(Ir. Cnoc Bhléantas Odhar [logainm.ie], 'hill of Bléantas Odhar or the dun-coloured place of hollows')
Height: 402 metres
OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 75 for top
Grid Ref: S23640 08777
Latitude: 52.230717 Longitude: -7.654755
ITM: 623584 608831
Prominence: 37m Isolation: 1.5km
Bleantasour and Bleantasourmountain are townlands in the parish of Seskinan. Most of the townland names containing the word mountain in this part of Co. Waterford refer not to summits but to areas of mountain pasture.
Bleantasour Mountain is the 826th highest summit in Ireland. Our data has reached 53% of the goal for this summit. (Details)
Short Summary created by jackill 14 Jan 2012
Go to the forest entrance at S22348 09385(Point A), there is room here for two cars.
Walk down the forest track, crossing a small stream and take the first turn left.
Leave the track to the right after 200 meters and head across a felled area of trees and onto open mountain.
Walk uphill to the summit of Milk Hill. From Milk Hill descend to the south before a short climb to Bleantasours summit.
Three curious rusting milk churns stand guard nearby.
Picture: The view from the summit over to Milk Hill, with Knockanaffrin in the distance. Expand pics.
by csd 5 Apr 2010
I approached Bleantasour from Milk Hill, which is an easy 20 minute trot. As with Milk Hill, the summit has been burned recently, and (churns aside) is rather unremarkable save the nice views. I also spotted a fox out on a mission at 2.30 pm in the day. (Comment Rating 3.00)
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