Lavagh More

About Lavagh More

Standing as the highest point of Donegal’s rugged Blue Stack Mountains, this remote Hewitt offers a true sense of Irish wilderness. The terrain is characteristically boggy and untamed, requiring careful navigation through peat hags to reach its broad summit, where views extend across Donegal Bay to the distant cliffs of Slieve League.

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• •Lavagh More translates from the Irish Leamhach Mhór, usually interpreted as 'Great Place of Mallows.' While the summit is a wild expanse of peat and heather, the name likely refers to the flora once found in the more fertile glens below the main ridge.
• •As the highest point in the Blue Stack range, the peak is a primary objective for those completing the Bluestack Way, though the summit itself requires a significant detour from the marked trail into trackless, challenging terrain.
• •The mountain is classified as a Marilyn due to its high relative prominence, standing as a lonely sentinel that separates the deep valley of the River Reelan from the southern approaches to Donegal town.
• •From the summit, walkers can see the jagged profile of the Derryveagh Mountains to the north, including the iconic cone of Errigal and the flat-topped Muckish, while to the south, the vast expanse of Lough Eske sits cradled at the foot of the range.
• •Navigating this hill is an excellent way to discover exactly how many different shades of brown a peat bog can possess, most of which are deep enough to swallow a hiking boot.