Silver Hill

About Silver Hill

Tucked into the wild Bluestack Mountains of County Donegal, this 600m summit offers a rugged, often pathless ascent through classic Atlantic bogland. It is a Marilyn with significant prominence, rewarding those who navigate its granite-scarred slopes with expansive views over the Bluestacks and the remote waters of Lough Belshade.

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• •Silver Hill is an anglicisation of the Irish Cnoc Airgid. While 'Airgid' means silver, in Irish toponymy it typically describes the shimmering, reflective appearance of the hillside’s wet rocks and granite outcrops when caught by the sun after a typical Donegal downpour.
• •As a Marilyn—a peak with at least 150 metres of topographic prominence—it stands with distinct character apart from the higher Croaghgorm. The approach requires focused navigation through heavy heather and the broken, peat-scarred ground characteristic of the range.
• •The summit provides a front-row seat to the dramatic profile of Binmore and the steep-sided 'Gleann na nDeor' (Valley of Tears), while clear days reveal the distinctive flat-topped silhouette of Benbulbin across Donegal Bay to the south.
• •Despite the name, the only riches you are likely to discover on these slopes are particularly deep pockets of bog-water and the occasional startled red grouse.