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Good Sun coming. Bluestacks anyone?

Forum: General simon3 22 hours ago
Anyone interested in walking in the Bluestacks (Ardnageers and nearby) on Sun or early Mon? Contact group@mountainviews.ie

Circuit of the Three Aghlas

Track 2204 Onzy 10 hours 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

Shankill River - Cloghleagh Circuit

Track 2200 march-fixer 2 days ago
This is a nice scenic route in a mixed coniferous and decidu walk, Length:4.0km, Climb: 45m, Area: Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland)

SEX ROCKS AND ROLLS

Forum: General BleckCra 2 days ago
"It's like sex," she said. We looked at her. "Hillwalking. It's like sex." Her big scrubbed North Antrim face - and I imagined she didn't know much about either - not her fault mind, given the...

Issue with Rising Summiteers list.

Forum: Suggestions simon3 2 days ago
We received word that there were inconsistencies between the count of summits that a user had and position in the Rising Summiteers table. I have taken some remedial action and this issue should ...

Tully Mountain: Mwelrea from the Sea

Summit Comment Geansai 4 days ago
Good view of the highest summit in Connaught on the way up Tully Mountain.

Coastal balcony north of Agnew's Hill

Track 2196 simon3 4 days ago
This is an enjoyable walk along a ridge, often a scarp, para walk, Length:15.6km, Climb: 352m, Area: Antrim Hills (Ireland)

Lugnagun: Superb Blessington Lake Views

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: march-fixer 4 days ago
Though not a summit to write home about, it still provides a wonderful grandstand view south out over Blessington Lakes and west to the Hill of Allen. Until recently (2013) pine trees obscure thes...

Agnew's Hill: Shapely scarply Sallagh Braes

Summit Comment simon3 4 days 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...

Slieve Carr: Possible with Nephin Beg in a day

Summit Comment jimgraham a week ago
Just to note that I found it possible to combine Slieve Carr with Nephin Beg. Working from the southern end of the Bangor trail (point F) it took me four hours to gain the top of Carr; about two ...

Nenagh walking festival

Forum: General hivisibility 4 days ago
Just to add to Roberto's comments re above I was on the A walk on Saturday and thoroughly enjoyed myself. A well led walk, lovely pace and super hospitality afterwards. Most impressive.

Ravens Glen Loop

Track 2194 thomas_g 5 days ago
A Sunday morning quickie. Start at Crone, up one side of the walk, Length:9.0km, Climb: 562m, Area: Tonduff, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) Tonduff
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Cooley/Gullion Area   Cooley Mountains Subarea
Maximum height for area: 589 metres,   Summits in area: 13,   Maximum prominence for area: 494 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 28, 29 For all tops   Highest summit: Slieve Foye, 589m
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Clermont Carn Mountain Carnán Mhaighréid Náir A name in Irish
(Ir. Carnán Mhaighréid Náir [HU], 'cairn of noble Margaret') Louth County In Arderin List

Height: 510m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 29&36A Grid Reference: J09909 15758 This summit has been logged as climbed by 154 members
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Longitude: -6.32153, Latitude: 54.07928 Prominence: 312m,   Isolation: 0.9km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 709833 815765,   GPS IDs, 6 char: ClrmCr, 10 char: ClrmntCarn

Also known as Black Mountain [OSI]. The more common name, Clermont Carn, appeared on the old ½ map. This name records the association with Lord Clermont of Ravensdale, whose residence was Ravensdale Park in the early 19th century.   Clermont Carn is the third highest mountain in the Cooley/Gullion area and the 438th highest in Ireland. Clermont Carn is the second highest point in county Louth.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Clermont Carn in area Cooley/Gullion, Ireland
Picture: From the north		  
500 mtrs and easy
Short Summary created by jackill  9 Jul 2011 Turn off the road at J102 163 (Point A) and drive up a telecommunications track.Room here for 10 cars. A short walk after parking your car next the summit masts.
Point A: J102 163

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Clermont Carn in area Cooley/Gullion, Ireland
by simon3  25 Feb 2004 The summit and surrounds of Black Mountain suffer visually from a number of things. The photo shows the telecommunications tower – to the right of the picture there is also a TV mast. The left of the picture shows a car which was burnt out . When I visited in Feb 2004 there were at least another 6 burnt out cars near the summit, one still smouldering right beside a forestry plantation. Attempts have been made by Louth County Council to limit damage by off-road vehicles which is also prevalent. Nevertheless this must be one of the most environmentally impoverished 500m summits in Ireland. It may be difficult to control due to the proximity of the summit to the main Dublin-Belfast road and the Border which is about 1500m away.

