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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 14 members. Recently by: Denis_Rusky, TommyV, 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 1411th highest place in Ireland.

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Carranarah  in area East Mayo, Ireland
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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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Carranarah  in area East Mayo, Ireland
Picture: Lough Cullen & Conn with Nephin in the background from the Trig.
Electric Dreams
by TommyV  30 May 2023
Followed the route mentioned by three5four0. The lane appears to be quite overgrown in parts now, but it's actually easy enough to push through. There is an extensive network of electric fencing around here which doesn't make the casual trespasser feel very welcome. I only went to the trig point as the views from here are the best. The summit proper is only a few hundred metres North from here but I didn't feel like crossing another fence. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1038/comment/23967/
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