Cloghernagh

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
Cloghernagh Mountain from Arts Lough
Highest point
Elevation	800 m (2,600 ft)[1]
Prominence	15 m (49 ft)[1]
Listing	Vandeleur-Lynam
Coordinates	52°58′N 6°26′W[1]
Naming
Native name	Clocharnach
English translation	stoney place
Geography
Cloghernagh Location in Ireland
Location	County Wicklow, Ireland
Parent range	Wicklow Mountains
OSI/OSNI grid	T058918[1]
Topo map	OSi Discovery 56
Geology
Mountain type(s)	Fine-grained, muscovite-rich aplogranite bedrock[1]

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

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  View north to Benleagh
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  Cloghernagh and Arts Lough from Benleagh
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  View east down the Fraughan Rock Glen with Cloghernagh (right)
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  Cloghernagh and Arts Lough from Benleagh

See also

• Wicklow Way
• Wicklow Round
• Wicklow Mountains
• Lists of mountains in Ireland
• List of mountains of the British Isles by height