There is a megalithic cairn at the top known as Clermont Carn, just beyond the towers in the picture.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Clermont Carn in area Cooley/Gullion, Ireland
 
by simon3  25 Feb 2004 This visualisation of Black Mountain also shows the rest of the high ground on the Cooley Peninsula. (It doesn’t show the roads running over the top or the masts though).

Claude Wall {Mountaineering in Ireland] calls this area the Cuailgne Mountains. He described a fine walk from Narrow Water ‘.. over Anglesey (1,353), Clermont (1,465), Clermont Carn [Black Mtn](1.674) and Carnavaddy (1,568) “the carn of the hound,” reputed burial place of Bran, the mastiff of Fionn MacCumhaill, to the Windy Gap.'
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Clermont Carn in area Cooley/Gullion, Ireland
Picture: Clermont Cairn and Trig Point
by tsunami  11 Jun 2005 They say that every picture tells a story. So we could be here for some time listening to this one! I've commented before on the problems on summits which are providing telecomunications access (see Slieve Croob). It's a terrible shame that past and present cannot co-exist in harmony. I felt compelled to take this photo showing the vandalism on Clermont Cairn - a direct result of the RTE monstrosity in the background. I didn't have a wide enough lense to capture the more recent transmitter slightly to the left. This trig point will unfortunately, probably never be repaired as they are yesterdays technology. On a more positive note, as you can see from the other photos on this page, Black Mountain is a wonderful view point. On clear days it is easy to see the Twelve Bens from the top of the cairn! An excellent days walk is to sart from Davies' pub on the Omeath road from Newry, and head uphill and west for the Flagstaff viewpoint, the view here is postcard perfect! Follow the road on round to Clontygora Court Grave and take the track uphill towards the summit of Anglesey Mountain (422m J105179 (Point B)). You're now in the perfect spot for a very enjoyable ridge walk over trhe seven peaks - Anglesey (422), Clermont (448), Black Mountain (508), Carrabane (475), The Foxes Rock (404), The Ravens Rock (457), The Eagles Rock (528) and Slieve Foye (579). End your journey in Carlingford, or if you're up to it continue along the Tain way back to Omeath.
Point B: J105 179
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Clermont Carn in area Cooley/Gullion, Ireland
Picture: Heading for Black Mountain.		  
by mneary34  29 Oct 2005 Continuing our route from Slieve Foye, we took a path through the October ferns just across the road and north of the car park at Windy Gap. Heading for Carnavaddy there is a climb for 150 metres across mixed terrain until a plateau is reached and then a long gradual rise to the first summit along the route to Black Mountain. From here on there is a pleasant path which was being used by mountain bikers which leads up and down to a further mini summit before Black Mountain is arrived at as shown in this photo which was taken at J 112 142 (Point C). We enjoyed the wide angled views from the summit in the company of others who had the luxury of driving in cars all the way to the top. They were interested in our trip from Carlingford and offered us a lift back but at this stage our day was only half done. The trip back to Windy Gap was along much the same route as we came but we enjoyed the exellent views to Warrenpoint, Rostrevor and Carlingford Lough and also as we neared the gap we were able to select a homeward route along the southern slopes of Slieve Foy as visibilty was excellent at this stage. See return route to Carlingford village on Slieve Foye webpage.
Point C: J112 142
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Picture: Clermont Cairn at Dawn
by paulocon  27 Nov 2008 Having woken early, I hopped into the car and took the relatively short spin up the road to Clermont Carn. Cheated on this one in that I drove all the way to the top - surely one of the few mountains where you can attain such height without having to break a sweat at all. Arrived at the top while it was still dark and had the privilige of watching daybreak from atop the summit. The views from Clermont Carn are superb - the flickering lights of Warrenpoint and Rostrevor gave way to a superb view of the sun rising behind Slieve Foye and lighting up Carlingford Lough. Amazingly, being so close to the urban centre of Dundalk, not one other person was there to witness such a magnificent show. Views from Clermont Carn extend across the Cooley range and on to the Mourne Mountains with Donard visible in the background. I had a bit of a wander around the summit which obviously suffers very much visually from the masts within the large enclosure - the combination of such masts and the humming from service buildings always gives me the creeps on any summit they adorn! All in all, a handy way of attaining such height - for anyone with young children, I'm sure it would be a superb spot for a picnic on a good summers day. The easiest way to find the service road is as follows.. Coming from Dundalk direction down the M1, take the Jonesboro exit. Go right at the top of the ramp (across the motorway) then take the first exit at the roundabout (onto the old N1). Take the first right turn off this road and after around 1.5 miles, there is an unsigned road to the right (looks more like a lane). This will bring you up by the mast and offers a superb drive back into Carlingford (down by Windy Gap).
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