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Summit Comment simon3 4 hours ago
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Soarns Hill: Forested summit

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Summit Comment Harry Goodman 2 days ago
Climbed Soarns Hill to-day as one of the 100 listed hills nearest to my home. I used three5four0's very helpful route description. The following additional information may be useful. The second...

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Arigna Mountains Area
Maximum height for area: 458 metres,   Summits in area: 3,   Maximum prominence for area: 408 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 25, 26 For all tops   Highest summit: Carran Hill, 458m
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Carran Hill Hill Cnoc an Chorráin A name in Irish
(Ir. Cnoc an Chorráin [logainm.ie], 'hill of the sickle') Sligo County In Carn List

Height: 458m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 26 Grid Reference: G84419 20660 This summit has been logged as climbed by 13 members
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Longitude: -8.239165, Latitude: 54.134771 Prominence: 408m,   Isolation: 5.8km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 584370 820664,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Crn458, 10 char: Caran Hil

Carrane Hill is the highest point in a range of hills known as the Arigna Mountains, or as Braulieve (sometimes Brauslieve) from Ir. Braidshliabh, 'plunder mountain'. The latter name does not appear on OSI maps but is still remembered in the area. T   Carran Hill is the highest hill in the Arigna Mountains area and the 593rd highest in Ireland. Carran Hill is the most northerly summit in the Arigna Mountains area and also the most westerly.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Carran Hill in area Arigna Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Thata Way....		  
Why does this hill not get more visitors?
by Trailtrekker  1 Dec 2012 As with most (I would guess) the reason for our visit to the Arigna area was to take the county top of Roscommon. Given that there are only three MV tops in the whole range, we decided to take in them all as part of a 22km hike on a fine Sunday at the end of April. There is no doubt, as three5four0 has already said, this is the finest in the range. Despite this, it is clear from the stats that only about half the county toppers make the short trip up to Seltannasaggart and less than half of these ventured on as far as Carrane Hill. For those of you who have made the trip to the area and have not taken in this summit you should have. Not that it is an exceptional peak, but it is far superior to the other two in the range, so if you have come over, you should bag it along with the other two and get a whole range in a day!

Our walk started on the very banks of Lake Allen, near the miners way route and took in Seltannasaggart SE and its summit. We abandoned our original plan and headed straight on from here to wind our way through deforested areas and over ditches, drains and barbed wire fences. I would suggest to back track from the summit of Seltannasaggart to the track junction at G 903 195 (Point A) and head West South West from there along a track until reaching a junction at G 88657 19403 (Point B), where you turn right. You have long since left Roscommon at this stage and are now walking through Leitrim on your way to Sligo. A small range that spans three counties!

At the junction at G872 209 (Point C) hang a left and cross the county border into a wooded area, over the river and take your first right. If memory serves me correct, it is around here that you will see the first of the big yellow signs that direct you towards Carrane Hill! I must apologies, as having had the phone with my GPS readings stolen in the mean time I cannot provide any further points. However, it is pretty straightforward, follow the tracks to the RSJ gate of yet another wind farm. Unlike most others in the area this one will recommend not entering! Hey, it was a quite Sunday afternoon, we had already walked 15km at this stage and our route out was getting a taxi from the small village of Geevagh! We walked on through until reaching a building near the summit from which we turned right and headed directly for the summit over open country.

The summit of this hill offers very good views, as Simon has already mentioned, its pretty unique cliffs are pretty interesting. We descended heading for the starting point mentioned in previous comments. Word of caution though, the descent down the far side is tougher than has already been mentioned! It’s a bit of a slow old slog in fact, with many unseen holes underfoot! Worth the effort though, mind you don’t bank on being able to get a taxi out of Geevagh too easily folks! Still, a hill that I would recommend taking in if you have come to the area to bag an uninspiring county top!
Point A: G903 195 Point B: G88657 19403 Point C: G872 209
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Carran Hill in area Arigna Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Carran Hill from SE
by simon3  31 Jul 2009 One place to start is G 84081965 (Point D), which is about 1km SW of the summit. There's rich and varied vegetation on the way such as thick rushes and heather. Carran Hill is a scarp which, unusually for Ireland, has its steep cliffy side facing SW.

The picture shows the cliff with the summit cairn. There is also a pipe like trig pillar.
Point D: G8408 1965
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The Finest of the Arigna Mountains?
by three5four0  13 Jul 2010 Climbed Carran the same day as Seltannasaggart (& SE slope county top). Parked on the grass verge, just down hill from the start point mentioned by simon3. Followed this lane up, through a gate, past an abandoned farm and straight up hill. The summit gave fine views of the surrounding countryside and towards the Bricklieve Mountains.

It may be possible to link this summit in a long walk from Seltannasaggart, as there is a windfarm on Carran Hill, and it appears to be linked to the one on Seltannasaggart. Certainly there is an access track to the turbines, within sight of the summit cairn. (see simon3's photo)
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Picture: Carran Hill summit cairn		  
by simon3  31 Jul 2009 A view of the summit cairn. Carran Hill also has a substantial windfarm on it.

The low ridge in the distance is Seltannasaggart smoothering in wind turbines.
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