Slieve Corragh

About Slieve Corragh

Tucked between the higher Slieve Commedagh and craggy Slievenaglogh, this granite peak offers a rugged link along the Mourne Wall. Its stony summit provides a quiet vantage point overlooking the deep blue Ben Crom Reservoir and the Silent Valley, feeling far more remote than its loftier, more famous neighbours.

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• •The name is derived from the Irish 'Sliabh Corrach', which translates as 'rugged mountain' or 'pointed mountain', accurately describing the uneven, rocky terrain found along its high shoulders.
• •The 22-mile Mourne Wall passes directly over the summit. Built between 1904 and 1922, this dry-stone granite landmark was designed to protect the water catchment area of the Silent Valley from livestock.
• •The summit offers an exceptional perspective of the 'Castles of Commedagh' to the east—impressive granite tors that look like ruined fortifications—and a direct view down into the pass of the Hares Gap.
• •The Hares Gap, visible from the northern slopes, was historically a key route for smugglers transporting soap, leather, and tea from the coast into the heart of the mountains.
• •Slieve Corragh is frequently summitted by accident by walkers following the Mourne Wall who assume they are simply on a particularly long, steep stretch of the boundary fence.