Ben Lugmore West Top

About Ben Lugmore West Top

Positioned on the high, rocky spine of the Mweelrea massif, this Hewitt provides a dramatic vantage point over the Delphi Valley. The terrain is rugged and airy, offering narrow-ridge character and spectacular, dizzying views down to the dark waters of Doo Lough and across the deep incision of Killary Harbour.

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• •The name stems from the Irish Binn Log Mór, meaning 'Peak of the Great Hollow.' This refers to the massive glacial corrie that bites into the mountain’s northern flank, creating the formidable Lugmore Cliffs.
• •It is most frequently visited as part of the Mweelrea Horseshoe, a demanding high-level circuit that traverses Ben Lugmore’s three distinct tops before heading toward Ben Bury and the massif's primary summit.
• •From the summit, the view south is dominated by the silver ribbon of Killary Harbour—Ireland's only true fjord—framed by the jagged silhouettes of the Twelve Bens and the Maumturks in Connemara.
• •The ridge connecting the West Top to the main summit of Ben Lugmore is one of the narrowest and most alpine in the west of Ireland, composed largely of Ordovician sandstone and tuffs.
• •While technically a subsidiary top, the West Top requires enough hands-on-rock negotiation to ensure that anyone treating it as a mere tick-box exercise will be swiftly corrected by the terrain.