Keady Mountain

About Keady Mountain

Standing as a prominent basalt outcrop overlooking the Roe Valley, this modest summit offers expansive views across Lough Foyle toward Donegal. While its height is unremarkable, the steep western face provides a sense of stature, with the Binevenagh plateau dominating the northern skyline and the Atlantic coast visible on clear days.

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• •The name derives from the Irish 'An Céide', meaning a flat-topped hill or a level place, which aptly describes the plateau-like character common to the basalt hills of County Londonderry.
• •From the summit, the distinctive cliffs of Binevenagh are visible to the north, while the vast expanse of the Magilligan foreland and the Inishowen hills across the water provide a striking coastal backdrop.
• •A small road serves the communications mast near the summit, making this one of the more accessible viewpoints for surveying the patchwork fields of the Roe Valley.
• •The presence of a substantial telecommunications mast at the top ensures that while you might feel remote, your mobile signal has rarely been better—even if the wind is trying to blow the phone out of your hand.