Sliabh Tuaidh West Top

About Sliabh Tuaidh West Top

Situated on the wild Slieve Tooey massif in South West Donegal, this rugged upland offers a true sense of Atlantic isolation. The terrain is characterized by high-altitude peat hags and pathless heather, rewarding walkers with stark, earned views over the tidal sands of Loughros Beg Bay and the jagged coastline toward Maghera.

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• •The name derives from the Irish Sliabh Tuaidh, generally interpreted as 'Mountain of the North', marking its position as a dominant maritime landmark for those navigating the rugged coastline of the Barony of Banagh.
• •This summit occupies a vast, undulating peat plateau that terminates in some of Ireland’s highest sea cliffs to the north, where the massif drops nearly 450 metres directly into the Atlantic Ocean.
• •The view from the summit is dominated by the deep indentation of Loughros Beg Bay and the sprawling sands of Maghera, with the distant, sharp profiles of the Derryveagh Mountains visible to the north-east on clear days.
• •Navigating this plateau in low cloud provides an excellent masterclass in the Donegal 'false summit', as one peat hag looks remarkably like the next until you realize you have been circling the same dark pool for twenty minutes.