Ballinacor Mountain [Sliabh Bhaile na Corra]

About Ballinacor Mountain [Sliabh Bhaile na Corra]

Rising above the southern side of Glenmalure, this heather-clad summit offers a quieter alternative to the busier Wicklow peaks. It occupies the high ground between the Ow and Avonbeg rivers, providing rugged, often boggy terrain and clear views across the deep glacial trough toward the massive eastern face of Lugnaquilla.

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• •The name derives from the Irish Sliabh Bhaile na Corra, meaning the mountain of the townland of the weir. It was historically the heartland of the O’Byrne clan, whose ancestral stronghold was situated in the valley below.
• •The mountain served as a strategic vantage point during the 16th-century Elizabethan wars; Gaelic forces used this difficult terrain to their advantage during the Battle of Glenmalure in 1580.
• •From the summit, you have an excellent perspective of the 'Great Cul-de-Sac' of Glenmalure and the steep scree slopes of the Fraughan Rock Glen across the valley.
• •Despite its history of fierce clan warfare, the mountain’s modern classification as a 'Tump' suggests it is now primarily the domain of peak-baggers willing to endure a soggy trudge through the heather.