Croghan Mountain, also known as Croghan Kinsella or Croghan Kinshelagh[2] (Irish: Cruachán Uí Chinnsealaigh, meaning 'little stack of the Kinsella family')[3] at 606 metres (1,988 ft), 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 County Wicklow and Wexford border, in Ireland.[6]
| Croghan Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Croghan, and Croghan East Top, in snow as viewed from Kilcavan, County Wicklow | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 606 m (1,988 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 520 m (1,710 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Hewitt, Marilyn, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
| Coordinates | 52°48′N 6°19′W / 52.800°N 6.317°W |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Cruachán Uí Chinnsealaigh |
| English translation | little stack of Kinsella |
| Geography | |
  Croghan Mountain Location in Ireland | |
| Location | Wicklow/Wexford border, Ireland |
| Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
| OSI/OSNI grid | T1309672884 |
| Topo map | OSi Discovery 62 |
| Geology | |
| Rock type(s) | Basalt and gabbro[1] |
Naming
editThe 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]
History
editThe Wicklow gold rush of 1795 began after gold was discovered on the northern slopes of the mountain during tree felling.[8][9][10]
Geography
editCroghan is situated at the far southeastern end of the Wicklow Mountains on the County 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 562 metres (1,844 ft) (which gives Croghan the profile of a "double peak"), and Slievefoore 414 metres (1,358 ft) to the east. Croghan is the source of the River Bann with rises from its southern slopes.[6]
Raheenleagh Wind Farm
editThe 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.[11] The wind farm was constructed in an existing Coillte forest, and consists of 11 Siemens Wind Power (108 – DD – 3.2MW) wind turbines.[11] The project received planning permission in 2012, and a 17-month construction process started in mid-2015.[11]
In 2018, it was reported that Coillte had sold their 50 percent stake to Greencoat Renewables.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Crogan Mountain". Peakbagger. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "The Great Wicklow Gold Rush of 1795". wicklowheritage.org. wicklowheritage.org. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ a b Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
- ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m". MountainViews Online Database.
- ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m". MountainViews Online Database.
- ^ a b c d Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7
- ^ Brendan Bracken (6 March 2010). "Go Walk: Raheenleagh Wood to Croghan Mountain, Co Wexford/Co Wicklow". Irish Times. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ McArdle 2011, p. 10.
- ^ King, Anthony (21 March 2013). "The Wicklow gold rush". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Vines, Gail (24 January 2007). "Histories: The hunt for the Wicklow gold". New Scientist. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "About the Raheenleagh Wind Farm Project". Raheenleagh Wind Farm. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Joe Brennan (11 September 2018). "State to share in €136m Coillte will earn from sale of its stake in four wind farms". Irish Times. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
Sources
edit- McArdle, Peadar (2011). Gold Frenzy: The Story of Wicklow's Gold. Swinford: Albertine Kennedy Publishing. ISBN 0-906002-08-7.
Bibliography
edit- 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.
External links
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- MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website, Croghan (or Croghan Kinsella)
- 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