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Inishowen Area , NW: Urris Subarea
Feature count in area: 27, by county: Donegal: 27, Derry: 1, of which 1 is in both Derry and Donegal, OSI/LPS Maps: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
Highest Place: Slieve Snaght 614.6m

Starting Places (43) in area Inishowen:
Adderville Upper, Barnes Bend, Bunacrick, Butlers Bridge, Carnaghan Presbyterian Church, Castruse Upper, Craignacoolagh, Craignamuck, Croaghglengad West, Crockavishane South, Diarmuid and Gráinne's Bed, Doherty's Dún, Dunree Bay Carpark, EEl Hole, Effishmore Upper, Evishbreedy Bridge, Five Fingers Strand, Gap of Mamore Grotto, Gap of Mamore Road, Gap of Mamore Viewpoint, Glack, Glasmullan, Golan Bridge Track, Goorey Hill, Grania's Gap, Gransha Árd, Green Hill, Leamacrossan Hill East, Lisfannon Beach, Lough Shivnagh, Lough Turk North, Magilligan Point View, Meenabroagh, Meenyollan River, Moor House, Mullagh, Pincher's Corner, Rashenny, Roosky Upper, Rowantree Hill, St Michael's Church, Stroove Beach, Tullagh Beach

Summits & other features in area Inishowen:
Cen: Slieve Snaght: Damph 420m, Slieve Main 514m, Slieve Snaght 614.6m
N: Malin: Croaghglengad 259m, Crockalough 282m, Soldiers hill 174m
NE: North East Inishowen: Crockavishane 322m, Crocknasmug 327.5m, Grinlieve 371m
NW: Urris: Binnion 250m, Bulbin 494m, Coolcross Hill 291m, Croaghcarragh 400m, Crockmain 460m, Dunaff Hill 230m, Mamore Hill 423m, Raghtin More 502m, Slievekeeragh 389m, Urris Hills 417m
S: Iskaheen: Crockglass 397m, Eskaheen Mountain 418m, Greenan Mountain 241m, Holywell Hill 260m, Inch Top 222m, Leamacrossan Hill 392m, Mouldy Hill 312m, Scalp Mountain 484m

Note: this list of places may include island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Binnion, 250m Hill Cnoc an Bhinnín A name in Irish,
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(Ir. Cnoc an Bhinnín [CMcG] , 'hill of the little peak')., Donegal County in Ulster province, in Binnion Lists, Binnion is the 1288th highest place in Ireland.
Grid Reference C36924 48921, OS 1:50k mapsheet 3
Place visited by: 47 members, recently by: bowler, Oscar-mckinney, Kirsty, Carolyn105, ucampbell, Jim_Brady, eamonoc, jlk, Meenat, Claybird007, markmjcampion, Hoverla, trostanite, Mandy, torbreck
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Longitude: -7.419686, Latitude: 55.2858, Easting: 236924, Northing: 448921, Prominence: 195m,  Isolation: 4km
ITM: 636865 948899
Bedrock type: Whitish quartzite with pebble beds, (Slieve Tooey Quartzite Formation)
Notes on name: It is likely that the name of this hill was simply An Binnín and that the name Cnoc an Bhinnín arose from the need to distinguish the hill from the townland of the same name.
  Short or GPS IDs, 6 char: Binion, 10 char: Binnion

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Picture: pollan bay from binnion
A short walk in Inishowen
by three5four0 18 Jun 2010
The minor road, to the south of Binnion, has had some road works carried out on it recently. The upshot being, it is possible to park a car on the verge and leave the road clear, at around A (C376 476).

From here walk up hill to the track beside the cottage at B (C375 479), mentioned by eflanaga, and follow this to a fork, either one brings you out onto the open hillside. And if you bring a carrot, the friendly horse in the field, at the fork, would appreciated! From here follow the track up hill (faint if you have taken the right fork) into the gap, where the track is clear and easy to follow. Just as the track swings left there is a minor ring contour, on your right, topped by a cairn at C (C374 491), which is worth climbing up to for the view of Pollan Bay (see attached photo).

