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Re Main Area Display, logging

Forum: Suggestions simon3 an hour 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 15 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 16 hours 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 20 hours 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 16 hours 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 a day 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 a day 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 2 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

Tully Mountain: Mwelrea from the Sea

Summit Comment Geansai a week ago
Good view of the highest summit in Connaught on the way up Tully Mountain.
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Dublin/Wicklow Area   Dublin Mountains Subarea
Maximum height for area: 925 metres,   Summits in area: 89,   Maximum prominence for area: 905 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 28B, 49, 50, 55, 56, 61, 62 For all tops   Highest summit: Lugnaquillia, 925m

Summits in area Dublin/Wicklow:
Cupidstown Hill 379m
Dublin Mountains:   Corrig Mountain 617mGlendoo Mountain 586mKippure 757mKnocknagun 555mPrince William's Seat 555mSaggart Hill 395mSeahan 647mSeefin 621mSeefingan 723mTibradden Mountain 467mTwo Rock Mountain 536m
Wicklow Mountains:   Annagh Hill 454mBallinacor Mountain 531mBallinafunshoge 480mBallineddan Mountain 652mBallycumber Hill 431mBallycurragh Hill 536mBallyteige 447mBaltinglass Hill 382mBarranisky 280mBenleagh 689mBlack Hill 602mBrockagh Mountain 557mBrockagh Mountain SE Top 470mCamaderry 698mCamenabologue 758mCamenabologue SE Top 663mCarrick Mountain 381mCarrickashane Mountain 508mCarrigleitrim 408mCarriglineen Mountain 455mCarrigshouk 573mCarrigvore 682mChurch Mountain 544mCloghernagh 800mCollon Hill 238mConavalla 734mCorriebracks 531mCorrigasleggaun 794mCroaghanmoira 664mCroghan Kinsella 606mCushbawn 400mDerrybawn Mountain 474mDjouce 725mDuff Hill 720mFananierin 426mGravale 718mGreat Sugar Loaf 501mKeadeen Mountain 653mKirikee Mountain 474mKnocknacloghoge 534mLakeen 357mLittle Sugar Loaf 342mLobawn 636mLugduff 652mLugduff SE Top 637mLuggala 595mLugnagun 446mLugnaquillia 925mMaulin 570mMoanbane 703mMoneyteige North 427mMullacor 657mMullaghcleevaun 849mMullaghcleevaun East Top 790mMuskeagh Hill 397mPreban Hill 389mScarr 641mSeskin 344mSilsean 698mSleamaine 430mSlieve Maan 550mSlievecorragh 418mSlievefoore 414mSlievemaan 759mSorrel Hill 599mSpinans Hill 409mSpinans Hill SE Top 400mStoney Top 714mStookeen 420mTable Mountain 701mTinoran Hill 312mTomaneena 681mTonduff 642mTonelagee 817mTonelagee NE Top 668mTrooperstown Hill 430mWar Hill 686m
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Prince William's Seat Mountain Dublin/ Wicklow County In Arderin List

Height: 555m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 56 Grid Reference: O17688 18278 This summit has been logged as climbed by 384 members
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Longitude: -6.239552, Latitude: 53.202179 Prominence: 63m,   Isolation: 1.3km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 717612 718307,   GPS IDs, 6 char: PrncWl, 10 char: PrncWlmsSt

Apparently named after William, son of George IV, after a royal visit in 1821. This begs the question: What was it called before that? There must have been a native Irish name. Unfortunately Price provides no answer to this in PNCW. On the map o   Prince William's Seat is the 355th highest summit in Ireland.
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Picture: 1822 map of Wicklow		  
by pdtempan  31 Jul 2008 The information in Simon's comment about Prince William's visit to Ireland in 1821 begs the question: what was this mountain called before? Here is part of a map made in 1822, engraved by Sidney Hall. Can anybody read the place-name circled in red? It appears to be exactly where Prince William's Seat is now, but the name may refer to a townland rather than the peak. The names around it are: Glancullin (Glencullen), B.brew (Ballybrew), ?Black Anacree (?connected with Annacrivey), Knockbawn, Clon (Cloon) and Glanduff (presumably Glendoo, though expected further NW). Any ideas welcome!
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Picture: PWS from Wicklow Way
by murphysw  21 Mar 2005 Climbed this last Sunday. Definitely not one for the solitude seekers. There were people on the summit when I arrived and when I returned from Knocknagun I had a minute to myself before more people arrived at the summit. I easily came upon 30 people on the climb incl. mountain bikers, a sport which looks insane but fun! The climb up through the forest was a different experience to most mountains in the range. Got back to the car park to see it now resembled a Formula 1 paddock!
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by GregFM  18 Jul 2006 Took advantage of a free afternoon today to get up a hill in the scorching sunshine. I only met other seasonsed walkers and a chin strapped group of foreign students. From Glencree I took the Wicklow Way South. To my horror Coilte have been felling pretty much the entire mountain side making it look like a moonscape. Thankfully they left the Wicklow Way markers and red paint arrows to navigate through the lunar chaos. Getting above what was the woods the summit areas are pretty much the same. Took a quick side tour to Ravens Rock for the east coast views, too hazey to see the Cooleys or the Mournes. Went on to Prince Williams Seat and then Knocknagun. It was unusually easy underfoot thanks to the dry weather. Petty about the plastic bottles stashed in the grooves of the cairn, Coca Cola Bottlers should be made climb up and clear them away. Went back the same way. Good walk, great views and in fantastic weather!
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Has there been a change to the paths to the summit?
by dewsbury  14 Aug 2010 August 1st 2010. A group of us walked south-to-north along the Wicklow Way.

According to our map there should have been 2 paths to the summit of Williams Seat directly from the wicklow way. We skipped the first path (presumably this is the path which also goes to Ravens Rock). However we were unable to find the second path to the summit.

We carried on walking on the wicklow way and skipped the Williams Seat altogether.

Does anybody know if the paths to the summit have changed ?

Padraig O'Dea
Eaton Square
Monkstown
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by loz  28 Aug 2006 27/08/2006

My Daughter Andi and I walked on this Sunday. Quite a nice stoll thru the winding Wicklow way forest pass from the carpark at O18501680 (Point A). Until that is you come off the metalled road onto the forest proper. Following a horrid line of pink srpay paint on some of the rocks and stunmps, that interspersed the Wicklow Way marker posts.

Only the Joy of seeing the grin on Andis face lifted my spirits as she say the Trig point and her tired lges sprinted the last 150 meters from the way up over the purple sea of heather.

Good views, visability was great, Lunch fine while shelded from the wind on the east side of the trig points mound.

Andi found the largest ( and hairiest ) caterpiller i have ever seen - pic to follow !
Point A: O1850 1680
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by brblos  25 Jul 2007 just yesterday during my office hours i got really strong need to escape from the city at least for a while and recharge myself. so i ran home to catch a bus to enniskerry from where we walked to wiclow way and up to the top of prince williams seat. very quite place to be on in midweek days evenings and just before sunset. you can not meet anyone there but deers. after enjoying beautiful evening and with the drizzle just beginning we ran down do stepaside to catch the very last bus back to the city.
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