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South Wexford Area Printable format Maximum height for area: 270 metres Summits in area: 3 OS Map(s): 76, 77 for all tops Set Area Map On     Carrickbyrne Hill Hill Wexford County Carraig Bhrain A name in Irish (Language) (Ir. Carraig Bhrain [logainm.ie], 'Bran's rock') Height: 234 metres OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 76 for top Grid Ref: S83039 24946 Latitude: 52.370245 Longitude: -6.781579 ITM: 682970 624996 Prominence: 150m   Isolation: 10.8km Carrickbyrne Hill, 7 miles east of New Ross, may be the modern name of Aird Leamhnachta, a height which is the subject of a Dindshenchas poem, in which it is said to be in Uí Cheinnselaig (HDGP). See Máire MacNeill, 'The Festival of Lughnasa' (pp. 227-28) for details of the festive assembly which took place on the Carrickbyrne Hill on 'Rock Sunday' or 'Fraughan Sunday' in mid-July. A grassy sward on its summit is called the Green Loft. Carrickbyrne Hill is the third highest hill in the South Wexford area and the 1026th highest in Ireland. Carrickbyrne Hill is the most northerly summit in the South Wexford area. Our data has reached 51% of the goal for this summit. (Details)     COMMENTS for Carrickbyrne Hill Page 1 of 1 Picture: As seen from Slievecoiltia Expand pics.   An easy ramble Short Summary created by jackill, wicklore  12 Feb 2012 Park at the Carrickbyrne recreational area entrance at S 828 240 (Point A) or drive up further up the entrance track to another car park a few hundred metres on. Carrickbyrne has two 'summits', and there is a narrow track from the col at S825 246 (Point B) to the main summit. This track is overgrown in places and there are some tree trunks and rocks to scramble over. The forest tracks on the map for this hill are accurate on the ground. Good views of the Blackstairs to the north. A track from near the col leads to a clearing in the forest on the smaller summit. This clearing was the site of 1798 Rebel activity and there is an inscription on a rock about this. A busy area with a lot of local walkers at weekends. Point A: S828 240 Point B: S825 246 (turn area map On) Comment Rating (4.00) Picture: View of the Blackstairs from Carrickbyrne hill Expand pics. by wicklore  10 Nov 2009 Just off the N25 there is a car park and information board at S 828 240 (Point A) (OS map 76). It is possible to drive further up the track to another car park in the forest. I had earlier tried to park on another public track at S 829 245 (Point C), but there appears to be a car dealer who had the track blocked. The forest tracks on the map were accurate on the ground, and I used them to reach the col between Carrickbyrnes two summits. From the car this was only a 15 minute stroll. I made a logical guess that I would find a track at the col leading to the higher summit. This proved to be the case and Im sure it prevented a lot of scrabbling about in the dense undergrowth that flourishes here. This track is narrow and there are briars and gorse with some ducking and disentangling to be done, but it will lead all the way to the ragged Wexford flag which flutters from a tree near the summit Trig Pillar. The summit is a few outcrops with tangled undergrowth and forestry below. The best views are of the Blackstairs to the North and Slievecoiltia to the SW. Back at the col at S825 246 (Point B) there is a track shown on the map which heads into the forestry heading just below the second summit. I followed this to add variety to the walk. I was surprised when it led to a clearing in the forest with some benches and an inscribed rock with a 1798 memorial. It read: - CAMPFIELD. In this field, also known as the Oak Grove, the United Irish Insurgents, under the command of Beauchamp Bagenal Harvey, assembled on the 4th June 1798 to prepare for the battle of New Ross - This was interesting, not least because on Slievecoiltia a few kilometres to the SW is an inscribed stone which describes how Bagenal Harvey resigned his command on or around the 7th June a few days later! Carrickbyrne is a pleasant little hill and there were many other Sunday strollers about. The forest tracks appear to be accurate, but there is the bonus of the unmarked trail which leads to the summit from the col. This trail wouldnt be suitable those in their Sunday best though! Point A: S828 240 Point C: S829 245 Point B: S825 246 (turn area map On) (Comment Rating 4.50) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average (End of comment section for Carrickbyrne Hill. Recent comments about other mountains below.) 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