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Clogrennan Hill: Delivered to Clogrennan by An Post

Summit Comment eamonoc 4 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...

Soarns Hill: Forested summit

Summit Comment slemish 3 days ago
Getting to the summit of Soarns Hill is difficult and the extensive forestry means that views are severely limited. But as it qualifies under MV prominence rules, off I went to climb it. I parked ...
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Sawel Mountain Samhail Phite Méabha A name in Irish
(Ir. 'Samhail Phite Méabha' [DUPN], 'resemblance of Maeve’s vulva') County Highpoint of Derry & Tyrone In County Highpoint, Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists

Height: 678m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 13 Grid Reference: H61796 97305 This summit has been logged as climbed by 196 members
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Longitude: -7.039496, Latitude: 54.819727 Prominence: 657m,   Isolation: 1.8km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 661729 897292,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Sawel, 10 char: Sawel

This rather colourful name seems to derive from the appearance of the glen on the S side of Sawel. Méabh is the legendary Queen of Connacht who coveted the Brown Bull of Cooley. Her name (Old Irish Medb) means 'she who intoxicates' and in local folklo   Sawel is the highest mountain in the Sperrin Mountains area and the 144th highest in Ireland. Sawel is the highest point in county Derry and also the highest in Tyrone.
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Picture: Sawel summit		  
by murphysw  2 Feb 2009 Travelled up to the north at the weekend with the best of intentions of doing Sawel properly, from the Glenelly valley. But Saturday was nothing short of horrendous, with lashing rain and hail and strong winds. But I had come all this way and was not for turning back this time as reaching the top would mean I had finally climbed the highest point in every county. I parked the car at about H638975 (Point A), just after the second cattle grid and where there are plenty of parking options. Keeping to the right of the fence I walked the 2 km to the summit, in possibly the worst conditions I have experienced. Boggy and wet ground added to the joy. Paused briefly at the top for pics. Job done, at last!
Point A: H638 975
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by dino  24 Sep 2007 Combined a walk from Paddy Dillon's "Walking The North of Ireland" and The Rough Guide - Walking in Ireland to give a 17km walk from the B47 to the road just below County Rock and up to the trig point on Sawel. Despite the terrible weather forecast the weather was beautiful, warm, sunny and only windy on the very top. Fantastic views all round and a cracker of a day. Headed on to Dart and back down to the B47 after stopping for photos at the trig
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Sawel in area Sperrin Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Sawel from County Rock
Great views but very soft underfoot.
by jlk  8 Sep 2012 Great views but very soft underfoot.
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