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Paddy Dillon's list of Irish 2,000-footers

Of all the Irish hill lists, Paddy Dillon's definitely stands out from the crowd. To be included on the Dillon list, each qualifying summit only needs to satisfy a single numerical requirement (i.e. it must have a height of 2,000 feet or more above sea level). While most other Irish summit lists specify both height and prominence lower limits, Paddy deliberately omitted prominence from the equation. Instead, he relied on his own personal onsite assessment of each location. If he didn't think a 2,000-foot-plus summit looked or felt like a mountain, he didn't include it. Paddy's approach to compiling Irish summit lists may be a bit different from others, but the man's knowledge and experience as a researcher and author is well-renowned and widely trusted. He knows what a mountain looks and feels like. There are 212 summits on the Dillon list. Of these, 200 are proper mountain summits (see the Irish Hewitts) and 12 are subsidiary non-summit tops of at least 2,000 feet with less than 30m prominence.

Please note that a location must have a topographical prominence of at least 30m to qualify as a proper summit.

Unfortunately we cannot promote the Dillon list as a hillwalking challenge because not all of its locations qualify as proper summits. If you are looking for an All-Ireland mountain challenge, we highly recommend the very similar Irish Hewitts list (Ireland's official list of proper mountain summits) or one of its four provincial sub-list challenges.

The Dillon list was published in Paddy's book The Mountains of Ireland - A Guide to Walking the Summits. This excellent walking guide book contains 70 walking routes which together feature all 212 locations on his list of Irish 2,000-footers.

We would like to thank Paddy Dillon for agreeing the inclusion of his list on The Ireland Walking Guide website.

Mountain and hill summits offer great walking opportunities all year round, however we particularly recommend visiting them during months when the days are longest. For this reason, we promote upland walking as our monthly theme for June.

#JuneUplandWalk

All-Ireland map

Each marker on the map represents the location of a Dillon summit in Ireland. Click on a marker for further information about that location. All the summit locations marked on this map have also been listed in height order below.

