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Galty Mountains Area

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Maximum height for area: 918 metres

Summits in area: 23

OS Map(s): 66, 74 for all tops

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Temple Hill Mountain	Limerick County
Cnoc an Teampaill A name in Irish	(Language)
(Ir. Cnoc an Teampaill [OSI], 'hill of the church')
Height: 785 metres	OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 74 for top
Grid Ref: R83334 21830	Latitude: 52.348269 Longitude: -8.245300
ITM: 583287 621881	Prominence: 190m Isolation: 1.1km
Temple Hill is the 54th highest summit in Ireland. Temple Hill is the second most westerly summit in the Galty Mountains area. Our data has reached 70% of the goal for this summit. (Details)

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Temple Hill in area Galty Mountains, County Limerick, Ireland

Picture: Temple Hill in the centre , from the south Expand pics.

The Galtys never looked so good

Short Summary created by jackill, YoungJohn 3 Feb 2013 Park at R81980 18545 (Point A), a large forest entrance , room for 10 cars.
Walk up the forest track making your way after a few kilometres to the start of a smaller track at R82736 20293 (Point B). Follow this track , crossing through a sheep pen and onto open hillside.
Go uphill here to pick up a rough track at approximately R 83300 20170 (Point C).
Follow this track to the ridge turning north west on it at R83795 20221 (Point D), then on to its end at R83450 21480 (Point E), before crossing a small rock field to the summit cairn.

Point A: R81980 18545	Point B: R82736 20293	Point C: R83300 20170
Point D: R83795 20221	Point E: R83450 21480	(turn area map On)

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by Harry Goodman 22 Jul 2011 Climbed Temple Hill for the first time on Sunday 10.10.10 during a week-end walking in the Galtees. The walk was part of a circuit which also included Knockaterrif Beg, Lyracappul,Carrignabinnia and Monabrack (also climbed for the first time). Unfortunately the low mist experienced the previous day on a horseshoe walk around Glen Cush still persisted. We parked at R8680019700 (Point F) and having walked N along the access road for about 400m we followed a track going off to the left R8690019900 (Point G). This led along and then down through thick woodland, past an old ruined farm house and then SW, through three small fields, to a track R8610019900 (Point H) where we turned right (N) and followed it along to cross a bridge. We then walked in a westerly direction for about 1km, with the Pidgeonrock River on the left, before swinging N, still along the river, into the Pidgeonrock Glen. About 600m along R8450021000 (Point I) we crossed the river and headed steeply up to gain the crest of the Temple Hill ridge. Now in mist we headed NNW along the moorland top following a bearing for the summit some 900m further away. By chance (later rather than sooner!) we came across a good track heading for the summit, but not marked on our map, which eased our dreary trudge. This led to a large stony area which we crossed to the summit cairn and Trig Pillar R8333521830 (Point J). Here we had ample room to settle in, out of the wind, for a short break. While on the summit we came across something unusual on an Irish hill, a piece of wood sticking up from a small pile of rocks with the the words "Sign Book" written on it (see photo). Under the rocks we found a tin box containing a book in which to write your name and date of climbing the mountain. We duly obliged and carefully replaced the tin for the next walker(s). From the top we headed down E with a touch of N to the coll R8390022000 (Point K) before climbing Knockaterrif Beg the next hill on our circuit. Had we wished to return to the start we could have headed S down the Pidgeonrock Glen to pick up our approach route to Temple Hill.

Point F: R86800 19700	Point G: R86900 19900	Point H: R86100 19900
Point I: R84500 21000	Point J: R83335 21830	Point K: R83900 22000
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by jackill 7 Aug 2004 Climbed 22/02/04 - start woodland track 819 185 (Point L) to track straight up side of hill at 833 202 (Point M) - sharp turn left on track towards Temple Hill - the track goes further than shown on the map,when you run out of track a bearing of due north (useful in fog) will get you to the summit after approx 500 mtrs across a field of small rounded rocks - return by same route - 4 hrs & 12.5 kms
The photo was taken from the cairn on top of Temple hill (good shelter) with Galtys from Lyracappul on the left to Greenane on the right

Point L: R819 185

Point M: R833 202

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by simon3 19 Dec 2004 This picture was taken in 1998 during one of the Galtee Walks from the summit of Temple Hill. The pointy hill left of centre on the skyline is Lyracappul, while the ground rising towards Lyracappul on the right are the Knockaterrifs, which is an area I can guarantee that you will rarely meet anyone on.

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Picture: Route from Temple Hill to Lyracappul Expand pics.

by john_desmond 7 Apr 2005 Temple Hill is the most Westerly of the Galtee mtns. The picture shows to route off Temple Hill and on to Lyracappul. Be careful not to take the direct route. Keep on the high ground to the right to avoid some ravines. Not dangerous but you can lose a lot of height quickly. If it is misty, you might want to try going straight to Knockaterriff Beg (small 2 ft high metal post on its summit) and then onwards to Lyracappul.

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by Buny Clare 5 Feb 2006 view from temple hill 29Jan06

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