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Achill/Corraun Area

Maximum height for area: 688 metres, Summits in area: 11, Maximum prominence for area: 688 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 22, 30 For all tops Highest summit:

Croaghaun, 688m

Summits in area Achill/Corraun:

Knockmore 462m
Achill:

Croaghaun 688m

Croaghaun SW Top 664m

Tievereivagh 286m
Corraun:

Cnoc Leitreach 452m

Corraun Hill 524m

Corraun Hill East Top 541m

Knockmore Hill An Cnoc Mór A name in Irish
(prob. Ir. An Cnoc Mór [PDT], 'the great hill') Mayo County In Carn List

Height: 462m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 30 Grid Reference: L66900 86200 This summit has been logged as climbed by 32 members
I have climbed this summit: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)

Longitude: -10.021251, Latitude: 53.808408 Prominence: 462m, Isolation: 10.4km, Has trig pillar
ITM: 466879 786214, GPS IDs, 6 char: Knckmr, 10 char: Knockmore

Knockmore is the highest peak on Clare Island. Of all the Irish islands, only Achill has higher mountains than Clare. Walks: for a route taking in Bengorm, Corranabinnia and Glennamong, see Whilde & Simms, New Irish Walk Guide - West and North, 74- Knockmore is the 574th highest summit in Ireland. Knockmore is the most southerly summit in the Achill/Corraun area.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Knockmore in area Achill/Corraun, Ireland

Picture: View south from summit cairn

My sweetheart of Clare

by gerrym 10 May 2012 There is nothing like a boat ride to get the senses fired up and adding to the adventure in climbing a mountain. Cue Roonagh Point and a short but spectacular ferry crossing to Clare Island.

Knockmore flaunts herself from every angle on the surrounding shores but was now playing shy and hiding behind the other significant hill on the island (Knocknaveen 223m). This changed gradually on a 6 km long walk along the road on the south of the island. This road rose gently from the harbour past quiet houses and fields, giving stunning views across the Bay to the high mountains of the south.

The hills of the island maintained a lofty profile to the north but they rarely got a look in as eyes swept out to sea. Isolated shower clouds rose thousands of feet skyward dwarfing all around but thankfully they were out to sea and we had strong spring sunshine giving the feel of a summer day.Sheep and lambs were the only movement on land, with plenty of birdsong in the air and plumes of spray rising from the coast a short distance away.

The road rises and passes over a cattle grid and meets the lower slopes of Knockmore. It turns into a track and heads for the remains of an old Signal Tower. Great spot for lunch after a long road walk, before tackling the green slopes of Knockmore.Views now open to the north bringing Achill Head, Croaghaun, Slievemore and Minawn to add to that still visible to the south. The collapsed upper walls of the Signal Tower lay like a out of water coral reef as we laid in the sun relaxing.

Make for a couple of rocky bluffs to the north before slogging up the slopes to the summit of Knockmore. A fence hugged the steep cliff face for a while. The summit has an eroded area of peat hags before reaching the mightily impressive beehive cairn which must be around 10 feet tall. Not the top though, as the trig pillar is a little further on. The trig is less impressive but does have increased views of the entire round of Clew Bay and the mountains which ring it. The Mexican standoff had to the south the Bens, Mweelrea, Ben Gorm, Sheefreys, Maumtraunsa, Croagh Patrick and to the north the giants of Achill, Corraun and the Nephin Begs. Stunning!

A steep descent along a fenceline protecting from steep cliffs gave views over the northern headland and white lighthouse. Aim for Creggan Lough across old turf cuttings and picking up a track which brings the road. A short distance to the north the waymarked loop walk heads over the shoulder of Knocknaveen on a grassy track. This then drops back down to the harbour. We got the last ferry off the island at 6pm, which may not have stuck as strictly to capacity limits! Looking back past the wash of the ferry the impressive outline of Knockmore dominated the skyline and brought a quiet smile.

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