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Listed by height

[NAS] indicates that the location is not a summit

Carrauntoohil (1,039m)
Beenkeragh (1,010m)
Caher (1,001m)
Cnoc na Péiste (988m)
Caher West Top (973m) [NAS]
Maolán Buí (973m)
Cnoc an Chuillinn (958m)
Brandon Mountain (952m)
The Big Gun (939m)
Cruach Mhór (932m)
Lugnaquillia Mountain (925m)
Galtymore Mountain (918m)
Knockbrinnea (854m)
Stumpa Barr na hAbhann (852m) [NAS]
Baurtregaum (851m)
Slieve Donard (850m)
Mullaghcleevaun (849m)
Skregmore (848m)
Cnoc na Toinne (845m)
Brandon Peak (840m)
Mangerton Mountain (838m)
Caherconree (835m)
Purple Mountain (832m)
Beenoskee (826m)
Lyracappul (825m)
Tonelagee (817m)
Mweelrea (814m)
Nephin (806m)
Ben Lugmore (803m)
Greenane (801m)
Cloghernagh (800m) [NAS]
Galtybeg (799m)
Stradbally Mountain (798m)
Ben Bury (795m)
Mullaghcleevaun East Top (795m)
Mount Leinster (794m)
Corrigasleggaun (794m)
Knockmealdown (793m)
Kilclooney Mountain (792m)
Greenane West Top (787m)
Stumpa Dúloigh (784m)
Temple Hill (783m)
Mangerton North Top (782m)
Mullaghanattin (773m)
Barrclashcame (772m)
Coomacarrea (772m)
Knockmoylan (767m)
Carrignagower (767m) [NAS]
Slieve Commedagh (765m)
Croagh Patrick (764m)
Masatiompan (763m)
Shehy Mountain (762m)
Tievummera (762m)
Teermoyle Mountain (760m) [NAS]
Slievemaan (759m)
Camenabologue (758m)
Kippure (757m)
Purple Mountain Northeast Top (757m)
Knockanaffrin (755m)
Beann (752m)
Errigal Mountain (751m)
Cnoc Íochtair (747m)
Slieve Binnian (746m)
Broaghnabinnia (745m)
Coumfea (742m)
Tievnabinnia (742m)
Slieve Bearnagh (739m)
Blackstairs Mountain (735m)
Tomies Mountain (735m)
Conavalla (734m)
Cnoc an Bhráca (731m)
Benbaun (729m)
Seefin (726m)
Djouce Mountain (725m)
Seefingan (724m)
Slieve Carr (721m)
Slievenamon (721m)
Duff Hill (720m)
Gravale (718m)
Corranabinnia (716m)
Meenteog (715m)
Bencorr (711m)
Knockboy (706m)
Stoompa (705m)
Moanbane (703m)
Binn idir an dá Log (702m)
Slievelamagan (702m)
Slieve Meelbeg (702m)
Table Mountain (701m) [NAS]
Ben Gorm (700m)
Birreencorragh (698m)
Camaderry (698m)
Silsean (698m)
Bencollaghduff (696m)
Keeper Hill (694m)
The Paps East (694m)
Ben Creggan (693m)
Caoinkeen (692m)
Knockaterriff (692m)
Beann North Top (692m)
Benbreen (691m)
Knocknadobar (690m)
The Paps West (690m)
Croaghaun (688m)
Slieve Meelmore (687m)
Ben Creggan South Top (687m)
Corranabinnia Southwest Top (687m)
War Hill (686m)
Hungry Hill (685m)
Knockmoyle (684m)
Maumtrasna (682m)
Carrigvore (682m)
Turlough Hill (682m)
Caherbarnagh (681m)
Colly (679m)
Sawel Mountain (678m)
Slieve Snaght (678m)
Knocksheegowna (678m)
Slieve Binnian North Top (678m)
Knocknagantee (676m)
An Bheann Mhór (675m)
Croaghgorm (674m)
Derryclare (673m)
Slievemore (671m)
Lavagh More (671m)
Slievanea Northeast Top (670m)
Slieve Muck (670m)
Letterbreckaun (667m)
Finnararagh (667m)
Beenmore (667m)
Muckish (666m)
Knocknafallia (666m)
Coomura (666m)
Cuilcagh (665m)
Mullaghnarakill (665m)
Croaghanmoira (664m)
Bengower (664m)
Sugarloaf Hill (663m)
Stumpa Dúloigh West Top (663m)
Camenabologue East Top (663m)
Binn Mhór (661m)
Knockowen (658m)
Mullacor (657m)
Beann West Top (657m)
Chimney Rock Mountain (656m)
Cove Mountain (655m)
Knocknagnauv (655m)
Cnoc na dTarbh (655m)
Muckanaght (654m)
Keadeen Mountain (653m)
Knockshanahullion (653m)
Ballineddan Mountain (653m) [NAS]
Dooish (652m)
Lugduff (652m)
Been Hill (651m)
Crohane (650m)
Coomcallee (650m)
Lavagh Beg (650m)
Dromderalough (650m)
Mullaghanish (649m)
Gowlanebeg (649m)
Seahan (648m)
Truskmore (647m)
Devilsmother (645m)
Musheramore (644m)
Coomnadiha (644m)
Tonduff (642m)
Ardnageer (642m)
Knocklomena (641m)
Scarr (641m)
Cush (641m)
Croaghbann (641m)
Banoge Mountain (640m)
Drung Hill (640m)
Knocknacappul (639m)
Beann South Top (639m)
Eagle Mountain (638m)
Benfree (638m)
Knocknamanagh (637m)
Lobawn (636m)
Coomanassig (636m)
Mullaghclogha (635m)
Kells Mountain (633m)
Binn Chaonaigh (633m)
Bencullagh (632m)
Boughil (631m)
Monabrack (630m)
White Hill (630m) [NAS]
Knocknalougha (629m)
Laghtshanaquilla (629m)
Slievanea Southwest Top (629m) [NAS]
Glennamong (628m)
Nephin Beg (627m)
Mullaghaneany (627m)
Shanlieve (627m)
Meenard Mountain (625m)
Gullaba Hill (625m)
Ballysitteragh (623m)
Mullach Glas (622m)
Maulin (621m)
Seefin (621m) [NAS]
Dart Mountain (619m)
Leenaun Hill (618m)
Corrig Mountain (617m) [NAS]
Slieve Loughshannagh (617m)
Coumaraglin Mountain (617m)
Slieve Snaght (615m)
Kells Mountain East Top (612m) [NAS]
Corcóg (611m)
Tievebaun (611m)
Knockbrack (610m)
Coumbaun (610m)

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