The Hag's Tooth (),
at high, is a sharp rock spike which is the 193rd highest peak in
Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
on the
Vandeleur-Lynam scale. It is also known as Stumpeenadaff ().
The Hag's Tooth is situated in the ''Hag's Glen'' beside the ''
Eagle's Nest'' corrie of
Carrauntoohil
Carrauntoohil, Carrauntoohill or Carrantuohill ( ; , meaning "Tuathal's sickle") is the Lists of mountains in Ireland, highest mountain in Ireland at . It is on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, close to the centre of Ireland's highest mo ...
and is part of the
MacGillycuddy's Reeks
MacGillycuddy's Reeks () is a sandstone and siltstone mountain range in the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. Stretching , from the Gap of Dunloe in the east, to Glencar, County Kerry, Glencar in the west, the Reeks is Ireland's high ...
in
County Kerry
County Kerry () is a Counties of Ireland, county on the southwest coast of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. It is bordered by two other countie ...
.
Geography
The Hag's Tooth is a distinctive triangular rock feature encountered when walking through the Hag's Glen on the way to climbing
Carrauntoohil
Carrauntoohil, Carrauntoohill or Carrantuohill ( ; , meaning "Tuathal's sickle") is the Lists of mountains in Ireland, highest mountain in Ireland at . It is on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, close to the centre of Ireland's highest mo ...
, Ireland's highest mountain, via the classic ''
Devil's Ladder'' route.
The Hag's Tooth rock is described as "remarkably unstable".
The steep and narrow rocky ridge from the Hag's Tooth up to the summit of
Beenkeragh
Beenkeragh or Benkeeragh () is the second-highest peak in Ireland, at . It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range in County Kerry. Beenkeragh also gives its name the infamous ''Beenkeragh Ridge'', the narrow rocky arêtes, arete between Bee ...
, is referred to as the ''Hag's Tooth Ridge'' (see photo opposite).
Because of the low prominence of the Hag's Tooth, it only qualifies as a mountain on the
Vandeleur-Lynam classification—Irish peaks over , and with prominence over ; a threshold that the Hag's Tooth just meets.
The Hag's Tooth does not appear in the
MountainViews Online Database
In these lists of mountains in Ireland, those within Northern Ireland, or on the Republic of Ireland – United Kingdom border, are marked with an asterisk, while the rest are within the Republic of Ireland. Where mountains are ranked by height ...
, ''
100 Highest Irish Mountains'', as the prominence threshold is .
[Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ]
Climbing
The route to the Hag's Tooth follows the same path to access the ''
Heavenly Gates
Carrauntoohil, Carrauntoohill or Carrantuohill ( ; , meaning "Tuathal's sickle") is the highest mountain in Ireland at . It is on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, close to the centre of Ireland's highest mountain range, MacGillycuddy's ...
'' gully of Carrauntoohil (the ''Heavenly Gates'' are sometimes used as an alternative descent route to the ''Devil's Ladder'' from the summit of Carrauntoohil), and also to access the dramatic deep
corrie at the base of Carrauntoohil's north-east face, known as the ''
Eagle's Nest'' area.
The ''Eagle's Nest'' corrie consists of three distinct levels, with the top level containing Lough Cummeenoughter, Ireland's highest lake.
The narrow rocky ridge from the Hag's Tooth up to the summit of
Beenkeragh
Beenkeragh or Benkeeragh () is the second-highest peak in Ireland, at . It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range in County Kerry. Beenkeragh also gives its name the infamous ''Beenkeragh Ridge'', the narrow rocky arêtes, arete between Bee ...
, the ''Hag's Tooth Ridge'', is regarded for its scrambling, and for its views into the ''Eagle's Nest'' area and the major gullies of Carrauntoohil's north-east face.
The route also enables loop to be completed by continuing across the infamous ''
Beenkeragh Ridge
Beenkeragh or Benkeeragh () is the second-highest peak in Ireland, at . It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range in County Kerry. Beenkeragh also gives its name the infamous ''Beenkeragh Ridge'', the narrow rocky arete between Beenkeragh a ...
'' to Carrauntoohil, and then descending via the ''Heavenly Gates'', back into the Hag's Glen.
However, it is also a dangerous route and has been the scene of accidents.
See also
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Lists of mountains in Ireland
In these lists of mountains in Ireland, those within Northern Ireland, or on the Republic of Ireland – United Kingdom border, are marked with an asterisk, while the rest are within the Republic of Ireland. Where mountains are ranked by height ...
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List of mountains of the British Isles by height
This article provides access to lists of mountains in Britain and Ireland by height and by prominence. (See Lists of mountains below.) Height and prominence are the most important metrics for the classifications of mountains by the UIAA; with ...
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List of Furth mountains in the British Isles
This is a list of Furth mountains in Britain and Ireland by height. Furths are defined as mountains that meet the classification criteria to be a Scottish Munro, including being over in elevation, but which are ''furth'' of (i.e. "outside" of) ...
References
External links
MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website
the largest database of British Isles mountains ("DoBIH
The mountains and hills of the British Isles are categorised into various lists based on different combinations of elevation, prominence, and other criteria such as isolation. These lists are used for peak bagging, whereby hillwalkers attempt ...
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Hill Bagging UK & Ireland
the searchable interface for the DoBIH
The mountains and hills of the British Isles are categorised into various lists based on different combinations of elevation, prominence, and other criteria such as isolation. These lists are used for peak bagging, whereby hillwalkers attempt ...
Ordnance Survey Ireland ("OSI") Online Map ViewerLogainm: Placenames Database of Ireland
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Mountains and hills of County Kerry
Furths
Mountains under 1000 metres