Corrigasleggaun Explained

Corrigasleggaun
Other Name:	Carraig na Sliogán
Language:	Irish
Translation:	rock of the shells or flat stones
Elevation M:	794
Elevation Ref:	^[1]
Prominence M:	49
Listing:	Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
Location:	Wicklow, Ireland
Range:	Wicklow Mountains
Coordinates:	52.9607°N -6.4412°W
Map:	island of Ireland
Map Relief:	yes
Grid Ref Ireland:	T047910
Topo:	OSi Discovery 56
Type:	Aphyric granodiorite Bedrock

Corrigasleggaun ^[2] at 794m (2,605feet), is the 35th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,^[3] and the 45th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.^{[4] [5]} Corrigasleggaun is situated in the southwestern sector of the Wicklow Mountains range, and is part of the large massif of Lugnaquilla 925m (3,035feet), Wicklow's highest mountain. Corrigasleggaun lies at the head of the glen of the easterly flowing Carrawaystick River, which includes the scenic corrie lake of Kelly's Lough near its summit, and Carrawaystick Mountain at its base.^{[6] [7]} Corrigasleggaun also lies alongside Lugnaquilla's South Prison, from which the River Ow flows south to the Aghavannagh Bridge.^[7]

Bibliography

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

See also

• Wicklow Way
• Wicklow Round
• Wicklow Mountains
• Lists of mountains in Ireland
• List of mountains of the British Isles by height
• List of Hewitt mountains in England, Wales and Ireland

External links

• MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website, Corrigasleggaun
• MountainViews: Irish Online Mountain Database
• The Database of British and Irish Hills , the largest database of British Isles mountains ("DoBIH")
• Hill Bagging UK & Ireland, the searchable interface for the DoBIH

Notes and References

1. Web site: Corrigasleggaun. MountainViews Online Database. 8 February 2019.
2. Web site: Irish Hill and Mountain Names. MountainViews.ie. Paul Tempan. February 2012.
3. Web site: Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m. MountainViews Online Database. Simon Stewart. October 2018.
4. Web site: Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m. MountainViews Online Database. Simon Stewart. October 2018.
5. Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork,
6. Book: Dillion . Paddy . The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits . Cicerone . 978-1852841102 . 1993 . Walk 10: Ballineddan Mountain, Slievemaan, Lugnaquillia, Camenabologue East Top, Camenabologue.
7. Book: Fairbairn . Helen . Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide . Collins Press . 978-1848892019 . 2014.