 45th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Corrigasleggaun is situated in the southwestern sector of the Wicklow Mountains range, and is part of the large massif of Lugnaquilla 925 metres, County Wicklow's highest mountain.

Lugnaquilla

Peak

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Lugnaquilla is the highest of the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland, rising to 925 metres. It is also the highest Irish mountain outside of County Kerry, and the highest point in County Wicklow and the province of Leinster.

Cloghernagh

Peak

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Cloghernagh at 800 metres, does not have the prominence to qualify as an Arderin, but does have the prominence to be the 40th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glenmalure and Rathdangan.

Glenmalure

Village

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Glenmalure is a 20-kilometre long U-shaped glacial valley in the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. Glenmalure is an important base for climbing in the Wicklow mountains, and particularly accessing the massif of Lugnaquilla, and contains one of the earliest An Óige youth hostels in Ireland. Glenmalure is situated 6 km east of Carraig na Sliogan.

Rathdangan

Village

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Rathdangan is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is in the Electoral Division of Rathdangan, in Civil Parish of Kiltegan, in the Barony of Upper Talbotstown. Rathdangan is situated 8 km southwest of Carraig na Sliogan.

Carraig na Sliogan

Type: Hill with an elevation of 795 metres
Also known as: “Corrigasleggaun”
Category: landform
Location: County Wicklow, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.96062° or 52° 57′ 38″ north

Longitude

-6.44125° or 6° 26′ 29″ west

Elevation

795 metres (2,608 feet)

Open location code

9C4MXH65+6G

GeoNames ID

12616203

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