Lists of mountains in Ireland

In these lists of mountains in Ireland, those within Northern Ireland, or on the Republic of Ireland – United Kingdom border, are marked with an asterisk, while the rest are within the Republic of Ireland. Where mountains are ranked by height, the definition of the topographical prominence used to classify the mountain (e.g. the change in elevation required between neighbouring mountains), is noted. In British definitions, a height of 600 metres (1,969 ft) is required for a mountain, whereas in Ireland, a lower threshold of 500 metres (1,640 ft) is sometimes advocated.

The lowest minimum prominence threshold of any definition of an Irish mountain is 15 metres (49 ft) (e.g. the Vandeleur-Lynam), however most definitions, including the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) criteria, do not consider prominences below 30 metres (98 ft) as being mountains (e.g. must at least be an Arderin or a Hewitt). Many British definitions consider a peak with a prominence below 150 metres (492 ft), as being a top, and not a mountain (e.g. must be a Marilyn). A widely used definition of an Irish mountain requires a minimum prominence of 100 metres (328 ft) (e.g. a HuMP), and is the basis for the 100 Highest Irish Mountains.

While Irish mountains are ranked according to Irish classifications, they are also ranked on classifications that cover Britain and Ireland (e.g. Simms and P600s).

Definitions

General concepts

There is no consensus on the definition of "mountain", but in Britain and Ireland it is often taken to be a summit over 2,000 ft, or more latterly, 600 m. There is less consensus about the topographical prominence requirement (e.g. the change in elevation required between neighbouring mountains), which can vary between 30–150 m (98–492 ft). Prominence is even strongly debated regarding UIAA classification of Himalayan mountains. In the alps, the UIAA requires a prominence of over 30 m to be a "peak" and over 300 m to be a "mountain".

The lowest threshold of prominence in Britain and Ireland is 15 metres (49 ft). The only definition in which prominence is not used, is where topographic isolation is used (e.g. the use of "sufficient separation" for Munros). Most Britain and Ireland definitions no longer categorise prominences below 30 metres (98 ft) (e.g. no new Nuttalls and Vandeleur-Lynams), and peaks with a prominence between 30–150 metres (98–492 ft) are now defined as tops rather than mountains (e.g. the 227 Munro Tops).

In Ireland, a prominence threshold of 100 metres (328 ft) is proposed for a mountain.

Main classifications

Other classifications

The term Dillon is used to describe any of the 212 Irish summits in Paddy Dillon's well–regarded Irish 2010 climbing guidebook: "The Mountains of Ireland". All of Dillon's summits are over 2,000 ft (610 m), and almost all have a prominence above 30 m (98 ft) (i.e. they are very similar to the list of 209 Irish Hewitts).

The term Myrddyn Deweys are peaks in Ireland, between 500 metres to 2,000 feet (609.6 metres) in height, with a prominence above 30 metres (98 feet), which was published by Michael Dewey and Myrddyn Phillips in 2000. Myrddyn Deweys are the Irish equivalent of Deweys, which extend the Hewitt classification down to 500 metres. There are 200 Myrddyn Deweys.

MountainViews Online Database

MountainViews was created in 2002 by Simon Stewart as a non–profit online database for climbers in Ireland to document and catalogue their Irish climbs. Its main data source are from the Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI) maps, although it also conducts its own surveys, which the OSI has integrated into its own database, and it also integrates other important Irish mountain databases such as the Paul Tempan's work with the Placenames Database of Ireland (Loganim). Collins Press published the MountainView Online Datase in 2013 in the book: A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins.

Since 2012, MountainViews has been partnered with the Database of British and Irish Hills (DoBIH), which is the main live database for the categorisation of mountains and hills in Britain and Ireland. However, MountainViews can differ slightly from DoBIH on the measurements for certain Irish mountains.