Pass a fork and shortly after, leave the track and climb to the summit, again with expansive views over Tullagh Bay and Rockstown Harbour to Dunaff Hill. Which we had climbed earlier in the day. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/1003/comment/5883/
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Picture: Looking SW to Raghtin More from Binnion summit cairn
A hill to be enjoyed
by Harry Goodman 17 Aug 2011
I climbed Binnion on Fri 5 August after a short walk up and down nearby Coolcross Hill. I followed eflanaga's excellent route, parking just off road at D (C37584 47958). As far as a description of the walk is concerned I could not add significantly to what has already been said other than to commend it to anyone wishing to climb this hill. On setting out the low escarpment directly ahead does not prepare you for the sheer delight to be found in walking this winding route mostly on a good and well defined hill track with frequent opportunities to take in an ever changing panorama. Once at the summit area I was surprised to find that the fine cylindrical cairn (still adorned with its metal post!) is not, in my opinion, actually standing on the highest point. This is in fact reserved for a lesser cairn of stones some 30/40 metres to the NE (see photo). Although you could be up and down Binnion in something under 1 hour 30 minutes this is not a hill for a quick ascent, this is a hill to be enjoyed, so allow time just to potter about. I spent just under two hours on the hill with many stops and diversions to appreciate the beautiful scenery all around me. A walk of some 5.5km. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/1003/comment/6484/
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Mullagh hill walk
by Mandy 22 Aug 2020
In the townland of Clonmany Co Donegal 1 mile outside Ballyliffin at 55.E (C280 791), -7.F (C402 445) park your car at the Y junction & get your gear on.
The dirt track leading off the road is about 1Km long and a great warm up, it leads to an old town called Mullagh (no one lives their). Once at Mullagh town go through the two pillars and enter the hill, follow the markers leading up to the right and then at the top of the hill 100 meters turn left that will take you to the Christian Mass rock while following the markers at the mass rock you views will be of Pollan beach, The Isle of Doagh it’s a sheltered area.
Turn back on yourself along the markers for about 100 meters, you should now be facing the main hill cross the small bog onto the heather and follow the markers to the old cart track that winds its way up the hill until a view of Malin Hd and Glashedy Island comes into view. This is another great spot for a reflection.
Head round to the left following the track and markers about 1 mile you will come to a Y take the right track and head for the summit, it has many good views westward to Fanad and East to Malin Head and on a good day the Scottish islands you are encouraged by locals to add stones to the cairns on top of the hill.
Head back to the Y and turn right to complete your loop follow the markers down the hill at the bottom the marker will point sharp left follow the markers along the old wall to arrive back at the bottom of the old cart track then join the trail to take you back to the start from where you came.
This is a more rugged and historical trail then the other routes as it takes in the Mass rock, Mullagh town & the stone walls on the hill. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/1003/comment/20862/
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Tullagh Bay and Rockstown Harbour
by Jim_Brady 1 May 2024
followed eejaymm's initial parking directions for Annagh except I didn 't take the lane beyond the fence and opted for a direct assaultafter parking at the dead end down to the left of his parking place. Climbed on 4/20 and scrambled my way thru ankle deep and knee deep heather . At one point I put my selfie stick down to photograph some lichen and I walked on without the stick. Took me an hour to summit after multiple rests. After an hour on top enjoying the magnificent views on a glorious sunny day I considered following the track down but after 15 minutes on it I backtracked as I thought it was taking me too far off course for my car, Scrambled down the way I came up and looked for my selfie stick which I didn't find. But amazingly there was another selfie stick standing up out the grass. So I took it, if the original owner would like it back . Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/1003/comment/24188/
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eflanaga on Binnion
by eflanaga 19 May 2009
Binnion may be small in stature - it weighs in at a paltry 250m but it punches way above its height in terms of the scenery to be enjoyed from the rocky summit area. It is possible to attack the summit from any of the three tracks shown on the OS Map (two of which peter out after a short distance). I took the first track heading north along the side of a house and cottage at IG (C37585 47987). Keep left and pass through a silver metal gate. You can follow the obvious track to it's conclusion, then make immediately east for about 100m to join the main track to the top, or cross boggy ground and make straight for the obvious gap where you will pick up the main track at this point. There is a fork shortly after you turn around the back of the hill IH (C37282 49097) with one section making a beeline straight for the summit, while the other runs WSW before turning back to approach the top from the south. I took the latter on the ascent and the former on the descent. The views from the summit, which is marked by a cylindrical cairn with a metal pole (? ariel) protruding from it's centre, are incredible. These can be enhanced by moving to the smaller cairns dotted across the summit in order to see what lurks immediately beneath Binnion's northern cliffs. Raghtin More, Crockmain, The Urris Hills, Slieve Snaght, Slieve Main and the smaller Coolcross Hill above Ballyliffin itself are all visible on the inland side while the vast expanse of the Atlantic, with the headlands at Dunaff, Malin & Doagh Island together with the tiny Glashedy Island catch the eye seaward. There is a Spot Height II (C37416 49191) (which is passed at the gap) blocking the view directly into Pollan Bay but it only takes a minute on the descent to reach the cairn at it's top for unimpeeded views down and across the bay towards Doagh Castle and beyond to the Malin end of the peninsula. There is a wall (breached in many places) along the precipitous northern flank of Binnion (presumably to deter sheep from tumbling into the sea) and a significant number of what appear to be 'wind-breaks', constructed of rocks which are plentiful hereabouts, dotted around the hill. Having done a 12k circuit of Doagh Island a few hours earlier with my wife, this walk was meant only as a filler. I felt the need to climb a hill even if it was only a small one. But what a reward for limited effort - thoroughly enjoyable with a magnificent rainbow appearing to link Ballylifin and Doagh Castle, thrown in for good measure. I can't promise the rainbow but if you are in Ballyliffin on a reasonably good day weatherwise, and have an hour or two to spare then saunter up to the top of Binnion - you won't be disappointed! Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/1003/comment/3773/
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