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A Cloon Horseshoe "mini Scavvy"?

Forum: General Conor74 3 hours ago
Think none of the Scavvies so far have tackled the Dunkerrons, and the Cloon Horseshoe at its heart - Mullaghanattin, Beann, Finnararagh and then moving all the way on to Knocknagantee and swingin...

Re Main Area Display, logging

Forum: Suggestions simon3 9 hours 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...

Varied, strenuous wild Bluestacks walk.

Track 2209 simon3 23 hours ago
This varied route explores the two Ardnageers, Croaghbane, C walk, Length:21.0km, Climb: 999m, Area: Ardnageer SW Top, Bluestack Mountains (Ireland)

Meenanea: Bump on ridge with good views.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a day ago
Meenanea is a summit of low prominence on the ridge from Cronamuck to Croaghbarnes. It is most likely that it will be reached as part of a traverse along this ridge. It has excellent views towa...

whats that about sex

Forum: General kevin carroll a day ago
Welcome back Bleck Craw, this forum has'nt been the same without you. While we sometimes differed on certain subjects( which I wont mention), your contributions were always entertaining if sometim...

Cronamuck: Granite knob at the end of a ridge.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a day ago
This summit can be reached using the ridge extending NE from Croaghbarnes and there are suggestions it could be reached from Commeen to the north on the R253. Cronamuck has views over towards Gau...

A circuit of the eastern Knockmeal hills

Track 2206 mcrtchly 2 days ago
Park at S112081 and walk north along the road for about 170m walk, Length:11.7km, Climb: 620m, Area: Crohan West, Knockmealdown Mountains (Ireland) C

Carrigawaddra: The Loo valley: yes you can!, but don't...

Summit Comment thomas_g 2 days ago
Parked at the gravel area at the road junction at Loo Bridge, walked towards Kenmare on the R569 to a gate, then followed the muddy track to a green field (savour it, it will be the last you'll se...

Hill Runner

Forum: General roberto a day ago
Walking along the Wicklow Way today at the section that leads down to the Dargle River, steep enough section. I met a hill runner running up this part and at the same time he was having a conversa...

Walks Around Port 2

Track 2197 gerrym 3 days ago
http://youtu.be/jq7O1tarPuQ A second walk starting and fini walk, Length:17.0km, Climb: 578m, Area: Donegal SW (Ireland)

Agnew's Hill: Shapely scarply Sallagh Braes

Summit Comment simon3 a week ago
North of the summit and over a road is the 2km long arc of Sallagh Braes, a spectacular semicircle of a valley where the higher ground to the west (left) falls away towards the sea. This pictur...

Circuit of the Three Aghlas

Track 2204 Onzy 3 days ago
Route takes in Aghla More, Aghla Beg South and Aghla Beg, be walk, Length:9.1km, Climb: 669m, Area: Aghla More, Donegal NW (Ireland) Aghla More, Aghl
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Slieve Mish Area
Maximum height for area: 851 metres,   Summits in area: 14,   Maximum prominence for area: 643 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 71 For all tops   Highest summit: Baurtregaum, 851m
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Castle Hill Mountain Kerry County In Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists

Height: 600m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 71 Grid Reference: Q75621 06361 This summit has been logged as climbed by 24 members
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Longitude: -9.819713, Latitude: 52.195487 Prominence: 35m,   Isolation: 1.5km
ITM: 475598 606416,   GPS IDs, 6 char: CstlHl, 10 char: Castle Hil

As this peak is rather far from any castle (at Castledrum or Castlemaine), it may be simply named from its commanding position.   Castle Hill is the 276th highest summit in Ireland.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Castle Hill in area Slieve Mish, Ireland
Picture: From Baurtregaum		  
Commanding castellated place with sea views.
Short Summary created by simon3, jackill  11 Sep 2012 The most direct route is from one of the roads to the south, such as from around Q7588 0413 (Point A). Ascend more or less north along the rocky southern spur of the Castle Hill. There are a series of outcrops on this ridge which, with imagination, look like fortifications. As of 2012 the heather here is relatively low and probably has been burnt within the last few years. Allow around 2.5 hours for the round trip which is of around 7km.

A route from the east is to start at Quarry Hill car park Q83642 07816 (Point B) with room for many cars. Walk uphill and west on a track initially. After passing the deflector station the track runs out. Walk the long, but easy, ridge with a drop to the south at its end for Castle hill.

Attractions of the summit include views over Castlemaine Harbour (the inner recess of Dingle Bay) and on the other side the fields, coast and hedgerows just NW of Killorglin.
Point A: Q7588 0413 Point B: Q83642 07816

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Castle Hill in area Slieve Mish, Ireland
Picture: Dingle bay from the Castle
by jackill  19 Feb 2007 The long easy ridge from Quarry Hill car park Q83642 07816 passing over Barnageehy and the Iron Man, push my toes into the sandy beach surface of Glanbrack Mountain, the short sharp climb to Baurtregaum and the final jewel of Castle Hill. Castlemaine harbour reflecting silver spring sunlight , laying back in the short heather, my eyes tracing the shore out beyond Dingle bay , for a moment truly a King in His Castle.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Castle Hill in area Slieve Mish, Ireland
Picture: Castle Hill over Dingle Bay		  
by simon3  20 Feb 2007 Perhaps because it is overshadowed by the other summits of the Slieve Mishes Castle Hill is seldom visited, however it has good views over Dingle Bay. This picture was taken from near the top of Baurtregaum NE Top. In the background and over Castlemaine Harbour (the inner recess of Dingle Bay) are the fields, coast and hedgerows just NW of Killorglin.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Castle Hill in area Slieve Mish, Ireland
Picture: Castle Hill from the south.
Rocky west side.
by simon3  11 Sep 2012 Unusually for an Irish mountain, Castle Hill is steeper on its western side than any other as can be seen from this photo from the south.
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