Lackabane [Leaca Bhan]

About Lackabane [Leaca Bhan]

Rising from the rugged Caha Mountains, this sandstone peak offers a quintessential Beara experience. Its terrain is a mix of heavy bog and weathered rock slabs. Hikers are rewarded with sharp views across Bantry Bay to the Sheep’s Head Peninsula and the looming western bulk of nearby Hungry Hill.

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• •The name is an anglicisation of the Irish 'Leaca Bhán', meaning 'white hillside' or 'white flagstone', which refers to the pale Old Red Sandstone slabs found near the summit.
• •Situated on the main ridge of the Caha Mountains, Lackabane is often included in a challenging circuit from the Adrigole side that takes in the 685-metre summit of Hungry Hill.
• •The summit provides a clear perspective on the glacial geography of the Beara Peninsula, looking down into the deep, lake-filled corries of the Coomarkane Valley to the east.
• •The 'white' slabs promised by the name are frequently obscured by the more traditional West Cork palette of Atlantic mist and saturated brown peat.