Skregmore [Screig Mhor]

About Skregmore [Screig Mhor]

Positioned as the western sentinel of the Coomloughra Horseshoe, this substantial Hewitt offers a rugged, scree-heavy introduction to Ireland’s highest range. The climb from the Hydro Road is steady, rewarding walkers with a stark perspective across the deep glacial trough of Lough Coomloughra toward the sharp arête of Beenkeragh.

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• •The name derives from the Irish 'Screig Mhór', which translates literally as 'the big crag' or 'stony place', an apt description for the fractured sandstone and debris that characterises its upper slopes.
• •It serves as the first major summit for walkers tackling the Coomloughra Horseshoe in a clockwise direction, providing a vital navigation point before the terrain narrows significantly towards Beenkeragh.
• •From the summit, you gain an exceptional 'profile' view of the Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, looking directly across the corrie to the pyramid of Carrauntoohil and the steep, dark cliffs of the Eagle's Nest.
• •Despite its impressive height of 847 metres, Skregmore lacks the sharp, narrow ridges found further east in the range, possessing instead a relatively broad and rounded summit plateau.
• •While it stands taller than any mountain in England or Wales outside of the Lake District and Snowdonia, in the context of the Reeks, it is often regarded as little more than a stiff warm-up for the main ridge.