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Dunkerron Mountains Area

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Maximum height for area: 784 metres

Summits in area: 48

OS Map(s): 70, 78, 83, 84, 85 for all tops

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Boughil Mountain	Kerry County
Buachaill Finnleithid A name in Irish	(Language)
(Ir. Buachaill Finnleithid [OSI], 'cowherd of Finlehid')
Height: 631 metres	OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 78 for top
Grid Ref: V84191 76497	Latitude: 51.929077 Longitude: -9.684318
ITM: 484166 576558	Prominence: 86m Isolation: 0.8km
The mountain is described in c. 1750 by the anonymous author of 'A History of Kerry' (Royal Irish Academy MS 24K43) as Sliavfionleahid, a spacious good mountain in the barony of Dunkieron but more remarkable for the report of having a cowboy or herd Boughil is the 228th highest summit in Ireland. Boughil is the second most easterly summit in the Dunkerron Mountains area. Our data has reached 95% of the goal for this summit. (Details)

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Boughil in area Dunkerron Mountains, County Kerry, Ireland

Picture: Barfinnihy Lough and Boughil from the east. Expand pics.

East end of group of four with classic coum and lough.

Short Summary created by simon3, jackill 1 Nov 2012 Park the car at Barfinnihy Lough where there is quite a large lay by V 851 768 (Point A) , room for 10 cars.
Cross the fence at the northern end of the lough and climb up the steep, rocky mountainside handrailing a sheepwire fence to your left which runs all the way to the top
The summit is marked by a small cairn with some wooden posts. The fence continues
on to Cnoc Na Capall

Point A: V851 768

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Picture: The summit in snow Expand pics.

by jackill 2 Feb 2006 I set out to climb Boughil on a cold December day just after Christmas.
It looked like an easy enough challenge to walk over the ridge as far as
Knockomena and return by the same route.
When I arrived at Molls Gap however the entire area was covered in about a foot of fresh snow
with the mountaintops covered over in thick cloud.
I parked the car at Barfinnihy Lough where there is quite a large lay by V 851 768 (Point A).
I hopped the fence at the northern end of the lough and started the climb up the steep, rocky mountainside.
It was hard going, made all the harder by the snow and the fact that the ground was wet rather than frozen underneath.
At the 450 meter level visibility was reduced to 30 meters and I was certainly glad of my GPS unit.
As I approached the summit the slope lost some of the severe steepness, which was a welcome break indeed.
The summit is marked by a small cairn with some wooden posts. The fence visible in the photo runs all the way
from the lake to the summit and then on to Cnoc Na Capall
It can be followed all the way with a few short detours to avoid the worst of the rocky slopes.
I walked as far as the even smaller summit cairn of Cnoc na Capall before deciding to call
it a day due to the weather and returned to the car by the same route.

Point A: V851 768

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Picture: View of Boughil from east Expand pics.

by SDillmore 26 May 2005 Ah, the novelty of daylight past 10pm. Hopped in the car after work, and made the 90 minute schlep to Kerry. Left car at the park in Molls Gap (861 775 (Point B)), and followed R569 westward for about a km, then briefly took the tertiary road to a bend at 850 772 (Point C). Then, a straight shot up the NE face of Boughil. It's steep, and the ground is a bit soft after rain, but otherwise a nice walk over grassy slopes. Pic below shows Boughil from the fork in the road. Way up is off to the right of the photo border.

Point B: V861 775

Point C: V850 772

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by milo 6 Jan 2004 First of a chain of 4 summits extending west to Knocklomena. Boughil looks well from near Moll's Gap. This area would be more popular if not overshadowed by steeper peaks such as Mullaghanattin and the Reeks. A circuit of the ridge from the forest entrance SW of Boughil on the Sneem to Killarney road takes about 6 hours if Knocklomena is included or 4 1/2 without.

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Picture: "Just" follow the fence... Expand pics.

by dbloke 16 Feb 2009 Blimey Boughil puts up a good fight! It may be small, but like Peakeen it's very rocky. Except unlike Peakeen it's steeper and rockier. And at this time of year the rocks are wet and slippery. If Peakeen and Boughil were ski slopes, Peakeen would be a nice blue whereas Boughil would be a nasty ungroomed red. There's also a lot of fence hopping involved to get to the top and then over to Cnoc na gCapall. If you come back the same way you have to hop them all again. On a dry day you could have hours of fun finding scrambling routes up here.

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Picture: View from top of Boughil Expand pics.

by Conor74 14 Apr 2009 Just to show ye that it can be sunny up there too! Taken in April 2009, looking from summit back towards Gap of Dunloe, Purple Mountain and Shehy Mountain

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