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Forum: General BleckCra a few minutes ago
There comes a point where some of us wise up - where we put aside our contrariness and learn to see our world as it is - and it is completely wonderful. We start to see that every day is a good d...

Clogrennan Hill: Delivered to Clogrennan by An Post

Summit Comment eamonoc 5 hours ago
24 May 2013, Having earlier climbed, Croughan and Greenoge in the Blackstairs it was off to see the An post Ras which had a King of the Mts challenge on the road a S669 737t (point A) beside the...

Exploration of routes on Ballincurra.

Track 1959 simon3 a day ago
Starting from the forest entrance to the south this track sh walk, Length:5.6km, Climb: 213m, Area: Ballincurra Hill, Shannon (Ireland) Ballincurra H

Silvermine Mountains Far E Top: Trivial ascent, some views, gateway to wooded Ea

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a day ago
Park in the carpark at R84440 69415 (388 mtrs), cross the road and head uphill and east for about 200 meters, the summit is at a track junction.

Knockane: Easy though rough to get to, great views.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a day ago
Park at a forest entrance R850 665 , room for 5 cars, walk into the forest right at R844 663 which will bring you through the forest onto moorland. As it peters out you have a rough 200 meter cros...

Simple way up from the SW.

Track 1958 simon3 a day ago
Park near the start off the road which was retarred in 2012. walk, Length:2.8km, Climb: 152m, Area: Knockadigeen Hill, Shannon (Ireland) Knockadigeen

Cooneen Hill: Briars, pines and pain

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a day ago
Start from the forestry entrance at R90294 66782 and walk uphill, taking two lefts and one right off the main track onto a very rough track thats almost blocked near the end with felled trees, to...

Thank you MV

Forum: General ahendroff 2 days ago
At 5.42pm today I completed my 404th and final Arderin. Long journey to here. Delighted & overjoyed. Humbled at the challenge also. And thanks Mountain Views for that. Gougane Barra will always be...

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Forum: General BleckCra 3 days ago
Thank you kevin carroll. If I can put a smile on that contrary face, the Matterhorn should be a cakewalk.

Cooneen Hill: View from the South West

Summit Comment simon3 a day ago
Knockane affords this view of Cooneen Hill from the SW.

Experimental track of a trip to Keeper Hill and 2 nearby summits.

Track 2171 simon3 2 days ago
This may not be at all an optimum route. walk, Length:20.8km, Climb: 859m, Area: Knockfune, Shannon (Ireland) Knockfune, Knockane, Keeper Hill

Re Main Area Display, logging

Forum: Suggestions simon3 4 days ago
The suggestion is that the list of summits for a mountain area obtained by asking for More Detail for the mountain area show whether or not the summit has been climbed. This has now been implement...
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Dublin/Wicklow Area   Wicklow Mountains Subarea
Maximum height for area: 925 metres,   Summits in area: 89,   Maximum prominence for area: 905 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 28B, 49, 50, 55, 56, 61, 62 For all tops   Highest summit: Lugnaquillia, 925m

Summits in area Dublin/Wicklow:
Cupidstown Hill 379m
Dublin Mountains:   Corrig Mountain 617mGlendoo Mountain 586mKippure 757mKnocknagun 555mPrince William's Seat 555mSaggart Hill 395mSeahan 647mSeefin 621mSeefingan 723mTibradden Mountain 467mTwo Rock Mountain 536m
Wicklow Mountains:   Annagh Hill 454mBallinacor Mountain 531mBallinafunshoge 480mBallineddan Mountain 652mBallycumber Hill 431mBallycurragh Hill 536mBallyteige 447mBaltinglass Hill 382mBarranisky 280mBenleagh 689mBlack Hill 602mBrockagh Mountain 557mBrockagh Mountain SE Top 470mCamaderry 698mCamenabologue 758mCamenabologue SE Top 663mCarrick Mountain 381mCarrickashane Mountain 508mCarrigleitrim 408mCarriglineen Mountain 455mCarrigshouk 573mCarrigvore 682mChurch Mountain 544mCloghernagh 800mCollon Hill 238mConavalla 734mCorriebracks 531mCorrigasleggaun 794mCroaghanmoira 664mCroghan Kinsella 606mCushbawn 400mDerrybawn Mountain 474mDjouce 725mDuff Hill 720mFananierin 426mGravale 718mGreat Sugar Loaf 501mKeadeen Mountain 653mKirikee Mountain 474mKnocknacloghoge 534mLakeen 357mLittle Sugar Loaf 342mLobawn 636mLugduff 652mLugduff SE Top 637mLuggala 595mLugnagun 446mLugnaquillia 925mMaulin 570mMoanbane 703mMoneyteige North 427mMullacor 657mMullaghcleevaun 849mMullaghcleevaun East Top 790mMuskeagh Hill 397mPreban Hill 389mScarr 641mSeskin 344mSilsean 698mSleamaine 430mSlieve Maan 550mSlievecorragh 418mSlievefoore 414mSlievemaan 759mSorrel Hill 599mSpinans Hill 409mSpinans Hill SE Top 400mStoney Top 714mStookeen 420mTable Mountain 701mTinoran Hill 312mTomaneena 681mTonduff 642mTonelagee 817mTonelagee NE Top 668mTrooperstown Hill 430mWar Hill 686m
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Silsean Mountain Soillsean A name in Irish
(Ir. Soillsean [PNCW], 'place of lights') Wicklow County In Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists

