Great Gully Ridge

Great Gully Ridge is a cliff in County Wicklow, Leinster. Great Gully Ridge is situated near the climbing site Abseil, as well as near the heath Fraughan Rock Glen.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Benleagh and Lugnaquilla.

Benleagh

Peak

Photo: Britishfinance, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Benleagh stands at 689 metres, while it does not have the prominence to qualify as an Arderin, but its prominence does allow it to rank as the 125th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.

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. Lugnaquilla is situated 2½ km southwest of Great Gully Ridge.

Cloghernagh

Peak

Photo: Schcambo, Public domain.

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.

Glenmalure

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

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 7 km southeast of Great Gully Ridge.

Great Gully Ridge

Type: Cliff
Categories: climbing site, sports location, and landform
Location: County Wicklow, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.98546° or 52° 59′ 8″ north

Longitude

-6.4431° or 6° 26′ 35″ west

Open location code

9C4MXHP4+5Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1014049289

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cliff

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=climbing

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Abseil and Fraughan Rock Glen.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Glenmalure Hostel and Baravore car park.

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