List of the 10 Highest MacGillycuddy's Reeks

The MacGillycuddy's Reeks range contains Ireland's highest mountain, Carrauntoohil 1,038.6 m (3,407 ft), and the Reeks is the highest range of peaks in Ireland. However, many of its peaks do not meet all classification criteria for a "mountain" (e.g. particularly the 100–150 m (330–490 ft) in elevation change from neighbouring mountains), and many are not in the 100 Highest Irish Mountains. Regardless, the range contains ten of the thirteen Scottish Furths in Ireland, and given its importance, and as an important example of complexity of mountain classification, the ten highest Reeks are listed below:

100 Highest Irish Mountains

(any height, prominence over 100 m)

This is the MountainViews 100 Highest Irish Mountains list, which was published by Collins Press in the 2013 book: A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins. It combines Paul Tempan's 2012 research into Irish mountains and Irish mountain names. The list requires a prominence of over 100 m (328 ft), a compromise between the popular British Isles Marilyn criteria of 150 metres (see List of Marilyns in the British Isles for a ranking of Irish Marilyns by height and by prominence), and the Simms–Hewitt–Arderins criteria of 30 metres (see List of mountains of the British Isles by height for a ranking of Irish Simms by height and by prominence). It is a widely used list, and it contains 25 of the 26 Irish P600s (Slieve Snaght, a P600, did not make the 100 Highest).

List of 409 Irish Arderins

(height above 500 m, prominence over 30 m)

A noted definition of an Irish mountain over the lower height threshold of 500 m (1,640 ft), is the Arderins list, but which meets the minimum requirement for a "mountain" with a prominence above 30 m (98 ft), and is an Irish equivalent of the Hewitt (the 207 Arderins over 2,000 ft (610 m) are the 207–209 Irish Hewitts), or the Simm (the 222 Arderins over 600 m (1,969 ft) are the 222–224 Irish Simms). The 199 Arderins below 2,000 ft (610 m) are the Myrddyn Deweys (e.g. the total of the 207 Irish Hewitts and the 199 Myrddyn Deweys equal the 406 Irish Arderins).

MountainView's Online Database of Arderins was published by Collins Press in the 2013 book: A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins, and updated in 2015. In 2023, the MountainView Online Database listed 409 Irish mountains as meeting the Arderin definition. Several of the MountainViews.ie users have recorded completing the entire list of Arderins. One user having completed the Arderins within one single year (2014) along with the complete list of Vandeleur-Lynams, county highpoints and the highest 100 list.

MountainViews uses the term Arderin Begs for the additional class of peaks over 500 m (1,640 ft) in height, and with a prominence between 15–30 m (49–98 ft). In 2018, Ireland had 124 Arderin Begs.

List of 275 Irish Vandeleur-Lynams

(height above 600 m, prominence over 15 m)

The broadest noted definition of an Irish mountain over 600 m (1,969 ft) is the Vandeleur-Lynam list, as it only requires a prominence of 15 m (49 ft), and is the Irish fully metric equivalent of the England & Wales Nuttall. The 100 Highest Irish Mountains from above, is a subset of this list (e.g. they are all Vandeleur-Lynams). For example, Mweelrea, the highest mountain in Connacht, is 16th on the 100 Highest Irish Mountains list, but 34th on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. MountainView's Online Database of Vandeleur-Lynams was published by Collins Press in the 2013 book: A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins, and updated in 2015. In 2023, the MountainView Online Database lists 275 Irish mountains as meeting the Vandeleur-Lynam definition.

On 3 October 2018, English Lake District climber, James Forrest, completed all 273 Irish Vandeleur-Lynams in 8 weeks. In 2023, Irish photographer and adventurer Ellie Berry completed the Vandeleur-Lynams, now 275 peaks, in 50 days and 5 hours beating the previous record by 6 days.

Lists of Irish hills

Carns

MountainViews and Database of British and Irish Hills recognise a list of 337 summits as Carns, having height above 100 m (328 ft) and below 400 m (1,312 ft).

Binnions

MountainViews and Database of British and Irish Hills recognise a list of 484 summits as Binnions, having prominence at least 100 m (328 ft) and height below 400 m (1,312 ft).

List of Irish County and Provincial Tops

Provincial Tops

There are 4 Irish Provincial Tops, namely: Carrauntoohil, in Munster, Lugnaquilla in Leinster, Slieve Donard, in Ulster, and Mweelrea in Connacht.

• List of Irish counties by highest point, list of Irish Provincial Tops

County Tops

In addition, there are 27 Irish County Tops, as 10 counties share the same county top, namely: Galtymore for Limerick/Tipperary, Mount Leinster for Carlow/Wexford, Sawel for Londonderry/Tyrone, Cuilcagh for Cavan/Fermanagh, Arderin for Laois/Offaly.

