Barraboy Mountain Far E Top

About Barraboy Mountain Far E Top

Standing as a subsidiary top in the rugged Shehy Mountains near Gortroe, this 456-metre Tump offers a quiet vantage point over the wild West Cork landscape. The terrain is typical for the range, featuring rough moorland and rocky outcrops that reward those traversing the ridge from the main Barraboy summit.

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• •The name likely derives from the Irish 'Barr an Bhuí', meaning the yellow top, likely referring to the distinctive hue of the grasses and sedge found on these high slopes.
• •From this vantage point, you can look south across the long finger of the Beara Peninsula towards the Caha Mountains and the distant Atlantic horizon.
• •This top is frequently bagged alongside its parent peak, Barraboy Mountain, as part of a high-level traverse toward the nearby Priest’s Leap pass.
• •Being designated as the 'Far E Top' suggests a level of geographical precision that the sprawling, pathless bog underfoot rarely matches.