Hills of Donegal
Donegal (Ireland) has 9 summits in this register, out of 200 hills of all sizes in the Database of British and Irish Hills. The highest is Errigal at 747 m; the median height is 667.1 m and the median drop 400 m.
On the lists: Marilyns 9 · Hewitts 7 · County tops 1
Donegal in brief
Its highest hill, Errigal, ranks 31st of the 104 register hills in Ireland. For one of its 9 hills the nearest higher summit lies in another county entry, Errigal, whose nearest higher summit is Nephin. By main list the hills are seven Hewitts and two Marilyns. Two have a trig point at or by the summit.
Most prominent
Greatest drop above the key col.
Most isolated
Distance to the nearest higher summit.
All 9 hills by height
| No. | Hill | Height | Drop | Lists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Errigal | 747 m | 681 m | Hewitts, Marilyns, County tops | Drop 681 m |
| 2 | Slieve Snaght (Donegal, B923148) | 679 m | 400 m | Hewitts, Marilyns | Drop 400 m |
| 3 | Croaghgorm | 673 m | 521 m | Hewitts, Marilyns | Drop 521 m |
| 4 | Lavagh More | 670 m | 193 m | Hewitts, Marilyns | Drop 193 m |
| 5 | Muckish | 667.1 m | 484 m | Hewitts, Marilyns | Drop 484 m |
| 6 | Dooish | 651.5 m | 320 m | Hewitts, Marilyns | Drop 320 m |
| 7 | Slieve Snaght (Donegal, C424390) | 614.6 m | 600 m | Hewitts, Marilyns | Drop 600 m |
| 8 | Aghla Beg | 602.3 m | 364 m | Marilyns | Drop 364 m |
| 9 | Silver Hill | 600.2 m | 151 m | Marilyns | Drop 151 m |
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Source: The Database of British and Irish Hills v18.6, CC BY 4.0; counties as recorded in the database. Our own calculations.