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| Additional Resources | |
Irelands Smaller Summits  |
General article describing the characteristics of smaller summits. Written by Simon Stewart in 2014. |
| Creating Short Summaries |
Member Onzy explains what is wanted in a Short Summary, which is a compact description of a place. |
| Article: Mountain Names as revised in 2010 |
Member Paul Tempan updates information about the names in MountainViews. (revised May 2010) |
| Article: Revised Mountain Names 2008 |
Paul Tempan describes the improvements that he and others have made to the MountainViews lists. |
| Article: Mountain Names as revised in 2006 |
Member Paul Tempan explains the logic behind some of the mountain names and information that MV uses. (revised Dec 2006) |
| Article: Irish Mountain Names and their International Links |
Paul Tempan explores the common celtic origins of our mountain names. (Revised Aug 2006) |
| PDF: Joss Lynam 1952 List of 2000 Foot Mountains |
A list of the Irish 2000ft hills which Joss Lynam and others (including Vandeleur put together in 1952 |
| Review: Jim Ryan on the Reeks |
Paul Tempan reviews Jim Ryan - Carrauntoohil & MacGillycuddy's Reeks: A Walking Guide to Ireland's Highest Mountains |
| Review of book on Scottish mountain names |
Paul Tempan reviews Drummond's book on mountain names for Scotland with references to common Gaelic language in Ireland and elsewhere. |
| GPS Map for Ireland - pazapas |
There have been a number of hillwalking community based maps for GPS units for Ireland, starting with the one from the SMC. MV member pazapas has produced what I believe to be the best one. As well as contours and hillshading it includes all MV summits as well as archaeological features. It's easier to install than earlier versions. |
| Interview: Brian Ringland |
As of this interview Brian had probably done more mountain bagging in Ireland and Britain than anyone else. |
| weedavie on safety |
weedavies exposition of safety, avoiding the prissy and based on experience. |
| Scotland for Beginners |
weedavie has this fully idiosyncratic introduction to those who have not had the pleasure of visiting the endless Scottish mountains. |
| MountainViews Converter |
Convert data from other data sets. |
| Place Dump |
Dump place info |
| Place Dump OSI 2015 |
Dump place with itm, full Arderin |
| Place Dump OSI 2009 |
Dump place info |
| Place Dump Arderin |
Dump place info for WWI |
| Place Dump ERA |
Dump place info for ERA |
| Place Dump Graham Haley |
Dump place info for Graham Haley app |
| Place Dump for checking book |
Dump place info VL/ Arderin book |
| Place Dump for VL |
Dump place info VL |
Additional Resources at MountainViews.ie |
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