Mount Leinster

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Mount Leinster Stua Laighean
Mount Leinster with its TV transmitter
Elevation	796 m (2,605 ft)
Location	Counties Wexford and Carlow, Ireland
Range	Blackstairs Mountains
Prominence	725 m
Listing	Hewitt, Marilyn

Mount Leinster (Irish: Stua Laighean) is the highest mountain in both County Carlow and County Wexford, Ireland. It is the tallest of the Blackstairs Mountains at 796 metres (2,605 ft). A very tall RTÉ television transmitter tops the peak with a mast height of 122 m.

The TV transmitter site is a popular location for hang-gliding enthusiasts to launch from. In 2003, a hang-glider pilot died from injuries sustained in the crash landing of his flight launched from the mountain.^[1] There is a memorial at the peak of the mountain.

The mountain is most often climbed from the Nine Stones, is a landmark point at the foot of Mount Leinster, about 8 miles east of Borris. Access for visitors by car is quite easy, with roads going all the way from Borris to a visitor car park on the mountain. From there visitors can walk up the steep RTÉ access road all the way to the top. This road is closed to normal traffic and RTÉ have now fenced off the transmitter tower from public access to prevent vandalism.