Benbulbin SE Top

About Benbulbin SE Top

Resting on the high peat plateau of the Dartry Mountains, this subsidiary summit offers a rugged, less-frequented perspective of Sligo's limestone landscape. The terrain is often boggy and exposed, providing clear views across the Glencar Valley toward the Ox Mountains and the dramatic southern escarpment of the Benbulbin range.

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• •The name Benbulbin derives from the Irish Binn Ghulbain, meaning 'Ghulban’s peak,' referring to Conall Gulban, a 5th-century prince and son of Niall of the Nine Hostages who is legendarily associated with this territory.
• •Most walkers approach the plateau from the south via Luke’s Bridge; while the crowds head for the iconic cliff-edge 'prow' to the west, this summit requires a quiet trek across undulating moorland and peat hags.
• •The hill is part of a massive limestone block formed during the Carboniferous period; the surrounding Dartry Mountains are famous for containing fossils of sea lilies and brachiopods from an ancient tropical sea.
• •Standing here provides an excellent top-down view of the Glencar Valley, with the distinctive flat-topped profile of Kings Mountain and the waters of Glencar Lough visible directly to the south.
• •In a region famous for the poetry of W.B. Yeats, this specific top remains refreshingly un-rhymed, likely because 'SE Top' is notoriously difficult to fit into an iambic pentameter.