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Knockane: Easy though rough to get to, great views.

Simple way up from the SW.

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Thank you MV

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Cooneen Hill: View from the South West

Experimental track of a trip to Keeper Hill and 2 nearby summits.

Re Main Area Display, logging

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Varied, strenuous wild Bluestacks walk.

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Brandon Group Area
Maximum height for area: 952 metres,   Summits in area: 13,   Maximum prominence for area: 934 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 70 For all tops   Highest summit: Brandon, 952m
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Brandon Mountain Cnoc Bréanainn A name in Irish
(Ir. Cnoc Bréanainn [OSI], 'Brendan’s hill') Kerry County In Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists

Height: 951.7m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 70 Grid Reference: Q46042 11605 This summit has been logged as climbed by 664 members
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Longitude: -10.254346, Latitude: 52.235107 Prominence: 934m,   Isolation: 0.6km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 446025 611658,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Brndn, 10 char: Brandon

Brandon is the only one of Kerry's 3,000 foot peaks located outside the Reeks. It is strongly associated in tradition with St. Brendan the Navigator, from whom it gets its name. The story of St. Brendan, who set sail from Ireland in a boat of wood an   Brandon is the highest mountain in the Brandon Group area and the 9th highest in Ireland. Brandon is the most westerly summit in the Brandon Group area.

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Just climbed Brandon yesterday, 11/4/2004. Had pl .. by kran   (Show all for Brandon)
 
View of Pat at the end of the Faha Ridge about to .. by jackill   (Show all for Brandon)
 
We started off up Faha ridge (most difficult part .. by rug   (Show all for Brandon)
 
Faha Path .. by three5four0   (Show all for Brandon)
 
“Brending” had backed out as far on to the crag e .. by Bleck Cra   (Show all for Brandon)
 
Ihad been looking up at mt Brandon for 40 years .. by breanndan   (Show all for Brandon)
 
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