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Glenmalure zig-zags route closed.

Forum: General simon3 a day ago
Very bad news here about an assault on a sheepfarmer, favourably disposed to hillwalkers but not dogs on his land. An Agreed Access Route has been closed as a result. https://wicklownews.net/...

Bweengduff: The Shiddy Way?

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 5 days ago
This isn't a particularly interesting hill, although after a prolonged rainy period, I did see multiple gushing streams on my walk, some of them having flooded sections of the forest track. T...

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Track 4830 billbaggins a week ago
Parked at the Ski Centre, NO 141 775. Cycled down to parking spot at NO 131 757 and began hiking. Reached A93 at ... walk, Len: 24.6km, Climb: 1296m, Area: Creag Leacach SW Top, Braemar to Montro|...

Bweengduff: A good forest road to access this summit

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 6 days ago
Park at a forest entrance W46444 88741, room for 5 cars. Follow the track into the forest , along the Duhallow way, taking the second left, then the first right, then second left then first r...

Seefin East Top: An easy bog trot.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 6 days ago
This is an easy walk starting from the large carpark at W34900 86100 and following the track (which is show as part of the Dulhallow way on the Discovery map) past bog works and the access ro...

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walk, Len: 4.5km, Climb: 94m, Area: East Clare (Ireland) ||

Seefin: An easy road with distant balcony views but nearby clutter

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 6 days ago
This is an easy walk starting from the large carpark at W34900 86100 and following the track (which is show as part of the Dulhallow way on the Discovery map) past bog works along the access ...

Carrigshouk: Lovely loop

Summit Comment 500plusclub 3 days ago
Lovely loop up one side and down the other . On a clear day you have a great view north and south.

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East Mayo Area   N: Foxford Hills Subarea
Place count in area: 15, OSI/LPS Maps: 23, 24, 31, 32 
Highest place: Nephin, 806m
Maximum height for area: 806 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 778 metres,

Places in area East Mayo:
E: Charlestown Hills:   Knock Hill 213mMullaghanoe 234m
N: Foxford Hills:   Carranarah 197mGortnadrehy 143m
NW: Nephin:   Cuilkillew 130mNephin 806mTristia 322m
NW: Pontoon Hills:   Crucknaree 297mFarbreiga 395mKnockaglana 154m
S: Kiltimagh Hills:   Rush Hill 197mSlieve Carn 262m
W: Croaghmoyle:   Burren 396mCroaghmoyle 430mMuckanagh Hill 220m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Carranarah Hill Mayo County in Connacht Province, in Binnion List, Megacrystic granodiorite, foliated Bedrock

Height: 197m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 31 Grid Reference: G28600 02900
Place visited by 12 members. Recently by: Tomaquinas, eamonoc, markmjcampion, conormcbandon, Garmin, FilHil, chalky, Fergalh, sandman, glenlecky, three5four0, paddyhillsbagger
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Longitude: -9.088789, Latitude: 53.970541 , Easting: 128600, Northing: 302900 Prominence: 152m,  Isolation: 5.6km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 528565 802910,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Crnrh, 10 char: Carranarah
Bedrock type: Megacrystic granodiorite, foliated, (Slieve Gamph Igneous Complex, megacrystic)

The hill of Carranarah, which, immediately behind the town of Foxford, rises to a height of 600 feet above the lough - the winter level of the lough itself being 42 feet - commands a good view of Loughs Cullin and Conn, and of the mountains lying around its northern shores, and generally of the poor, wretchedly- cultivated, but romantic country lying around Foxford. (James Fraser, Hand Book for Travellers in Ireland, 1844) This peak is named Curanary on Bald’s Map of Mayo (1830). The name Carranarah is marked on the 25” to the mile map, but there is no indication of any monuments. Any information on the origin of the name would be welcome.   Carranarah is the 1405th highest place in Ireland.
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Picture: Carranarah summit view		  
paddyhillsbagger on Carranarah, 2009
by paddyhillsbagger  4 Oct 2009
A small hill with lovely views over Lough Cullin and Lough Conn to the bulk of Nephin. I took a small road out of Foxford and parked at 281 023 starA. I walked straight on where the road ended and turned into a rough track. I took a left turn at the end of the forest and followed it's edge to the rough boggy ground beyond. The trig point is visible from the forest end and I made for it and was rewarded by the fine views mentioned before. The OS map has the summit higher than the trig so I made a beeline for a rocky outcrop that looked higher disturbing Snipe and Golden Plover in the process. Lough Muck is laid below from this side of the hill. There is also a large cross on a lower promontory which I declined to visit. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1038/comment/4177/
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A short walk for the morning after the night before
by three5four0  15 Jul 2010
There is space for several cars at G278029 starB, just off the minor road and on a forestry track. Walked to the end of the road, which turns into a lane. At G280022 starC, crossed a small wall into a field, turned left and walked up hill, crossing a couple of fences on the way. The last being electrified, quickly gained the Trig Point and then the summit a few minutes later, disturbing a small herd of goats on the way there. Like Farbreiga, Carranarah gives a lot for little effort, with the two loughs of Conn & Cullin stealing the show on the view front. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1038/comment/5947/
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