Slieveboy [An Sliabh Bui]

About Slieveboy [An Sliabh Bui]

Rising prominently above the farmland of the Wexford and Wicklow border, this isolated Marilyn offers a straightforward ascent through commercial forestry. Known locally as the 'Yellow Mountain', its summit is crowned with telecommunications masts but rewards walkers with wide, uninterrupted views across the rolling landscape of Ireland’s southeast.

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• •The Irish name An Sliabh Buí translates as 'The Yellow Mountain', a reference to the bright yellow furze (gorse) that covers the slopes in spring and summer.
• •Despite its modest elevation, the hill is classified as a Marilyn because it is detached from any higher ground, giving it a prominence of over 150 metres.
• •From the summit, you can look west to the long ridge of the Blackstairs Mountains and north towards the granite massifs of the Wicklow Mountains, including Lugnaquilla.
• •The summit serves as a major telecommunications hub for the region, housing several masts that are visible from the main Dublin-to-Rosslare road.
• •For those expecting the golden hues suggested by its name, the reality is often a more utilitarian shade of Sitka spruce green, courtesy of the extensive forestry plantations.