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Feature count in area: 15, all in Mayo,
OSI/LPS Maps: 23, 24, 31, 32
Highest Place: Nephin 806m
Starting Places (13) in area East Mayo: Bellanaderg Bridge, Cloondaff Church, Cuilkillew S, Glasheens River, Gortnadrehy South, Gortnadrehy West, L5709 Lugnamannaun River, Lough Ben, Loughanaveeny, Nephin CP Fiddaunduff, Nephin CP Forest Road, R312 Boghadoon, R312 Prughlish
Summits & other features in area East Mayo: E: Charlestown Hills: Knock Hill 213m, Mullaghanoe 234m N: Foxford Hills: Carranarah 197m, Gortnadrehy 143m NW: Nephin: Cuilkillew 130m, Nephin 806m, Tristia 322m NW: Pontoon Hills: Crucknaree 297m, Farbreiga 395m, Knockaglana 154m S: Kiltimagh Hills: Rush Hill 197m, Slieve Carn 262m W: Croaghmoyle: Burren 396m, Croaghmoyle 430m, Muckanagh Hill 220m
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islands as such.
Carranarah, 197mHill
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, Mayo County in Connacht province, in Binnion Lists, Carranarah is the 1410th highest place in Ireland.
Grid Reference G28600 02900,
OS 1:50k mapsheet 31 Place visited by: 14members, 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 Bedrock type: Megacrystic granodiorite, foliated, (Slieve Gamph Igneous Complex, megacrystic) Notes on name: 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.
Short or GPS IDs, 6 char: Crnrh, 10 char: Carranarah Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1038/
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Add a Place Comment for Carranarah (1038) in Area: East Mayo, N: Foxford Hills, County: Mayo, N: Foxford Hills
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 A (G281 023). 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: 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 B (G278 029), just off the minor road and on a forestry track. Walked to the end of the road, which turns into a lane. At C (G280 022), 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: mountainviews.ie/summit/1038/comment/5947/
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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: mountainviews.ie/summit/1038/comment/23967/
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