• List of Irish counties by highest point, list of Irish County Tops

Ranking of Irish mountains in Ireland and Britain

Whereas the MountainViews, Vandeleur-Lynam, and Arderin classifications are unique to Ireland, Irish mountains appear in other similar classifications that have been used in across Britain and Ireland.

Simms

The Britain and Ireland Simms classification (height over 600 m, and prominence above 30 m), is very similar to the Irish Arderin classification (height over 500 m, and prominence over 30 m). As of October 2018, the 2,754 Simms in Britain and Ireland, which include 224 Irish Simms (i.e. the Irish Arderins over 600 m), are ranked by height, and by prominence, on this table:

• List of mountains of the British Isles by height, for ranking by height and by prominence, of peaks that are Simms, with prominence over 30 metres (98 ft)

Hewitts

Irish Hewitts, which have largely been replaced by the metric Simms classification, are ranked against English and Welsh Hewitts on these tables:

• List of Hewitt mountains in England, Wales and Ireland, for ranking by height, of peaks that are Hewitts, with prominence over 30 metres (98 ft)

Marilyns

The popular Britain and Ireland Marilyn classification (any height, and prominence above 150 m), is a more severe prominence threshold than the Irish Mountainviews classification (height over 500 m, and prominence over 100 m). As of October 2018, the 2,011 Marilyns in Britain and Ireland, which include 454 Irish Marilyns (e.g. the amount is larger because Marilyns will take any height, as long as the peak meets the prominence threshold), are ranked by prominence, and by height, here (note that this list is commonly used to rank by prominence, as it includes any peak with prominence above 150 m):

• List of Marilyns in the British Isles, for ranking by height and by prominence, of peaks that are Marilyns, with prominence over 150 metres (492 ft)

P600s

The Britain and Ireland P600 classification require a prominence above 600 m (e.g. and by definition, the height must, therefore, be above 600 m), and are thus called the "Majors". As of October 2018, the 120 P600s in Britain and Ireland, which include 26 Irish P600s, are ranked by height here:

• List of P600 mountains in the British Isles, for ranking by height and by prominence, of peaks that are P600s, with prominence over 600 metres (1,969 ft)

Furths

Finally, the Scottish Furth classification is for mountains that the Scottish Mountaineering Club ("SMC") identify as meeting the classification for a Scottish Munro, however, they are outside (e.g. they are "furth") of Scotland. As of October 2018, the 34 Furths in Britain and Ireland, which includes 13 Irish Furths, are ranked by height here:

• List of Furth mountains in the British Isles, for ranking by height, or peaks that are considered Furths by the SMC

List by province by range

Munster

• An Triúr Deirfiúr – County Kerry
• Ballyhoura Mountains – Counties Cork and Limerick
  • Carron Mountain
  • Seefin (Ballyhoura Mountains)
• Boggeragh Mountains – County Cork
  • Musheramore
• Caha Mountains – County Cork
  • Hungry Hill
  • Sugarloaf (Cork)
• Comeragh Mountains – County Waterford
  • Fauscoum
• Derrynasaggart Mountains – County Cork
  • Mullaghanish
• Devil's Bit – County Tipperary
• Dingle Peninsula – County Kerry
  • Mount Brandon (952 m, 3,123 ft)
  • Beenoskee
  • Mount Eagle
• Galty Mountains – Counties Cork, Limerick, Tipperary
  • Galtymore (917 m, 3,009 ft)
  • Temple Hill
• Geokaun Mountain – County Kerry
• Glanaruddery Mountains – County Kerry
• Ivereagh Peninsula – County Kerry
  • Bentee
  • Stumpa Dúloigh
  • Mullaghanattin
  • Broaghnabinnia
• Knockmealdown Mountains – Counties Tipperary and Waterford
  • Knockmealdown
  • Sugarloaf Hill (Knockmealdowns)
• MacGillycuddy's Reeks – County Kerry
  • Carrauntoohil (1,038.6 m, 3,407 ft)
  • Beenkeragh (1,008 m, 3,307 ft)
  • Caher (1,000 m, 3,281 ft)
  • Knocknapeasta (988 m, 3,241 ft)
• Mangerton Group also known as Mangerton Mountains – County Kerry
  • Mangerton Mountain (843 m, 2,766 ft)
  • Torc Mountain (535 m, 1,755 ft)
• Mount Gabriel – County Cork
• Mullaghareirk Mountains – Counties Cork and Limerick
• Purple Mountain – County Kerry
• Shehy Mountains – Counties Cork and Kerry
  • Knockboy
• Silvermine Mountains – Counties Tipperary and Limerick
  • Slievekimalta (Keeper Hill)
• Paps of Anu (670 m, 2,198 ft) – County Kerry
• Slieve Aughty – County Clare
• Slieve Callan – County Clare
• Slieve Mish Mountains – County Kerry
  • Baurtregaum (851 m, 2,792 ft)
  • Caherconree (835 m, 2,740 ft)
• Slieve Miskish Mountains – County Cork
  • Knockoura
• Slieveardagh Hills (340 m, 1,115 ft) – Counties Tipperary and Kilkenny
• Slievenamon (719 m, 2,359 ft) – County Tipperary
• Stack's Mountains – County Kerry

