Croghan Mountain should not be confused with Croghan Hill.
| Croghan Mountain | |
| Other Name: | Cruachán Uí Chinnsealaigh |
| Translation: | little stack of Kinsella |
| Language: | Irish |
| Elevation M: | 606 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence M: | 520 |
| Listing: | Hewitt, Marilyn, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
| Location: | Wicklow/Wexford border, Ireland |
| Range: | Wicklow Mountains |
| Map: | island of Ireland |
| Map Relief: | yes |
| Topo: | OSi Discovery 62 |
| Geology: | Basalt and gabbro |
| Grid Ref Ireland: | T1309672884 |
Croghan Mountain, also known as Croghan Kinsella or Croghan Kinshelagh[2] [3] at 606m (1,988feet), is the 211th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,[4] and the 258th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.[5] [6] Croghan is situated at the far southeastern end of the Wicklow Mountains on the Wicklow and Wexford border, in Ireland.[6]
The fuller name comes from the Uí Chinnsealaigh, who were the dominant gaelic family in the area; and is used to differentiate it from other "Cruachan" mountains.[3] [7]
The Wicklow gold rush of 1795 began after gold was discovered on the northern slopes of the mountain during tree felling.[8] [9]
Croghan is situated at the far southeastern end of the Wicklow Mountains on the Wicklow and Wexford border, in Ireland.[6] Croghan is separated from the main range on its own small massif that includes neighbouring Croghan East Top 562m (1,844feet) (which gives Croghan the profile of a "double peak"), and Slievefoore 414m (1,358feet) to the east. Croghan is the source of the River Bann with rises from its southern slopes.[6]
The eastern side of Croghan contains the Raheenleagh Wind Farm, which was a 32.2 MW Coillte-ESB Group joint venture project that opened on 20 September 2016.[10] The wind farm was constructed in an existing Coillte forest, and consists of 11 Siemens Wind Power (108 – DD – 3.2MW) wind turbines.[10] The project received planning permission in 2012, and a 17-month construction process started in mid-2015.[10]
In 2018, it was reported that Coillte had sold their 50 percent stake to Greencoat Renewables.[11]