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MacGillycuddy's Reeks Area Printable format Maximum height for area: 1039 metres Summits in area: 28 OS Map(s): 78 for all tops Set Area Map On     Caher Mountain Kerry County Cathair A name in Irish (Language) (Ir. Cathair [OSI 1:25,000], 'stone fort') Height: 1001 metres OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 78 for top Grid Ref: V79259 83893 Latitude: 51.994466 Longitude: -9.758581 ITM: 479235 583952 Prominence: 96m   Isolation: 0.3km According to Ó Cíobháin, this mountain is also known as Cathair na Féinne, 'stone fort of the Fianna'. Caher is the third highest mountain in Ireland. Caher is the third highest point in county Kerry. Our data has reached 75% of the goal for this summit. (Details)     COMMENTS for Caher Page 1 2 3 4 Next page >> Expand pics.   by John Finn  1 Sep 2004 My son and I did the Coomloughra Horseshoe on 30th August starting at Lough Acoose. We parked at the eastern end of the lake by a layby where there is a waymarker for the Kerry Way. If there is a distinct path up to the lower slopes of Caher we could not find it and it was a bit of a slog over damp ground before we got on to the mountain proper. From there on it was an enjoyable walk up the side of Caher looking down into Coomloughra Glen and as we walked the clouds began to lift. We reached the summit of Carrauntoohill after three hours of a fairly leisurely pace and one long stop. Visibility was good and there was a very moderate wind so we decided to continue across the ridge to Beenkeragh. This ridge tends to frighten a lot of people off what with descriptions of it being a knife edge and the like. It ain't that bad and certainly within the competence of anyone who can get the summit of Carraun in the first place. It is pretty exposed in places and so is probably best avoided in poor weather conditions. Keep to the skyline as much as possible but if your nerve fails you you can drop down a bit to the side in the tricky parts. The latter part of it is a pleasant ridge walk and then it's a short and easy scramble up to the summit of Beenkeragh. The descent from Beenkeragh down to the Skregmore ridge requires care as its stewn with boulders. From there on it's a pleasant walk across the Skregmore ridge. We descended the steep slopes down to the old hydro works at Lough Eighter. Then it was another hard slog across damp and marhsy ground in places until we reached the car. It took us seven and a half hours in total. In retrospect I think it's better not to start at Lough Acoose and to take the old hydro path (clearly marked on the OS maps) instead. I prefer to do it CCW even though it goes against the principle of sharp ascent and easy descent. Either way the hydro path affords the easiest approach and finish for the walk, in my opinion. All in all the Coomloughra Horseshoe is a physically challenging day out and provides some of the most spectacular mountain scenery in Ireland. The photo, taken on the lower slopes of Skregmore, shows the Coomloughra Glen with Caher on the right and Carrauntoohill on the left. (Comment Rating 4.03) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average Expand pics. by Fergal Meath  24 Jan 2007 Encountered the magnificent Caher whilst doing the Coomloughra horseshoe ascent to Carrauntoohil. The wind was a bit high so the group decided not to do the Beenkeragh ridge but instead we descended by the scree slope into Coomloughra glen. Would not recommend this descent as we ran into steep ground and had to negotiate a couple of crags. The peak to the left is Caher with its West top to the right as seen from the ridge across to Carrauntohil. (Comment Rating 3.79) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average Picture: Caher's exposed ridge. Expand pics.   by simon3  6 Jan 2006 Caher is at just over 1000m and as you move east from it towards Carrauntoohil you will stay at over 900m for nearly 500m. This photo shows what it looks like in typical winter conditions, the snow starting to accumulate into a cornice. (Comment Rating 3.57) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average Expand pics. by denisdeasy  18 Sep 2003 Here's a view north west from under 983 showing the Coomloughra Glen, with Lough Eighter just visible (?) furthest away, Coomloughra itself, & Lough Iochtar (Eagher) in the foreground (Comment Rating 3.50) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average Expand pics.   by sliabh  22 Jan 2004 This is a shot of Caher taken from Carrauntoohil on 29/12/2003. It was a fabulous day to do the Cooloughra Horseshoe. We had snow on the ground and an inversion layer formed as we got higher. There are more pictures at: http://sliabh.net/images/ireland/xmas2003/images.php We did the horseshoe up Beenkeragh and down Caher so we didn't have the slog up to Caher. Its much more pleasant as a descent (Comment Rating 3.42) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average Expand pics. by denisdeasy  18 Sep 2003 Coming from Carrauntoohil onto the ridge for Caher (An Barr Caol), we met a rotund ruddy cheeked sheep farmer loping along in just t-shirt & shorts, with his trusty sheepdog. After enquiring politely as to our route, and whether we'd gone over the top of the tooth or around, he proceeded to amble in casual fashion off the ridge onto the almost sheer slopes on the western side of Carrauntoohil ! He had said he came up on average once a week, so I'm sure he knew what he was doing - wish I'd taken his photo ! Here's the first peak (983), I think - we were too busy watching the progress of the 'One man & his dog' team to pay attention. This part of the horsehoe is quite easy, with great views back down into the Coomloughra glen, and of the ridge up to Beenkeragh. 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