Aghla Beg NW Top

About Aghla Beg NW Top

Sitting within the rugged Derryveagh Mountains of County Donegal, this quartzite spur offers a wild, rocky experience. Part of the iconic Seven Sisters chain, it provides a dramatic vantage point over the dark waters of Lough Altan and the soaring eastern face of Errigal, making it a rugged addition to a ridge traverse.

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• •The name Aghla is derived from the Irish An Eachla, meaning "the horse-fold," reflecting a history of grazing livestock on these high Donegal slopes.
• •It forms part of the "Seven Sisters," a celebrated line of peaks within the Derryveagh Mountains that stretches from the pyramid of Errigal to the flat-topped Muckish.
• •The summit provides a steep, commanding perspective of Lough Altan to the west, a glacial lake situated in the deep trough between this ridge and the slopes of Mackoght.
• •The terrain is dominated by white Dalradian quartzite, which creates the scree-covered, shimmering appearance common to the most prominent peaks in northwestern Ireland.
• •Walking the full Seven Sisters ridge is a Donegal rite of passage, though bagging this specific top ensures you have truly experienced every undulation of the Derryveagh skyline, even when the wind suggests a more direct route.