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Table Mountain

Sliabh an Tábla

An ecological survey recorded blanket bog extending across the townland and neighbouring uplands.

Watercolour and fine ink of a stony upland path through low heather, with a lone backpacked walker beneath a blue Wicklow sky.
An upland track near Table Mountain, leading towards the northern shoulder of Camenabologue, as photographed in May 2010.
Recorded locationTable Mountain53.01394° N · 6.49522° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

sliabhmountain, moor

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • Sliabh an Tábla · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Table Mountain · English · main form

Place & story

A landscape recorded in 1991

A mountain blanket-bog survey commissioned in 1991 included Table Mountain among several townlands within one larger study site. It described peat surviving on the mountain’s north-western shoulder, with a boundary drain along the ridge. Gentler northern slopes supported more widespread peat than the steeper ground. The survey recorded differences in vegetation and grazing pressure across the site, as well as old erosion channels, pools and areas affected by burning. These are dated field observations of a wider upland area, rather than a description of present conditions throughout the townland. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Wicklow
Civil parish
Donaghmore
Coordinates
53.01394, -6.49522
Mapped area
2.05 km²
Logainm ID
54834 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Table Mountain. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Survey to Locate Mountain Blanket Bogs of Scientific Interest in Ireland,1991, Table Mountain siteW13 · Enda Mooney, Roger Goodwillie and Caitriona Douglas; commissioned by National Parks and Wildlife Service, OPW
  3. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
  4. Upland track near Table Mountain towards Camenabologue, County Wicklow illustration: based on a Track with Hiker by kevin higgins. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2018-11-14. How this page was prepared.