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Fair Mountain: Spiky forest

Summit Comment simon3 12 hours ago
Fair Mountain has forestry. Not a particularly strange remark for a mountain in Wicklow where much of the uplands are covered in trees. But what makes this place unusual is the almost decorat...

Fair Mountain: Flattish spur south of the Wicklow Gap, cliffy to the north.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 12 hours ago
Park at the Wicklow Gap. Take the more westerly of the two access roads to Turlough Hill reservoir. Continue up this steepish, tarred road for 1.5km which will bring you above Fair Mountain, ...

Broaghnabinnia: Lung bursting ascent of Broaghnabinnia

Summit Comment glencree 19 hours ago
We went up from the Bridia valley, which is an extremely steep ascent and not for anyone prone to vertigo. Although the summit is achieved in a short distance, the climb/scramble requires car...

The mighty Slioch (The Spear)

Track 4889 eamonoc 3 days ago
Climbed the Iconic Slioch from Incheril on a fantastic weather day, following a long walk beside the N bank of the K... walk, Len: 21.4km, Climb: 1912m, Area: Loch Maree to Loch Broom (Britain) Sli||

Carrauntoohil: A Night Climb of Carrauntoohill

Summit Comment JohnFinn a day ago
I set out from Cronin's Yard at 8:30 p.m. on 3rd June and walked up the Hag's Glen and ascended to the ridge of the Reeks via the Zig Zag path (easier to negotiate than the more popular Devil...

Slioch: Tough going above Loch Maree

Summit Comment eamonoc 3 days ago
To climb Slioch, involves a round trip of 21km, with almost 2000m of ascent above Loch Maree, amidst a stunning location.

Tinahely Hill: View from the North East.

Summit Comment simon3 4 days ago
Muskeagh Hill, a view from Ballycumber to the North East.

A very tough outing in Glen Etive

Track 4888 eamonoc 5 days ago
With the prospect of some good weather in Scotland headed up to Glen Etive, having previously climbed Ben Starav a f... walk, Len: 28.5km, Climb: 2901m, Area: Glen Etive to Glen Lochy (Britain) Bei||

Meall nan Eun: Gentle slopes lead to this Munro

Summit Comment eamonoc 4 days ago
Climbed as the last of a tough 4 Munro round in Glen Etive.

Stob Coir'an Albannaich: A fine cliff top Summit in Glen Etive

Summit Comment eamonoc 4 days ago
After Glass Bheinn Mhor, the next port of call was Stob Coir' an Albannaich 1044m climbed from a 738m col seperating both.

Glas Bheinn Mhor: One of Glen Etive's finest

Summit Comment eamonoc 4 days ago
Climbed on a fine weather day in May as part of a tough outing in Glen Etive.

Access via rocky trail

Track 4887 Colin Murphy a week ago
Parking for a couple of cars at start point. Continue N up tarred road, and around a bend, watching for a stony track... walk, Len: 5.7km, Climb: 401m, Area: Benbo, Dartry Mountains (Ireland) Benbo||
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West Cork Mountains Area   NW: Knockboy Subarea
Place count in area: 62, OSI/LPS Maps: 78, 79, 85, 86, 88, 89 
Highest place: Knockboy, 704.8m
Maximum height for area: 704.8 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 685 metres,

Places in area West Cork Mountains:
Cen: Maughanaclea:   Maughanaclea Hills East Top 470mMaughanaclea Hills West Top 452m
Cen: Shehy More:   Shehy More 545.6mShehy More SW Top 446m
E: Clearagh:   Clearagh Hill 287m
E: Currane:   Currane Hill 228m
N Cen: Douce:   Douce Mountain 476mDoughill Mountain 471m
N: Carran:   Barnastooka 497mBealick 537mCarran 604mCarran Far NE Top 561mCarran Far North Top 506mCarran NE Top 555mCarran South Top 567mKnockantooreen 450m
N: Conigar:   Conigar 566mConigar SW Top 566mFoilastookeen 540m
N: Coomataggart:   Carrigalougha 423mCoomataggart 530mCoomataggart SW Top 509mDerrineanig 304mLackabaun 472mMweelin 487m
NE Cen: Carrigarierk:   Carrigarierk 343m
NW: Barraboy:   Barraboy Mountain 460mBarraboy Mountain Far East Top 456mBarraboy Mountain SE Top 409mDerroograne 468mTurners Rock 420m
NW: Knockboy:   Caoinkeen 692.8mCaoinkeen South-East Top 553.5mCoomhola Mountain 472mKnockboy 704.8mKnockboy North Top 651.2mKnockboy South Top 533.3mThe Priest's Leap 519m
NW: Knocknamanagh:   Bird Hill 412mCoomclogherane Top 449mGullaba Hill 603mKnockbrack 440mKnockbrack South Top 458mKnocknamanagh 637mKnocknamanagh NE Top 625m
S Cen: Dunmanway Hills:   Cashloura 296.8mCoolsnaghtig 295.8mInchanadreen 310m
S Cen: Nowen:   Milane Hill 354.4mMullaghmesha 494.3mNowen Hill 535.2mNowen Hill Far West Top 405.2mNowen Hill SW Top 509mPookeen North Top 319m
S: Leap Hills:   Carrigfadda 311.7mKilleigh Hill 229mKnockarudane Hill 169mKnockscagh 195m
S: Skibbereen:   Barryroe Hill 156mLick Hill 158m
W Cen: Knockbreteen:   Knockbreteen 239m
W: Bantry:   Knocknaveagh 282m

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: 704.8m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 85 Grid Reference: W00482 62058
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Longitude: -9.443415, Latitude: 51.80251 , Easting: 100482, Northing: 62059 Prominence: 685m,  Isolation: 0.6km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 500453 562123,   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 West Cork Mountains area and the 107th highest in Ireland. Knockboy is the highest point in county Cork.
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Great views on a fine day .. by el_guapo   (Show all for Knockboy (An Cnoc Buí))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Knockboy (<i>An Cnoc Buí</i>) in area West Cork Mountains, Ireland
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Dash Up In The Dark
by Aidy  22 Aug 2016
On holiday in West Cork, I had taken one day out for hill walking, but after walking Hungry Hill, Coombane and Derryclancy, I reluctantly gave up on the idea of bagging Knockboy later in the day. I was absolutely drenched, and sitting in the car on the Priests Leap road, the pouring rain and cloud completely obscuring the views put me off. It had been so wet that water had even gotten in through my backpack and two heavy duty bin bags, and I was worried about damage to my camera gear. I was annoyed at not reaching Cork's highest point, and a couple of days later, a free evening and good weather saw me driving up the spectacular Priests Leap road again and dashing up to the summit in near darkness. I was glad I did, and it was worth the boggy conditions on my visit for the stunning views. It was fully dark as I made my way down so I had no time for the subsidiary tops nearby, but I'm happy to have a reason to re-visit. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/104/comment/18622/
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