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Inishturk (1) 189.3m,
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Pentre Newydd Hill: For list tickers only !

Summit Comment Fergalh 14 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 15 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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Mayo Islands Area
Place count in area: 101, OSI/LPS Maps: 22, 23, 24, 30, 31, 37, 38, CBE, CBW, MSW 
Highest place: Inishturk, 189.3m

Places in area Mayo Islands:
An Teach Beag 84mAn tOighean 78mAnnagh Island (2) 23mAnnagh Island (1) 14mBallybeg 5mBarranagh Island 7mBartragh Island 26mBills Rocks 5mBlack Rock (3) 71mCaher Island 5mCalf Island (2) 25mCarraig na Faola 45mCarrickawilt 9mCarrickmoylenacurhoga 10mCarricknaglamph 16mCarricknaweelion 20mCarrigee 11mClynish 42mCollan Beg 25mCollan More 46mCone Island South 15mCrovinish 23mDerrinish 21mDorinish Beg 15mDorinish More 25mDún Briste 50mDuvillaun Beg 14mDuvillaun Mór 60mEagle Island 55mErris Head Island 55mFinnaun Island 5mFreaghillan East 13mFreaghillan West 19mFrehil Island 17mGaghta Island 8mGovern island 10mHeath Island 5mHorse Island (2) 25mIllanambraher 25mIllanataggart 28mIllanballa 5mIllancroagh 8mIllanmaw 15mIllannaconney 13mInishaghoo 14mInishbee 29mInishbiggle 34mInishbollog 18mInishcannon 25mInishcarrick 21mInishcooa 27mInishcoragh 24mInishcorky 14mInishcuill 26mInishdaff 31mInishdalla 5mInishdasky 31mInishdaugh 23mInishdeashbeg 15mInishdeashmore 19mInishdegil Beg 12mInishdegil More 32mInishdoonver 26mInisheeny 22mInisherkin 30mInishfesh 26mInishgallon 45mInishglora 22mInishgort (1) 29mInishgowla 28mInishgowla South 21mInishilra 18mInishimmel 15mInishkea North 24mInishkee 26mInishlaghan 5mInishlaughil 43mInishleague 27mInishlyre 26mInishmolt 16mInishnacross 36mInishoo 29mInishquirk 44mInishraher 33mInishturk (1) 189.3mInishturkbeg 51mInniscottle Island 26mIsland More 42mKid Island 86mKnocknaskea (Inishkea South) 72mLeamareha 7mMoynish More 37mNo Name Island 8mPig Island (1) 55mRoeillaun (1) 30mRosbarnagh Island 37mRosmore Island 28mRossnafinna Island 5mRusheen Island 9mShanvallybeg 20mStags of Broadhaven South 94m

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Inishturk (1) Hill Inis Toirc (1) A name in Irish
(Ir. Inis Toirc [logainm.ie], 'island of the boar') Mayo County in Connacht Province, in Binnion, Irish Islands Lists, Mudrock, sandstone, tuff Bedrock

Reachable "On Foot " Y
Height: 189.3m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L60575 75196
Place visited by 42 members. Recently by: justynagru, Aongus, mdoc1969, jlk, paulbrown, TommyV, Niamhq, markmjcampion, bryanjbarry, scapania, Michaeljnr, DavidWalsh, Onzy, shaygo, Sloane
Island visited by 50 members.
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Longitude: -10.112217, Latitude: 53.707958 , Easting: 60576, Northing: 275196 Prominence: 189.28m,  Isolation: 12.7km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 460556 775213,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Inshtr, 10 char: Inishturk
Bedrock type: Mudrock, sandstone, tuff, (Sheeffry Formation)

The highest point on Inishturk is in the townland of Mountain Common. The peak is unnamed on the OS 6 map, though the names Knockleckan and Knocknagormore appear to the west near the coast.   Inishturk is the highest hill in the Mayo Islands area and the 1413th highest in Ireland.
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A little-visited outpost .. by lennyantonelli   (Show all for Inishturk)
 
Mountain Common on 2.3.2012 .. by FilHil   (Show all for Inishturk)
 
Your ferry awaits! .. by paddyhillsbagger   (Show all for Inishturk)
 
Art beside lake, col and hill. .. by simon3   (Show all for Inishturk)
 
Off-the-beaten-track .. by Damian120   (Show all for Inishturk)
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Inishturk in area Mayo Islands, Ireland
Picture: The rocky coast east.		  
Summit views from island of the boar.
by simon3  7 Jul 2014
The natural views from the top are superb such as this looking east into Clew Bay. Central skyline has Croagh Patrick. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1041/comment/17540/
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