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wwwwalker - both your points are well made. In our consultation held at the beginning of last year the forum issue was mentioned and your further suggestion about being able to get a copy of your...

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Summit Comment Geansai 19 hours ago
For a 700M hill its relatively easy to reach in an hour from Mardale car park at the far end of Haweswater, following first a track up to Gatescarth pass and turning left to follow the fence to re...

The Calf: Howgill Fells, Yorkshire Dales

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Cnoc na dTarbh: Heathery boulder topped peak at the SE corner of the Reeks.

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Bunclody Hillwalking Day

Forum: General simon3 2 days ago
On the Saturday of Bunclody’s Gathering Week (July27), some walks are being organised in the Blackstairs Mountains, which act as a beautiful backdrop to the town. From these hills on a clear day...

Access to the Countryside Bill

Forum: General CaptainVertigo 4 days ago
Take a look at the Bill (or at least the Explanatory Memorandum) at http://www.oireachtas.ie/documents/bills28/bills/2013/6013/b6013d.pdf

Lugnabrick NE Top: Fine views

Summit Comment paddyhillsbagger 2 days ago
Ended a circular walk on this top which started on Ben Beg leaving car near L963 569 after asking local farmer. There are great views all around the 5 tops taken in on this circuit and Lugnabrick ...

Birreencorragh South Top: Ascent from near Loughanawillan Loughs

Summit Comment bsheils 2 days ago
Commenced ascent on a fine summer's day (12/06/2013) along forest entrance (G 054 011) close to Loughanawillan Loughs (north of Cloondaff village) and I proceeded on forest tracks to a turning are...

The Shay Elliott Memorial Walk

Track 2214 amadain17 4 days ago
Walk details on my site: http://rathdrumwalkers.wordpress.co walk, Length:8.1km, Climb: 132m, Area: Kirikee Mountain, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) Kirike

Dowds Bill - media interest.

Forum: General simon3 4 days ago
The Irish Times has a report on Robert Dowds Access to the Countryside Bill, 2013. http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/d%C3%A1il-to-debate-plan-to-give-walkers-guaranteed-access-to-land-1.1...

Derrybawn Mountain, Glendalough

Track 2215 amadain17 4 days ago
Walk details on my site: http://rathdrumwalkers.wordpress.co walk, Length:8.4km, Climb: 100m, Area: Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland)

Conigar: The other side

Summit Comment thomas_g 2 days ago
Parked at W05344 63922 (one car - just). Walked back to the gate and straight up the hill for the peak. It's less than 1.5 hours up and back. Views from the top ok, but the nicest view is over the...
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Dromavally Mountain Mountain Cnoc Dhrom an Bhaile A name in Irish
(Ir. Cnoc Dhroim an Bhaile [TCCD*], 'hill of Dromavally') Kerry County In Arderin List

Height: 552m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 71 Grid Reference: Q60622 06650 This summit has been logged as climbed by 32 members
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Longitude: -10.039029, Latitude: 52.194525 Prominence: 206m,   Isolation: 2.6km
ITM: 460603 606708,   GPS IDs, 6 char: DrmvMn, 10 char: DrmvlyMntn

Three cairns on the summit ridge of Dromavally Mountain are named Cú Chulainn's House, Cú Chulainn's Bed and Cú Chulainn's Grave. It is intriguing that there are several folk-tales about Cú Chulainn recorded on the Dingle Peninsula, far away from hi   Dromavally Mountain is the 358th highest summit in Ireland.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Dromavally Mountain in area Central Dingle, Ireland
Picture: Lough Anascaul		  
by jackill  6 Sep 2006 Coming out from Tralee I took the road to Camp.
The Milesians who came originally from Egypt, settled in Spain, and invaded Ireland in 1700 BC fought their first battle in the mountains near Camp.
The Tuatha Dé Danainn – the ruling tribe of Ireland at that time – opposed them.
Their Queen Scota and another Milesian princess Fais were among the slain.
Scota is buried on the mountainside in view of Tralee Bay at a place called Glenscoheen (Scota's Glenn).
The Milesians won the battle and the war for the conquest of Ireland.
The Kings and Queens of the Tuatha Dé Danainn were killed and legend has it their people were driven underground into forts and mounds where they became the fairies.
From Camp I carried on to Anascaul ,the giant Cu Chulainn is said to have lived in this area.
The ruins of his house and castle are said to be the cairn Q590 062 (Point A) in the mountains above Anascaul lake on the way to Reamore.
It was from Anascaul lake that I began my walk.
From Anascaul I took the first road to the left after The South Pole Inn and followed the signs for the lake.This road leads to the lake shore where there is room to park six or so cars Q583 052 (Point B). I followed the track along the side of Garrivagh river which passes over three small bridges before gaining the plateau at approx 370 meters.
From the track end I headed for Beenoskee passing some rocky,Old Red Sandstone outcrops on generally good ground with some easily avoided patchs of bog.
As I neared the summit mats of Crowberry with pink flowers just beginning to appear were abundant.
On the rock strewn summit of Beenoskee I sat in the mist behind a small cairn for my lunch, the only views to speak of were of Loch an Choimin some 200 meters below and the rainclouds approching from the west over the Connor pass.
Thankfully the threatening rain did not fall and by the time I reached Stradbally Mountain and turned around to head for Coumbaun the murky morning had given way to glorious afternoon.
From Coumbanes grassy summit I carried on to another at Beenatoor.These are small hills when approached from this plateau but what excellent views over Brandon Bay.
I skirted around the source of the Mhacha na Bo river and back towards the track to Loch Anascaul in brilliant sunshine.
The photo was taken on the way down with Dromavally Mountain on the left, Knockmulane on the right and Loch Anascaul below in the center .
Point A: Q590 062 Point B: Q583 052
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Dromavally Mountain in area Central Dingle, Ireland
by pdtempan  23 Nov 2003 The most distinctive features of this mountain are the three ancient cairns on the summit ridge known as Cú Chulainn's House, Cú Chulainn's Bed and Cú Chulainn's Grave. In this view, it is the mountain to the left. Anascaul Lake is seen below.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Dromavally Mountain in area Central Dingle, Ireland
Picture: Dromavally Knockakilton ridge		  
by simon3  8 Jun 2009 Dromavally is a bump on the sinous ridge from where the N86 crosses the spine of the Dingle Peninsula to the big drop into Anascaul Lough. It has a large megalithic tomb on it.

The photo shows the ridge from Dromavally (left) to Knockakilton on the right. The summit in the background is Stradbally.
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by Ginger  11 Apr 2005 Easy enough climb and a good starting point for Beenoskee.
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by three5four0  2 Oct 2009 Reached here from Stradbally Mountain & after a few photos, returned by the same route, via the standing stones and cairn at Reamore. Descended towards a small lochan, marked on the map at 581065 (Point C), then stayed high, contouring around above the steep ground, before meeting the track & descending back to the car park at Lough Anscaul.
Point C: Q581 065
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