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Arroo and Glenade from Tievebaun
| The spectacular North Face. 50m of dripping wet vertical limestone. |
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| The crag is made by a huge landslip. |
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| The Summit, looking towards Lough Melvin and Lough Erne. |
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The summit view, Lough Melvin, Ballyshannon and the Bluestack Mountains of Donegal. The middle ground shows where the Border nearly meets the West Coast. The entire connection of Co. Donegal to the rest of the Republic is shown in this photo, between Ballyshannon and Lough Melvin. |
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| Above the North Face. A boggy plateau. In the far distance (right) is Cuilcagh. |
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One of my favourite hills. Irelands answer to the Quirang, and an amazing view combined with five miles of total wasteland. Oh and that name!
Arroo is another Leitrim mesa. Craggy around the bottom and bog on the top. This one realy is the Lost World.
The north face is a huge failed slope with a vast and steep crag. The bogs constantly seep so I doubt if its often in condition, but it is intimidating. Finding the way up through the landslip debris is amusing, and you wonder if you can get through the crags, but it goes, easily.
Up on top, in dinoland normal bogtrotting returns, the view is constantly tugging at you. Straight down to Lough Melvin , Donegal Bay and the political curiosities of the Border nearly making it to the West Coast and the two mile Leitrim Coastline. Opposite is the rolling boglands disappearing into the South, contrasting with the riches of Co. Fermanagh. Cuilcagh makes an appearance in the Southeast. We were not treated to a return view on the following day.
Its only a half day's walk. Easy access/parking from the forestry plantation below the North Face. Enjoy!
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