Luggala
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Luggala rises to 593 m. Mullaghcleevaun stands 847 m to the west, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is J.B. Malone Memorial, a historic site 1.2 miles away.
The story
Luggala (Irish: Log an Lá, meaning 'Hollow of the hill'), also called Fancy Mountain (from Irish Fuinnse 'ash-tree') at 595 metres (1,952 ft), is the 230th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale. Being below 600 metres (2,000 ft), it does not rank on the Vandeleur-Lynam or Hewitt scales. Luggala is in the northeastern section of the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland, and overlooks the Lough Tay, which lies at the base of the steep granite cliffs on Luggala's eastern face. As well as a noted scenic point in County Wicklow, Luggala's eastern cliffs have many graded rock-climbing routes. Luggala Lodge, Lough Tay and 5,000 acres of surrounding land are owned by Luggala Estate Ltd an Irish company ultimately owned by Romito SA - Switzerland, a company with global investments at the forefront of environmental and heritage conservation. The estate dates from the 18th century when it was developed by the La Touche family, and then by the Guinness family from 1937 to its sale in 2019. The estate was the location of several films (e.g. Braveheart in 1995), and television series (e.g. Vikings from 2013), as well as visits by notable artists and musicians (e.g. the Beatles and Michael Jackson). There are no public rights of way or rights of access to any of the estate. Pedestrian access to certain areas of the estate is - when possible and feasible - granted to walkers respecting the endangered and fragile ecosystem and the Estate's published “code of conduct”.
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Wikidata Q3366205, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 593.347 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- J.B. Malone Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Scotch Village: 2.1 mi
- Oasis Mountain Lodge: 3.4 mi
- Derralossary Parish Church: 4.3 mi
- Coronation Plantation Monument: 4.8 mi
- Robber's Pass Hill: 1.3 mi
- Knocknacloghoge: 1.3 mi
- White Hill: 2.1 mi
- Ballinafunshoge: 2.2 mi
- Carrigvore: 2.4 mi
- Eve: 3.0 mi
- Reading Ganesh: 3.0 mi
- The Wisdom Seat: 3.0 mi
- Philosophic Dung Beetle: 3.0 mi
- Finger: 3.0 mi
- Victor's Way: 3.1 mi
- Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation: 6.5 mi
- Glencree German War Cemetery: 6.6 mi
- Glendalough: 6.7 mi
- Glendalough Round Tower: 6.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 6.7 mi
- Italian Garden: 6.8 mi
- Japanese Garden: 6.8 mi
- Darraghville / Convent lower walled garden: 8.8 mi
- Sunken Garden: 9.1 mi
- Ballywaltrim Park: 8.5 mi
- Upper Green: 9.0 mi
- Darcy's Field: 9.4 mi
- Burnaby Park: 9.6 mi
- Sea Front: 9.6 mi
- Glendalough Visitor Centre: 6.8 mi
- Explorium: National Sport and Science Centre: 11.4 mi
- Imaginosity: 12.2 mi
- Pearse Museum: 12.3 mi
- Greenan Farm Museum & Maze: 13.1 mi
- Source of Dargle River: 3.2 mi
- Lavarney Spout: 3.3 mi
- Source of River Liffey: 3.7 mi
- Bride's Well: 6.4 mi
- Fraughan's Well: 7.4 mi
- Coon Beach: 1.9 mi
- North Beach: 9.6 mi
- The Cove: 9.6 mi
- Greystones South Beach: 9.7 mi
- Naylor's Cove: 10.3 mi
- Carrigower Bog: 4.4 mi
- Carrigower Bog: 5.0 mi
- Native Woodland Trust: Paddock Hill Reserve: 5.2 mi
- The Bog Meadow: 7.8 mi
- Knocksink Wood: 7.8 mi
- Lover's Leap: 7.7 mi
- Glendalough Crags: 7.9 mi
- Glanmalure North Crag: 9.5 mi
- Barnbawn: 10.0 mi
- Telegraph Slab: 10.0 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 3.6 mi
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 4.1 mi
- Trooperstown Falls: 6.6 mi
- Jackson's Falls: 6.9 mi
- Devil's Glen Waterfall: 7.1 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 13.7 mi
- Toni's: 16.3 mi
- Poplar Square: 17.5 mi
- Newbridge Town Park: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Luggala. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mullaghcleevaun | W 269° | 846.681 m | 5.1 mi |
| Tonelagee | SW 230° | 815.8 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mullaghcleevaun East Top | W 265° | 795.91 m | 4.2 mi |
| Kippure | NNW 338° | 757 m | 5.4 mi |
| Djouce | NE 45° | 725.5 m | 2.5 mi |
| Seefingan | NNW 328° | 722.9 m | 7.1 mi |
| Duff Hill | W 280° | 720.78 m | 3.5 mi |
| Gravale | WNW 296° | 719.004 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:52 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 20:59 | 21:56 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:03 | 16:10 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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