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Pentre Newydd Hill: For list tickers only !

Summit Comment Fergalh 8 hours ago
Parked at Trecwn and walked up Barham road until right of way than after a short while crossed fields to east to reach unmarked summit in pasture

Moelfre: That Hill name again.....

Summit Comment Fergalh 8 hours ago
Parked at entrance to wind farm to south followed track past turbines to corner of field which is the highest point. Unmarked summit. This is one of eleven hills called Moelfre in Wales I have cli...

Rhos Ymryson: Short walk to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 8 hours ago
Parked at gate on B4338 quick walk up track which runs parrell to right of way but easier to get up to summit which is an unmarked summit beside the concrete water reservoir

Pen y Fan: Not as high as the other hill with the same name !

Summit Comment Fergalh 8 hours ago
Park at caravan park to south West .Long but pleasant cliff walk up from caravan park....nice views of cliffs...Summit marked by a trig pillar

Garn Fawr: Short walk to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 8 hours ago
If you are early for ferry at Fishguard head West and park at car park to east....Short walk up to rocky summit with trig pillar

Carn Llidi: Short walk to summit with wonderful sea views

Summit Comment Fergalh 9 hours ago
Park down at the wonderful Whitesands Bay and follow the track along cliff edge before heading east to obvious rocky summit. Pick your time well this is a popular beach

Pen Bwlch y Ddeuwynt: Short walk to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
From Tyle Gawr a small drop to col and a small ascent leads to this summit marked by a white trig pillar. Now for the long walk back to quarry over Foel Fraith and Gareg Lwyd

Tyle Garw: Steep drop to start with followed by a river crossing

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
A steep drop of over 300 metres to the south east from Gareg Las leads to a river crossing and the first of two tops in quick succession. This is an unmarked summit

Garreg Las [Twyn Swnd]: Long walk to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
From Foel Fraith there is a sharp drop of over 100 metres and than another 100 meyres ascent. This is a long walk to the North East and the summit is marked by a large cairn

Foel Fraith: Grassy walk at height

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
From Cefn y Cylchau head south down to col and than a short sharp ascent to the summit marked by some small stones.

Cefn y Cylchau: Long walk to summit over grass

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
Parked at quarry to west and followed cliff edge east. First of long walk for six summits Cefn y Cylchau & Foel Fraith & Gareg Las (Twyn-swnd) & Tyle Garw & Pen Bwlch y Ddeuwynt & Garreg Lwyd (Moe...

Dudwell Mountain: No short trousers on this one Gorse Fest !

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
Parked near T Junction to South West and followed track for a while than fences and gorse. Not easy access to summit marked by trig pillar. Legs still sore from gorse the day afterwards
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Shehy/Knockboy Area
Place count in area: 62, OSI/LPS Maps: 78, 79, 85, 86, 88, 89 
Highest place: Knockboy, 706m
Maximum height for area: 706 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 685 metres,

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Knockboy Mountain An Cnoc Buí A name in Irish
(Ir. An Cnoc Buí [OSI], 'yellow/golden hill') County Highpoint of Cork and in Cork/ Kerry Counties in Munster Province, in County Highpoint, Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Purple & green sandstone & siltstone Bedrock

Height: 706m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 85 Grid Reference: W00480 62060
Place visited by 327 members. Recently by: No1Grumbler, stuartdonaldson, roops, tfm9, Louise.Nolan, Brendanbarrett, dregish, LorraineG60, MichaelG55, AlisonM, deccarroll85, Jimbo70, nolo, J_Murray, Patrickdoyle
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Longitude: -9.443414, Latitude: 51.802466 , Easting: 100480, Northing: 62060 Prominence: 685m,  Isolation: 0.6km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 500453 562118,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Knckby, 10 char: Knockboy
Bedrock type: Purple & green sandstone & siltstone, (Caha Mountain Formation)

Knockboy is the highest point in Co. Cork, although its summit is shared with Co. Kerry. It is less spectacular than some of the hills further west, such as Hungry Hill. It is perhaps a surprise that Cork's highest point is lower than Mount Leinster on the boundary between Carlow and Wexford, two counties which are hardly known for their mountains. All of this goes to show that ruggedness and height do not always go hand in hand. This peak, or at least one in this vicinity, was marked as Seebwee on the Grand Jury Map of Co. Cork in 1811. Since an adjective such as buí, ‘yellow, golden’, is rarely combined with suí, ‘seat’, one must consider other possibilities. Suí is most usually followed by a personal name in the genitive, often of a mythical character, e.g. Suí Finn, ‘Fionn’s seat’, a recurring mountain name. It is, therefore, likely that the original name was Suí Baoi, ‘seat of Baoi’, referring to a pagan goddess, who is also remembered in Oileán Baoi, the Irish name of Dursey Island (which see), and Dún Baoi / Dunboy, the ancestral seat of the O’Sullivan Beare clan near Castletown Berehaven. and strongly connected with the Beara Peninsula. Baoi may be another name for the mythical Cailleach Bhéirre (Hag of Beara). In medieval texts Baoi seems to denote the SW part of the Beara Peninsula (but perhaps more than just Dursey Island alone). The modern form of the hill-name An Cnoc Buí is probably a rather banal re-interpretation of an ancient name with divine resonance. If so, there is no need to search for shades of yellow in the landscape to account for the name.   Knockboy is the highest mountain in the Shehy/Knockboy area and the 106th highest in Ireland. Knockboy is the highest point in county Cork.
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Don't be put off by the drive! .. by paulocon   (Show all for Knockboy)
 
Cnoc Bui from Nambrackdearg/Borlin .. by wellaway1   (Show all for Knockboy)
 
Great Views from the Top of Cork .. by SpiritOf84   (Show all for Knockboy)
 
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Picture: Summit as seen from Lough Boy		  
Cork's highest not a hillwalking high point
by Colin Murphy  17 May 2016
Knockboy was something of a disappointment, I have to say, it being the highest point in Cork and all that. I found it an unremarkable summit in terms of terrain or aspect, although it does provide some good panoramas from the summit. Having done Knockboy South Top on a previous walk, also on a warm summer's day, I have the impression that the area is permanently boggy whatever the weather. Anyway, the drive up Ireland's scariest road to Priest's Leap makes the journey worthwhile in itself! Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/104/comment/18533/
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Dash Up In The Dark .. by Aidy   (Show all for Knockboy)
 
The start of a CHP Challenge .. by paddyobpc   (Show all for Knockboy)
 
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