Leinster

• Blackstairs Mountains – Counties Carlow and Wexford
  • Black Rock Mountain (536 m, 1,759 ft)
  • Blackstairs Mountain (735 m, 2,411 ft)
  • Croaghaun (455 m, 1,493 ft)
  • Mount Leinster (795 m, 2,608 ft)
• Brandon Hill (515 m, 1,690 ft) – County Kilkenny
• Carn Clonhugh also known as Corn Hill – County Longford
• Cooley Mountains – County Louth
  • Clermont Carn
  • Slieve Foy (589 m, 1,932 ft)
• Coppanagh – County Kilkenny
• Croghan Hill (234 m, 768 ft) – County Offaly
• Dalkey Hill (140 m, 459 ft) – County Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown (old County Dublin)
• Faughan Hill – County Meath
• Hill of Allen (206 m, 676 ft) – County Kildare
• Hill of Ben – County Westmeath
• Hill of Tara – County Meath
• Hill of Uisneach (182 m, 597 ft) – County Westmeath
• Hill of Ward – County Meath
• Killiney Hill (153 m, 502 ft) – County Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown (old County Dublin)
• Knockeyon – County Westmeath
• Mount Alto – County Kilkenny
• Mullaghmeen – County Westmeath
• Naul Hills (122 m, 400 ft)
• Slieveardagh Hills – County Kilkenny
  • Clomantagh Hill
  • Knocknamuck
• Shielmartin Hill (163 m, 535 ft) – County Fingal (old County Dublin)
• Slieve Bloom Mountains – Counties Laois and Offaly
  • Arderin (527 m, 1,729 ft)
  • Barcam
  • Baunreaghcong (509 m, 1,670 ft)
  • Carroll's Hill
  • Castleconor
  • Farbreague
  • Garraunbaun
  • Ridge of Capard
  • Stillbrook Hill (514 m, 1,686 ft)
  • Wolftrap Mountain
• Slieveboy (420 m, 1,378 ft) – County Wexford
• Slieve na Calliagh – County Meath
• Wicklow Mountains
  • Annagh Hill
  • Camaderry (699 m, 2,293 ft)
  • Camenabologue
  • Carrick Mountain
  • Church Mountain also known as Slieve Gad (543 m, 1,781 ft)
  • Cloghernagh (800 m, 2,625 ft)
  • Conavalla
  • Corrigasleggaun
  • Croghan Mountain
  • Cupidstown Hill (379 m, 1,243 ft)
  • Djouce (725 m, 2,379 ft)
  • Duff Hill (720 m, 2,362 ft)
  • Gravale (718 m, 2,356 ft)
  • Great Sugar Loaf (501 m, 1,644 ft)
  • Keadeen Mountain
  • Kilmashogue
  • Kippure (757 m, 2,484 ft)
  • Larch Hill
  • Little Sugar Loaf also known as Giltspur Mountain (300 m, 984 ft)
  • Lobawn
  • Luggala also known as Fancy Mountain
  • Lugnaquilla (924 m, 3,031 ft)
  • Maulin
  • Montpelier Hill (383 m, 1,257 ft)
  • Mullacor
  • Mullaghcleevaun (849 m, 2,785 ft)
  • Seefingan
  • Slievemaan (759 m, 2,490 ft)
  • Sugarloaf (West Wicklow)
  • Table Mountain
  • Tibradden Mountain (467 m, 1,532 ft)
  • Tonelagee (817 m, 2,680 ft)
  • Two Rock (536 m, 1,759 ft) and Three Rock (450 m, 1,476 ft)

