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Camp, Co. KerryHardSlieve Mish · Dingle · recorded
King’s
Table.
A recorded mountain route through Derrymore Glen to the distinctive King’s Table beneath the Slieve Mish ridge.
Also known as Fin Mac Cool’s Table.
DISTANCE
7.78km
ASCENT
584m
HIGH POINT
615m
Rob’s recorded time 3 hr 36 · experienced hikers · 90 recorded track points GRADE GUIDE ↗
Reading the map…
INTERACTIVE TERRAIN · ACTUAL GPX TRACKACTUAL GPX TRACK
A recorded time is not a planning estimate. Build your own from pace, ascent, ground, weather and daylight.
ONE · BEFORE YOU COMMIT
Is this your day?
The grade, the hazards, the forecast and the ground the route actually crosses. Everything you need to decide whether to go at all.
WEATHER AT A GLANCE
Forecast for around 600 m
Approx. 600 mNOWReading the forecast
WINDReading the forecast
TODAY’S PEAK RAIN CHANCEReading the forecast
Forecast. This is a modelled estimate for this route’s high ground; conditions can differ sharply across the mountain. Detailed planning guidance follows. Derived from Open-Meteo forecast data ↗.
RECORDED ELEVATION
75 m to 615 m.
The profile follows the supplied GeoJSON and its recorded elevation at every point.
615 m75 m
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0 km584 m ascent · 584 m descent7.78 km
THE LINE
Into Derrymore Glen beneath Slieve Mish.
The Table itself is a monolith at the back of the glen, behind the boulder field and below the high ridge, and the maps have not always called it the same thing. The historic six-inch sheet names it Fin Mac Cool’s Table, the anglicised Fionn Mac Cumhaill. The modern sheet calls it King’s Table. Locally it is the table of Cú Roí, whose fort stands on Caherconree along the same range.
The schoolchildren of Drom an Tacair had the same man as the older sheet, writing it down as the table of Fionn Mac Cumhaill. Their account says the stone carries a very faint, worn engraving of forks and knives, and some strange letters. The writer could see the mountain from their own doorway, and said that on a clear summer day you could pick out the stone itself from the Tralee side. Almost nobody goes to it.
- 01Derrymore Glen startThe recording begins at approximately 75 m near the northern approach.
- 02Into the glenThe line follows rising ground between the enclosing Slieve Mish slopes.
- 03The King’s TableThe distinctive block stands among rough rock and open mountain grass.
- 04High groundThe route reaches approximately 615 m beneath the ridge.
- 05Recorded returnThe recording retraces the known line to the starting point.
The Schools’ Collection account was written down at Dromthacker national school by Cáit Ní Drisceoil and Josie Talbot under Siobhán Bean Mhic Talbóid: read the original on dúchas.ie ↗. What the “strange letters” are is not identified in the account, and is not guessed at here. The map labels are Fin Mac Cool’s Table on the historic six-inch sheet and King’s Table on the modern sheet; the Placenames Database returns no entry for either, so no Irish form is given. The Cú Roí association is local tradition. His fort appears on the Cathair Conraoi route; the broader glen history is on the Derrymore Glen Loop.
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Strongest wind today—
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RECENT RAINFALL · LIKELY GROUND
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RAIN, GUST & VISIBILITY WINDOW
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BEST HIKING WINDOW
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DAYLIGHT PLAN
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MET ÉIREANN · KERRY
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NEXT SIX HOURS · swipe
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HAZARDS & OPTIONSKnow the commitment.
The upper glen is rough, pathless mountain ground requiring confident navigation.
Steep grass and rock may be slippery after rain.
Cloud can remove the shape of the glen and ridge very quickly.
The route reaches high, exposed ground where wind may be much stronger than at the start.
The recorded route returns along the approach line. Turn back early along known ground if cloud, wind or footing deteriorates, and avoid improvised descents from the high slopes.
FROM THE MOUNTAIN
Rob’s photographs.
TWO · YOU’VE DECIDED
Getting there.
Where it starts, the recorded file, and the checks worth making before you leave the house.
PLAN THE GROUND
Start well.
RECORDED STARTDerrymore Glen
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The recording begins near the Derrymore Glen approach. Confirm current parking, land access and ground conditions locally before setting out.
ROUTE FILE
Take the recorded route with you.
90 recorded track points, exactly as walked. Load it into your watch, phone or offline mapping before you leave signal.
Track geometry and elevation come from the supplied GPX and GeoJSON. The recorded duration was supplied by Rob because the exported route file contains no timestamps.
Download original GPXkings-table.gpx · as recordedGeoJSONKML
Onto a watch: import the GPX into Garmin Connect, Komoot or Strava and send it to the device from there. On a phone, the Garmin Explore and OS Maps apps take the file straight from the share sheet.
BEFORE YOU GO
Read the ground. Keep your margin.
Conditions can change the seriousness of any recorded route.
Your quick checksOptional and saved only in this browser.
0/5 checkedThese checks support your planning; they do not confirm that the route is safe.
- 01Check conditionsReview forecasts and warnings before leaving.
- 02Navigate independentlyCarry suitable mapping and know how to use it.
- 03Protect your marginTurn back early if the day exceeds your experience.
- 04Share your planLeave your route and expected return time with someone.
Leave a plan.
Tell someone your route and return time. For emergencies in Ireland call 112 or 999 and ask for Mountain Rescue.
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