Conigar [An Coinigear]

About Conigar [An Coinigear]

Sitting on the rugged spine of the Shehy Mountains near Kealkill, this 572m peak offers a classic West Cork experience. The terrain is a mix of wet bog and sandstone outcrops, providing an excellent vantage point overlooking Bantry Bay and the neighboring higher summits of Knockboy and Douce.

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• •The name derives from the Irish An Coinigear, meaning 'the rabbit warren', a label usually reserved for coastal sandy areas but applied here to these high, rocky slopes.
• •From the summit, walkers gain a clear perspective of the Sheep's Head Peninsula to the south and the jagged peaks of the Caha Mountains across the valley to the west.
• •The hill is frequently bagged alongside its higher neighbour, Knockboy, via a high-level ridge walk that crosses the county border between Cork and Kerry.
• •Given the boggy nature of the Shehy terrain, you are far more likely to find your boots submerged in peat than to spot an actual rabbit on these slopes today.