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Carraig na Sliogán
Looking at summit from the glen of the Carrawaystick River
Highest point
Elevation	794 m (2,605 ft)
Prominence	49 m (161 ft)
Listing	Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
Naming
English translation	rock of the shells or flat stones
Language of name	Irish
Geography
Corrigasleggaun Location in island of Ireland
Location	Wicklow, Ireland
Parent range	Wicklow Mountains
OSI/OSNI grid	T047910
Topo map	OSi Discovery 56
Geology
Mountain type	Aphyric granodiorite Bedrock

Corrigasleggaun (Irish: Carraig na Sliogán, meaning Rock of the shells) at 794 metres (2,605 ft), is the 35th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 45th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Corrigasleggaun is situated in the southwestern sector of the Wicklow Mountains range, and is part of the large massif of Lugnaquilla 925 metres (3,035 ft), Wicklow's highest mountain. Corrigasleggaun lies at the head of the glen of the easterly flowing Carrawaystick River, which includes the scenic corrie lake of Kelly's Lough near its summit, and Carrawaystick Mountain at its base. Corrigasleggaun also lies alongside Lugnaquilla's South Prison, from which the River Ow flows south to the Aghavannagh Bridge.

Gallery

Kelly's Lough
View from summit to Carraystick River
Kelly's Lough, summit behind
Kelly's Lough, looking east

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