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Keadeen Mountain: A worthwhile climb.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 5 days ago
The Slieveragh route, SE. Start from along the road from the car park for 2.5k to S985895. Follow the southern edge of the forest up W over Slievereagh (531m) and then SW for some 300m before...

Gearhane: The west side of Derrymore Glen

Summit Comment Bunsen7 a week ago
Just a picture of Gearhane from Caherconree to the south. My next visit here will use Derrymore Glen for approach and return, looping up to Gearhane after reaching the lake, round to Baurtreg...

Mullaghanish North-East Top

Track 4701 caiomhin a week ago
walk, Len: 7.5km, Climb: 604m, Area: Mullach an Ois (mullach thoir thuaidh), De...

Knockmore: Will you meet me on Clare Island.

Summit Comment TommyV a week ago
Of all the islands in Ireland that you need a boat to actually get to, Clare Island boasts the highest point in Knockmnore. We decided to do a loop of the island heading West along the main r...

Beenbo: Glaciated valley to east

Summit Comment Bunsen7 a week ago
It would be great if access to the north of Beenbo could be agreed as a lovely loop walk taking in Glennahoo (Gleann na hUamha -valley of the cave) and back down to An Baile Dubh would be pos...

Garravagh North Top: Fun jaggies and brambles

Summit Comment Carolyn105 4 days ago
Parked up a lane marked in picture. Owner of house at the end of the lane was happy to let us park. Said her neighbour wasn't. Easy enough to the top

Slieve League SE Top: Majestic Scenery

Summit Comment Damian120 a week ago
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Dunquin Loop

Track 4700 Onzy 2 weeks ago
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Kilpaddoge Hill: Short trek to summit from Track

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
Drove on narrow road to North East of this hill and parked near gate. Crossed this gate and through two fields to summit beside fence. The communications mast is a little lower to the west. E...

Samphire Island: 1 Km walk from free Car park at begining of pier

Island Comment Fergalh a week ago
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Track 4702 caiomhin a week ago
walk, Len: 16.3km, Climb: 903m, Area: Tomies Mountain North Top, Purple Mountai...

Capel Island: Small island off the Cork coast, seldom visited.

Island Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 2 weeks ago
This is a view of the island from Ballycotton Island. The island is to the right of the picture in the middleground.
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Mayo Islands Area
Place count in area: 102, 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 (central) 97mStags 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

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Height: 189.3m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L60575 75196
Place visited by 48 members. Recently by: Fergalh, Tifred, tphase, philmchale, gerrym, rgctobin, justynagru, Aongus, mdoc1969, jlk, paulbrown, TommyV, Niamhq, markmjcampion, bryanjbarry
Island visited by 57 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 1415th highest in Ireland. Inishturk is the most southerly summit in the Mayo Islands area and also the most westerly.
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A little-visited outpost .. by lennyantonelli   (Show all for Inishturk (Inis Toirc))
 
Mountain Common on 2.3.2012 .. by FilHil   (Show all for Inishturk (Inis Toirc))
 
Your ferry awaits! .. by paddyhillsbagger   (Show all for Inishturk (Inis Toirc))
 
Art beside lake, col and hill. .. by simon3   (Show all for Inishturk (Inis Toirc))
 
Off-the-beaten-track .. by Damian120   (Show all for Inishturk (Inis Toirc))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Inishturk (<i>Inis Toirc</i>) 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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