Annatoran

Rising from the wild blanket bogs of the Ox Mountains, this 512-metre summit offers a quiet, peat-heavy alternative to Sligo’s more famous limestone peaks. While the terrain is often soft and demanding, the reward is a clear view across Ballysadare Bay toward the iconic, flat-topped silhouettes of the Dartry Mountains.

• •The name likely derives from the Irish Eanach, meaning a marsh or watery place, which accurately describes the heavy blanket bog that characterizes this part of the Ox Mountains.
• •It sits on the same remote peat plateau as Knockalongy, the highest point in the Ox range, and is usually climbed as part of a circuit of these desolate southern Sligo uplands.
• •On a clear day, the summit offers a spectacular vantage point over the inner reaches of Ballysadare Bay and the distinctive limestone prow of Knocknarea to the north.
• •If you reach the summit with entirely dry boots, you have likely either experienced a rare Irish heatwave or have mastered the art of levitation across the local peat hags.