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Slieve Bloom Area
Maximum height for area: 527 metres,   Summits in area: 10,   Maximum prominence for area: 420 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 54 For all tops   Highest summit: Arderin, 527m
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Barcam Hill An Barr Cam A name in Irish
(Ir. An Barr Cam [logainm.ie], 'the crooked top') Offaly County In Carn List

Height: 484m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 54 Grid Reference: N22793 00056 This summit has been logged as climbed by 38 members
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Longitude: -7.660866, Latitude: 53.050998 Prominence: 49m,   Isolation: 1.2km
ITM: 622737 700092,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Barcam, 10 char: Barcam

This peak is immediately north of the Glendine Gap and is unnamed on the Discovery map. Any information on its correct name would be welcome. Barcam is a townland in the parish of Kinnitty.   Barcam is the 507th highest summit in Ireland.

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Barcam in area Slieve Bloom, Ireland
Picture: Barcam as viewed from Arderin
 
The least amount of bog crossing has its merits
Short Summary created by jackill  30 Jul 2012 Park in the car park at S231996 (Point A) just on the county bounds, room for 10 cars.Cross the road and head north uphill following a faint track. The road up from the Mountrath side has a very good surface however the road down the western side is rutted and collapsed in sections.
Point A: S231 996

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This one's really quite easy to get to. If you pa .. by csd   (Show all for Barcam)
 
If you want to get a sense of what an ascent of B .. by madfrankie   (Show all for Barcam)
 
Barcam is a little more challenging at the end of .. by peterturner   (Show all for Barcam)
 
Mist in Slieve Bloom region .. by tmsr   (Show all for Barcam)
 
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