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Now, this trip to Sligo was all about one place - the passage tomb on top of Crohaughn Mountain. I have heard so much about this place and have always wanted to visit it. Today I finally made the trek to the top of of wonderful conical peak in the Ox Mountains. The views from up there are totally awe inspiring with Knocknarea to the north, Carrowkeel and Kesh to the southeast and Knocknashee to the southwest.

Before making this climb I visited a beautiful 7-basin bullaun stone. What a great, unsung bullaun this one is.

After two hours at the top of the mountain waiting for cloud to clear Knocknarea (it never did) and just soaking up and enjoying the views in general, I drove down towards Kesh with the intention of visiting the cairn on its summit, but my legs couldn't take another climb. I settled for visiting one of the cairns between Kesh and Carrowkeel, which gave me a great view of the larger cairns at Carrowkeel.

Sligo really does have some great scenery and the lesser known monuments in the Ox Mountains deserve much more recognition. I should have gone back to Magheraghanrush (County Sligo), because the trees around it have finally been felled and you can now enjoy the view all the way to Knocknarea. I only found out about the clearance the day after this trip.