Northern Ireland
Craigagh Hill
450M
1476FT
About Craigagh Hill
Perched above Moneyneany, Craigagh Hill is a modest Sperrin sentinel that offers grand views of the Moyola Valley without the lung-bursting drama of its higher neighbors. It’s the sort of place where the silence is only broken by the judgmental bleating of local sheep.
Key Statistics
Rank
78th Highest in Northern Ireland
Parent Range
Sperrin Mountains
Prominence
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22m
Nearest Town
Moneyneany
Geology
Dalradian Metamorphic (Schist & Quartzite)
Classifications
Find It
OS Grid Reference
H716987
Latitude
54.8310°N
Longitude
6.8866°W
Did You Know?
- •It sits on the eastern edge of the Sperrin Mountains, a range composed of some of the oldest rocks in Ireland, dating back over 600 million years.
- •The hill overlooks the Moyola River's headwaters, a river famous in poetic circles thanks to the works of local Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney.
- •The summit plateau offers a panoramic look at the Lough Neagh basin, provided the famous Sperrin mist hasn't decided to settle in for the afternoon.
- •The surrounding landscape is dominated by blanket bog, a fragile ecosystem that is world-renowned for its ability to preserve ancient history and swallow hiking boots.
- •Hiking here is less of a mountaineering expedition and more of a tactical exercise in avoiding 'the wet bit'—spoiler alert: the entire hill is effectively the wet bit.