Ulster

• Antrim Hills* – County Antrim
  • Slemish
  • Tievebulliagh
• Antrim Plateau* – County Londonderry
  • Binevenagh
  • Donald's Hill
• Belfast Hills* – County Antrim
  • Black Mountain
  • Cavehill
  • Divis
• Lisburn* – County Antrim
  • White Mountain
• Belmore Mountain* – County Fermanagh
• Bluestack Mountains also known as Croaghgorms – County Donegal
  • Croaghgorm
• Cuilcagh* and Benaughlin* – Counties Fermanagh and Cavan
• Derryveagh Mountains – County Donegal
  • Aghla Beg
  • Aghla More
  • Ardloughnabrackbaddy
  • Crocknalaragagh
  • Errigal
  • Mackoght
  • Muckish
• Inishowen
  • Slieve Snaght
• Loughermore* – County Londonderry
• Mourne Mountains* – County Down
  • Slieve Bearnagh
  • Slieve Binnian
  • Slieve Commedagh
  • Slieve Donard (850 m, 2,789 ft)
  • Slieve Muck
  • Ben Crom
• Ouley Hill* – County Down
• Slieve Beagh* – Counties Fermanagh, Tyrone, Monaghan
• Slieve Croob* – County Down
• Slieve Gullion* – County Armagh
• Sliabh gCuircin* Camlough Mountain (423 m, 1,388 ft) – County Armagh
• Slieve Rushen* – Counties Fermanagh and Cavan
• Southwest Donegal – County Donegal
  • Slieve League
• Sperrins* – Counties Londonderry and Tyrone
  • Benbradagh
  • Dart Mountain
  • Mullaghcarn
  • Mullaghmore
  • Sawel Mountain
  • Slieve Gallion

Connacht

• Achill Island – County Mayo
  • Croaghaun (688 m, 2,257 ft)
  • Slievemore (671 m, 2,201 ft)
• Ben Gorm – County Mayo
• Croagh Patrick (764 m, 2,507 ft) – County Mayo
• Clare Island – County Mayo
  • Knockmore (462 m, 1,516 ft)
• Curlew Mountains – Counties Sligo and Roscommon
• Dartry Mountains – Counties Sligo and Leitrim
  • Benbulben
  • Truskmore
• Knocknarea – County Sligo
• Maumturks – County Galway
  • Letterbreckaun
  • Binn idir an dá Log
  • BinnMhor
  • Corcogemore
  • Lackavrea
• Mweelrea (814 m, 2,671 ft) – County Mayo
• Nephin Beg Range – County Mayo
  • Nephin (806 m, 2,644 ft)
  • Nephin Beg (627 m, 2,057 ft)
  • Slieve Carr (721 m, 2,365 ft)
• Ox Mountains – County Sligo
  • Knockalongy
  • Knocknashee
• Partry Mountains – Counties Mayo and Galway
  • Devilsmother (645 m, 2,116 ft)
  • Maumtrasna – County Mayo
• Sheeffry Range – County Mayo
  • Barrclashcame
• Twelve Bens – County Galway
  • Benbaun
  • Bencorr
  • Bencollaghduff
• Errisbeg
• Diamond Hill
• Tully Mountain

See also

• List of long-distance trails in the Republic of Ireland
• List of Irish counties by highest point
• List of mountains of the British Isles by height
• List of mountains of the British Isles by prominence
• List of Furths in the British Isles
• List of Marilyns in the British Isles
• List of P600 mountains in the British Isles
• List of Hewitt mountains in England, Wales and Ireland
• List of mountain lists
• Lists of mountains and hills in the British Isles

Notes

References

External links

• MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website
• MountainViews: Irish Online Mountain Database
• The Database of British and Irish Hills , the largest database of British Isles mountains ("DoBIH")
• Hill Bagging UK & Ireland, the searchable interface for the DoBIH
• Ordnance Survey Ireland ("OSI") Online Map Viewer
• Logainm: Placenames Database of Ireland
• More Relative Hills of Britain, 2007 Mark Jackson (update to Alan Dawson's books using the DoBIH)