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

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

Thank you MV

Forum: General ahendroff 3 hours 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...

Soarns Hill: Forested summit

Summit Comment slemish 13 hours 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 ...

Soarns Hill: Local summit visit

Summit Comment Harry Goodman 13 hours ago
Climbed Soarns Hill to-day as one of the 100 listed hills nearest to my home. I used three5four0's very helpful route description. The following additional information may be useful. The second...

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

Re Main Area Display, logging

Forum: Suggestions simon3 a day 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 2 days 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 2 days 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...

Cronamuck: Granite knob at the end of a ridge.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 2 days 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 3 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

A Cloon Horseshoe "mini Scavvy"?

Forum: General Conor74 a day 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...

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

Summit Comment thomas_g 3 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...
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Lyracappul Mountain Ladhar an Chapaill A name in Irish
(Ir. Ladhar an Chapaill [OSI], 'fork/confluence of the horse') Limerick County In Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists

Height: 825m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 74 Grid Reference: R84562 23179 This summit has been logged as climbed by 214 members
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Longitude: -8.227357, Latitude: 52.360427 Prominence: 100m,   Isolation: 0.7km
ITM: 584514 623229,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Lyrcpl, 10 char: Lyracappul

This peak may be named after the channels on its north-western slopes. The glen here is named Lyraveg Glen.   Lyracappul is the second highest mountain in the Galty Mountains area and the 29th highest in Ireland. Lyracappul is the second highest point in county Limerick.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Lyracappul in area Galty Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Lyracappul seen from Carrignabinnia		  
by willfogarty  4 Aug 2009 What a beautiful mountain. started on the Anglesboro side of Temple Hill, drove the forest tracks to R 829 214 (Point A), climbed west to the ridge then north to top of Temple Hill, where i signed the visitors book hidden in the cairn. Took in Knockaterriff Beg on the way to Lyracappul, when i'd got that far couldn't resist walking along the wall to Slievecushnabinnia. The walk took about four hours and the views were spectacular, Will :-)
Point A: R829 214
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truly a challenge worth taking
by YoungJohn  20 Mar 2011 Follow Jackills directions and you can park in peace. I climbed Monabrack first, via the mobile home, then along the shoulder to Carrignabinnia before heading uphill to Lyracappul. Blessed with a dry but hazy day I took shelter from the cold mountain breeze at the Cairn.
The climb is well worth the hardship, wide views - panoramic descibes it best. I could hear tractors at work in the quarry below and could see a farmer speading slurry about 2,000ft below. Luckily the smell didn't travel as well as the sound!
Way in the distance Woodcock Hill which overlooks Limerick City.
A grey sliver I took to be Lough Derg while way to the south and west the High Peaks of Kerry. Eastern Munster was plain to be seen. Knockmealdowns, Comeraghs and the Blackwater valley. I longed to step on towards Temple Hill but time was against me....perhaps a return visit will capture the two of them!
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Lyracappul in area Galty Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Lyracappul summit cairn with Galtymore in background.
A simply splendid mountain top.
by Harry Goodman  22 Jul 2011 After a day and a half of mist enveloped mountains it was a pleasure on 10 10 10 to climb Lyracappul as our first "clear" top on a round that also included Temple Hill, Knockaterrif Beg, Carrignabinnia and Monabrack (See my comments on Knockaterrif Beg for previous part of the route). From the coll below the S spur of the mountain R8430022400 (Point B) we climbed steadily up N to the rocky SW end of the ridge leading to the summit. From the top R8456223179 (Point C), with its high stone cairn, we had a view back SW across to Temple Hill, a top visited but not seen, earlier in the day. We also got our first glimpse of Galtymore (also topped, but not seen, on the previous day) as it poked up out of a heavy white cloud base into a clear blue sky. Sitting having our break on this fine ridge above the Glen of Agherlow to the NW and the Golden Vale to the SE was simply beautiful. Reluctantly we shouldered the ruckstacks and pressed on along the ridge and then down NE towards our next top, Carrignabinnia.
Point B: R84300 22400 Point C: R84562 23179
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by incawest  2 Apr 2009 Walked it in heavy mist on Sun 29-3-09. Snow still on the north side of the wall. Very cold windy up there but great. Had the tea sheltering behind the wall. Then down my Knockaterriff, where we proceeded to get lost by walking in the mist into pigeon rock glen. Spotted the pigeon rosk river seemed to be flowing the wrong direction, and realised it was not the blackrock river, and rectified the error. Moral go slower and read map and compass even more the denser the fog gets. All in all a great day. There was 7 of us
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by oldsoldier  7 Jul 2009 Note for Simon3,
sorry simon but that is a photo of Temple hill, with a very large cairn
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