Dereenaculling

About Dereenaculling

Tucked into the northern folds of the Shehy Mountains, this modest Tump offers a quiet escape from the busier peaks nearby. Characterised by rough grazing and occasional stands of holly, it provides a clear vantage point over the upper Lee Valley and the rugged sandstone ridges of the Cork-Kerry border.

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• •The name is derived from the Irish Doirín an Chuillinn, meaning 'the little oak-wood of the holly.' A doirín is a diminutive of doire (oak grove), indicating that this hillside was once home to a small, specific pocket of native woodland.
• •Looking northeast from the summit, the most prominent landmark is Mullaghanish, recognizable by the high-power broadcasting transmitter that marks the border between County Cork and County Kerry.
• •The terrain is typical of the Shehy foothills, consisting of Old Red Sandstone covered by a thin layer of peat and rough grasses, requiring careful footwork in the wetter sections between the rock outcrops.
• •At 303 metres, the summit clears the 300-metre threshold for several Irish hill lists by a whisker, though the surrounding bog makes the climb feel considerably more substantial than the elevation suggests.