Slievanea SW Top

Sitting as a rugged shoulder on the central spine of the Dingle Peninsula, this 628m peak offers a quieter alternative to the nearby Mount Brandon. The terrain is largely grassy and peat-covered, serving as a vantage point overlooking Dingle town and the deep glacial trough of the Conor Pass.

• •The name Slievanea is an anglicisation of the Irish Sliabh an Fhia, meaning 'Mountain of the Deer', referring to the Red Deer that historically inhabited these uplands.
• •From the summit, walkers gain a spectacular bird's-eye view of the Conor Pass, Ireland's highest mountain pass, which snakes through the glacial valley immediately to the north.
• •The peak is frequently visited as part of a high-level ridge walk connecting the main summit of Slievanea with the broad, grassy plateau of Croaghskearda to the south.
• •To the south and west, the summit offers clear views across the waters of Dingle Bay toward the Iveragh Peninsula and the distant, jagged peaks of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks.
• •Despite being over 2,000 feet high, its proximity to the more famous Mount Brandon ensures that you are far more likely to share the summit with a wandering ewe than another hiker.