Forth Mountain, Sliabh Fothart 237m hill, Wexford S: Wexford South Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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Wexford Area S: Wexford South Subarea

Place count in area: 14, OSI/LPS Maps: 61, 62, 68, 69, 76, 77, EW-B, EW-B
Highest place:

Slieveboy, 420m
Maximum height for area: 420 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 304 metres,

Places in area Wexford:
N: Bunclody:

Kilmichael Hill 269.3m
N: Bunclody :

Gibbet Hill 315m

Kilcullen Hill 218m

Slieveboy 420m
N: Enniscorthy :

Oulart Hill 179m

Vinegar Hill 116.6m
NE: Wexford East :

Carrigroe Hill 232m

Tara Hill 253m
S: Wexford South:

Bree Hill 179m

Camaross Hill 181m

Forth Mountain 237m
SW: New Ross Hills :

Carrickbyrne Hill 233m

Lacken Hill 193m

Slievecoiltia 268.5m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.

Forth Mountain Hill Sliabh Fothart A name in Irish (Ir. Sliabh Fothart [GE] , 'mountain of the Fothairt') Wexford County in Leinster Province, in Binnion List, White, purple quartzites with slates Bedrock

Height: 237m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 77 Grid Reference: S98082 19204
Place visited by 44 members. Recently by: Oscar-mckinney, Carolyn105, deirdre007, helenw7, Jonesykid, JoHeaney, nickywood, deirdrec, jgfitz, kmicheal, Nakoz, andodenis, TommyMc, jlk, conormcbandon
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Longitude: -6.562465, Latitude: 52.316178 , Easting: 298082, Northing: 119204 Prominence: 172m, Isolation: 11.9km, Has trig pillar
ITM: 698009 619255, GPS IDs, 6 char: FrthMn, 10 char: FrthMntn
Bedrock type: White, purple quartzites with slates, (Shelmaliere Formation)

The summit is named Raven Rock [OS 6 map]. Located in the townlands of Forth Commons, Bargy Commons and Shelmaliere Commons. The Fothairt were an early people of S.E. Ireland. They also gave their name to the barony of Forth. Forth Mountain is the 1318th highest place in Ireland. Forth Mountain is the most southerly summit in the Wexford area.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1013/

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Holding Forth over the Wexford Coast .. by group (Show all for Forth Mountain (Sliabh Fothart))

Forth Mountain lies a few kilometres SW of Wexfor .. by wicklore (Show all for Forth Mountain (Sliabh Fothart))

The dogs name is Buddy and yes he is very friendl .. by Unes79 (Show all for Forth Mountain (Sliabh Fothart))

Forth on the Fourth .. by eamonoc (Show all for Forth Mountain (Sliabh Fothart))

New locked gate and No Trespass signage .. by TommyMc (Show all for Forth Mountain (Sliabh Fothart))

MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Forth Mountain (<i>Sliabh Fothart</i>) in area Wexford, Ireland

Picture: Carrigfoyle Lough

Access issues to dull top, beautiful trail nearby.

by Colin Murphy 11 Sep 2023

There are access issues with this hill (Forth 'Mountain' definitely a misnomer) from both the east and north. There is actually a drivable road from the north, which you access according to Google Maps but in fact has multiple red 'Private Road' and 'No entry' signs all over the place. The other trail to the SE is similarly adorned. However, if you don't mind a longer walk, there is an official hiking trail at the Forth Mountain Pennylands car park at S97172 18074 star

C, about 2.5km to the SW. Proceed up the trail for 600m, turn right and continue for another 1.7km to reach the rock outcrop that marks the highpoint, which is surrounded by transmitters/buildings and farm structures. While in the area make sure you take the time to do the short Carrigfoyle Lough Loop about 1km north of Forth. Starting at the car park at S98615 20129 star

D, follow the waymarked track as it loops around a long-disused quarry that filled up naturally with water many years ago to form a stunning little lough surrounded by woodland. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1013/comment/24030/

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		Some mapping: Open Street Map (Various variations used.)	British summit data courtesy: Database of British & Irish Hills (Creative Commons Licence)
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