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Maximum height for area: 925 metres Summits in area: 88
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Little Sugar Loaf Hill Wicklow County
Giolspar A name in Irish (Language)
(Ir. Giolspar [logainm.ie], a transliteration of Giltspur)
Height: 342 metres OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 56 for top
Grid Ref: O26065 14480 Latitude: 53.166155 Longitude: -6.115774
ITM: 725986 714510 Prominence: 247m   Isolation: 2.7km
Rating graphic. This hill is also known as Giltspur Mountain [PNCW], of which the Irish version Giolspar is a transliteration. The name Giltspur, which originally refers to a townland on the northern slopes, is explained by a transaction in the late 12th century, whereby Dermod MacGiollamocholmog granted one carucate of land in Kilruddery to Richard de Felda for a pair of gilt spurs, to be presented to him and his heirs each year at Michelmas [PNCW]. Giltspur Mountain is thus a rare example of an English language name which is so old that it has been replaced by another, Little Sugar Loaf.
Little Sugar Loaf is the 915th highest summit in Ireland. Little Sugar Loaf is the second most easterly summit in the Dublin/Wicklow area. Our data has reached 87% of the goal for this summit. (Details)
   

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Spiral Hunting .. by Savlon   (Show all for Little Sugar Loaf)

Spirals
by three5four0  31 Aug 2010 Climbed Little Sugar Loaf after the ascent of Great Sugar Loaf, earlier that morning. Found the spirals cut into the rock on the summit, but not those on the north top mentioned by mcrtchly. New or old, I don't know. But if new, they are certainly more pleasing to the eye than the large lettering casting doubts on the parentage of the inhabitants of one village in Kerry, that adores the top of one MV list hill!

A fine little summit and after the hubris of Great Sugar Loaf, peaceful as well.
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Climbed this mountain last year. Lovely Autumn da .. by sharkey   (Show all for Little Sugar Loaf)

Swirly markings on rocks on Little Sugarloaf. .. by fionn_rocks   (Show all for Little Sugar Loaf)

spirals .. by theyellowtinker   (Show all for Little Sugar Loaf)

little sugarloaf .. by scannerman   (Show all for Little Sugar Loaf)

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Wasnt sure how to add gps reading of summit Simon,so heres a pic!!!

  
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