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Milane Hill: Not inviting but OK

Summit Comment rhw a day ago
From WNW, No Parking in front of gate but room beside it or just to NE, other gates to NE have prohibition signs. This gate says Private, but no prohibition, just a No Liability sign higher u...

Slievemore: Less prickly from North

Summit Comment rhw a day ago
Access to peak from due N via farm gate (no adverse signage), track and cattle paths, via N summit to S summit (hand level says S is c1m higher). We descended this way having reached S peak f...

Long trail to rewarding tops.

Track 5289 Colin Murphy 3 days ago
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Knocknagree East Top: Fine top with good access mostly on trail

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 3 days ago
Usually done in conjunction with other tops such as Knocknagree itself, but this rather remote top may be done in isolation from, for example, the south. Parking for several cars to be had on...

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Track 5290 Colin Murphy 3 days ago
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Track 5306 Colin Murphy 4 days ago
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Summit Comment Colin Murphy 4 days ago
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Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 4 days ago
Often done in conjunction with other tops like Coomnadiha, but may also be done in isolation. One approach is possible from the north, parking at Gleninquachin Park at V85686 62266. This is p...

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Track 5305 BrianKennan 5 days ago
walk, Len: 18.1km, Climb: 295m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

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Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
Looking down on this from Meilke Bin it looked easy but it was not at all. I went north of Meikle bin and than followed the path which lead between Meile Bin and Little Bin. At the lowest poi...

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Track 5304 BrianKennan 5 days ago
walk, Len: 22.3km, Climb: 690m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

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Slieve Miskish Area   W: Dursey Subarea
Place count in area: 7, OSI/LPS Maps: 84 
Highest place: Knockoura, 490m
Maximum height for area: 490 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 395 metres,

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Cnoc Bólais Hill Dursey Island Island (prob. Ir. Cnoc Bólais [Penelope Durell], 'hill of the cow-pasture') Cork County in Munster Province, in Binnion, Irish Islands Lists, Purple & green sandstone & siltstone Bedrock

Reachable "On Foot " Y
Height: 252m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 84 Grid Reference: V47200 40400
Place visited by 74 members. Recently by: oakesave, mh400nt, simoburn, annem, NualaB, nupat, maoris, chelman7, DeirdreM, Superterence, Wes, miriam, paddyhillsbagger, jlk, trevorf
Island visited by 100 members.
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Longitude: -10.205835, Latitude: 51.595985 , Easting: 47200, Northing: 40400 Prominence: 252m,  Isolation: 5.1km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 447183 540469,   GPS IDs, 6 char: CncBól, 10 char: CncBóls
Bedrock type: Purple & green sandstone & siltstone, (Caha Mountain Formation)

There is a signal tower at the highest point on Dursey in the townland of Tilickafinna. It seems likely that this hill was called Cnoc Bólais, since Penelope Durell records this name in Discovering Dursey with the meaning 'beacon hill'. Although the translation seems incorrect (bólas is probably related to dairying, from bó, 'cow'), this clearly links the name with the signal tower. A cliff nearby to the north called Foilbolus supports this.   Cnoc Bólais is the 1282th highest place in Ireland. Cnoc Bólais is the most southerly summit and also the most westerly in the Slieve Miskish area.
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Far From the Madding Crowd .. by kernowclimber   (Show all for Cnoc Bólais )
 
Spectacular Dursey .. by mizenman   (Show all for Cnoc Bólais )
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain <i>Cnoc Bólais</i> in area Slieve Miskish, Ireland
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One island, zero pubs!
by TommyV  31 Oct 2018
Heading over to Dursey Island is a novelty in itself as you get to cross over on Ireland's only cable car.There is the option to do a sort of a looped walk on the island. We went over the mountain trail which leads up to the signal tower on top of Cnoc Bolais. As good a place as any for a bit of lunch, then continue down to the western most side of the island which is worth it for the views. Then follow the low road back to the cable car. Great scenery and surreal to see all of the abandoned houses in contrast to the 10 still inhabited houses on the island. A must for anybody hiking the islands of Ireland. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1001/comment/20134/
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Where does the Cable Guy go? .. by three5four0   (Show all for Cnoc Bólais )
 
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