Height: 698m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 56 Grid Reference: O02318 05649 This summit has been logged as climbed by 244 members
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Longitude: -6.47351, Latitude: 53.091921 Prominence: 43m,   Isolation: 1.6km
ITM: 702244 705681,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Slsn, 10 char: Silsean

Silsean is the 113th highest summit in Ireland.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Silsean in area Dublin/Wicklow, Ireland
Picture: Sliding on Silsean, with Blessington Lakes beyond		  
One Part of a Double Act
Short Summary created by wicklore  12 Aug 2010 Silsean is rarely mentioned or climbed without reference to its almost twin summit Moanbane. The two tops are the highest points of the area of mountain overlooking the hamlet of Ballyknockan to the east of the Blessington Lakes and Phoulaphuca Reservoir. There is about 1.5kms between the tops, and Silsean is the smaller by 5 metres. However Silsean has a summit cairn, while Moanbane makes do with a summit pond. The cairn on Silsean has recently been rebuilt by volunteers into a 3.5 foot high beehive from stone on the hill. The same volunteers have attempted to repair damage caused by quad bikes by transplanting sods of bog to the scarred summit area.

Silsean can be reached directly either from O00415 06643 (Point A) or O01141 07290 (Point B). For a much longer walk start at the Black Hill car park at O04387 10862 (Point C). Silsean offers great views across the Blessington Lakes, as well as south to Slievecorragh, Church Mountain, and Corriebracks.

Silsean also offers fantastic opportunities for lengthy snow sliding on its western slopes in the winter!
Point A: O00415 06643 Point B: O01141 07290 Point C: O04387 10862

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Cairn and other repairs.
by joemalone  5 Apr 2010 Just a quick note reference Darrenf's mention of the new Cairn on top of Silsean.
Myself and some friends who live in Ballyknockan often walk in the general area of Silsean, Moanbane and Mullacleevaun. We were getting frustrated with the state of the summit of Silsean which had almost totally turned to a wet boggy mess because of the motorbikes and quad bikes which on an almost weekly basis would joyride all over this area.
We started to build the Cairn using stone from about 100 to 150 metres away in a northerly direction. We carried a lot of the stone by hand but also used a stretcher.
As well as building the cairn we also moved a lot of sods from lower on the hill to the summit in order to get some of the grass and other plants to take root and hopefully displace some of the water and make the ground "walkable" again.
We hope to finish the cairn his summer. We intend on making a beehive shape so it should be at least a meter higher and should be seen from further away.
Thankfully it seems that the biking has stopped since the signs went up for National Park at the forest gates above Ballyknockan.
If anyone has the energy or inclination they could always bring a small stone up the hill on their next walk!
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Picture: New cairn on Silsean
by darrenf  18 Mar 2010 What could be more Irish for St Patricks day than a ramble in our green hills!! I followed csds advice and approached Silsean from the Garryknock side. There is a forest track indicated on sheet 56 at O031036 (Point D) and this is where I parked up. There is the standard coillte yellow and black forest gate across this track and while the whole area looks less than frequently used, in the short space of time it took me to pull on my boots and pack the bag no less than two local farmers approached the gate, unlocked it, and entered the forest area to herd and feed sheep. There is really only room for perhaps two cars at this location and due care should be given not to block the gate. In hindsight there are also plenty of parking opportunities further along this road, in particular around the houses at the end of the road.

So off I set along the forest track through the trees. I stuck with this track until it petered out as indicated on sheet 56. As you come to the end of the track there is a large turning circle and from here the track narrows and continues for perhaps another 50m. At this point a fence appears on your right hand side and inside it there is a faint track. While it does look fairly inhospitable just stick with it as it gradually opens up and is easy to walk along (fence should be with you on your right hand side the whole way). In no time at all you will be led onto open mountian and from here its a short forward skip to the summit.

My dated version of sheet 56 indicated forestry to the summit of Silsean which is certainly not the case. The photos of csd and simon3 show a timber post which indicates the summit of Silsean. As you can see from the photo below someone has taken the time to build a somewhat decorative cairn around this timber post - from a distance it looks just like a wishing well! Car to summit could be comfortably completed in 50mins. Refer to Moanbane for rest of route.
Point D: O031 036
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by csd  27 Oct 2003 There were still patches of snow on Mullaghcleevaun from the storms earlier this week. This picture shows the view over to Mullaghcleevaun from the small pond northeast of the summit of Silsean.
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Picture: Summit cairn of Silsean completed!
Picture of completed cairn!
by thedoyler  22 Feb 2011 Hiked Silsean and Moanbane last Saturday morning on a very clear, crisp morning. Thanks to Darrenf for the directions as the forest barrier was very easy to find from the Wicklow Gap. The forest trail is easy to follow and the wire fence which signifies the end of it has fallen down in apart which makes it easier to get to the overgrown path which leads you to the upper slopes of Silsean! The views towards Tonelagee and of the Blessington lakes were great due to a lack of clouds above and I actually found this to be a very pleasant walk and not as boggy as I expected having read the previous experiences of fellow members here, and this was after the heavy rain in Wicklow on the Thursday and Friday. Probably highlight of the day was about 20 deer galloping past me on my descent on the slopes of Silsean having almost completed the walk. Included is the wonderful work done on the summit cairn by members here but also a view that there is still evidence of quads & scrambler bikes around which is disappointing!
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Picture: Silsean wrecked by bikers.		  
by simon3  5 Mar 2008 This is the sad summit of Silsean as it is in March 2008. Compare this picture to that of csd's just four and a half years ago. The bikers have churned up the soil destroying the vegetation over the area beside the post you can see in both picures.

The group in the background are in front of Mullaghcleevaun.
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