Stookeen [Aghowle Upper] [Stuaicin]

Located in the quieter southern reaches of the Wicklow Hills, this Marilyn offers a gentler character than the granite peaks further north. Rising to 420m, the summit provides a clear perspective over the Derry River valley toward the distinctive profiles of Croghan Kinsella and the distant Blackstairs Mountains.

• •The name derives from the Irish Stuaicín, meaning 'little peak' or 'pinnacle', likely referring to a specific rocky outcrop on its slopes rather than the hill’s overall rounded profile.
• •Its alternative name, Aghowle, is shared with a nearby 12th-century monastic site; the name Achadh Abhall translates from Irish as 'the field of the apple trees'.
• •The summit offers an excellent vantage point for viewing the wind farms of the rolling Wexford borderlands to the east and the prominent masts atop Mount Leinster to the south.
• •While the name 'Stuaicín' promises a sharp peak, any hiker expecting a jagged pinnacle will find the reality is more of a sturdy, heather-brushed hump.