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Tonduff: Some nice views, but unexciting summit

Summit Comment michaelseaver 9 hours ago
Climbed Tonduff as part of circuit that included War Hill and Djouce. Parked in Crone Woods and followed the forest paths towards Maulin, then cut across a boggy path to Tonduff East Top and Tondu...

Slieve Carn: Working Bog and Wind Farm

Summit Comment TommyV 9 hours ago
Having read the comments about the approach from the East side, I followed a warren of roads on the West side of the hill and ended up parking at M29230 89101. From here I followed the approach me...

Carranarah: Electric Dreams

Summit Comment TommyV 10 hours ago
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 a...

Bockagh Hill: Short but Hard Bag.

Summit Comment TommyV 10 hours ago
Took the approach mentioned by Fergalh. There is room to squeeze a car at the mast. Then head North up the road for a few hundred metres looking for the summit cross on the left. Once you see it, ...

Mullaghanoe: Forest harvesting and mast compound

Summit Comment TommyV 10 hours ago
The route already mentioned seems to be the only logical way to approach this very bland hill. I drove as far as far as a forest barrier and even though it was open I still decided to walk from he...

Benbo: A small but interesting Hill

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a day ago
Park at G860366, forestry entrance gate. Walk NE for about 200 metres and as the road swings left look for an entrance on to a muddy lane bounded on each side by a corrugated iron sheet. As o...

Access via rocky trail

Track 4887 Colin Murphy a day 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||

Lackagh Mountain: Access via windfarm

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a day ago
One approach - and probably the easiest - is via Tullynamoyle Windfarm. There is parking for multiple cars at G90716 30170, although the road up to here is just barely driveable and care is n...

Inishbofin: Wonderful island worth a visit

Island Comment Fergalh a day ago
Wonderful island to visit but it has a curious highpoint a soccer pitch ! Two impressive beaches consisting of one beautiful sandy material and one impressive stony material .Combined with a ...

Windfarm eases access

Track 4886 Colin Murphy a day ago
Approaching from Belhavel Lough, Google Maps directed me up a badly deteriorated road – only drivable with care t... walk, Len: 9.2km, Climb: 532m, Area: Lackagh Mountain, Dartry Mountains (Irela|...

Inishinny: Check tide for gentle stroll to island

Island Comment Fergalh a day ago
Parked at 714176 with permission from farmer and walked to island over sandy area as the tide was out. Two more or less equal lumps on island although the western one appears to be the highes...

Illanngall: Short walk to summit

Island Comment Fergalh a day ago
From Eighter Island cross to island at sandy and rocky narrow isthmus when the tide is out. A short walk will lead to high point marked with a few small stones. Great views of Ballagh Rock Li...
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Wicklow Area   NW: Mullaghcleevaun Subarea
Place count in area: 115, OSI/LPS Maps: 28B, 55, 56, 61, 62, AWW, EW-DM, EW-LG, EW-WE, EW-WS 
Highest place: Lugnaquilla, 924.7m
Maximum height for area: 924.7 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 905 metres,

Places in area Wicklow:
Cen: Glendalough North:   Brockagh Mountain 556.9mBrockagh Mountain NW Top 549.5mBrockagh Mountain SE Top 471.7mCamaderry East Top 677.3mCamaderry Mountain 698.6mConavalla 734mTomaneena 682.4m
Cen: Glendalough South:   Carriglineen Mountain 456.6mCullentragh Mountain 510mDerrybawn Mountain 476.1mKirikee Mountain 474.5mLugduff 653.2mLugduff SE Top 638mMullacor 660.7mTrooperstown Hill 430m
N Cen: Tonelagee:   Carrignagunneen 561mFair Mountain 571.2mStoney Top 713.7mTonelagee 815.8mTonelagee E Top 668mTonelagee South-East Top 545.8m
NE: Bray & Kilmacanogue:   Bray Head Hill 238.9mCarrigoona Commons East 242mDowns Hill 372.9mGreat Sugar Loaf 501.2mLittle Sugar Loaf 342.4m
NE: Djouce:   Djouce 725.5mKnockree 342.1mMaulin 570mTonduff 642mTonduff East Top 593mWar Hill 684.8mWhite Hill 631.1m
NE: Fancy:   Ballinafunshoge 480mKanturk 527.4mKnocknacloghoge 532.4mLuggala 593.3mRobber's Pass Hill 508.9mScarr 640mScarr North-West Top 559.8mSleamaine 430m
NE: Vartry:   Ballinacorbeg 336mBallycurry 301mDunranhill 342mMount Kennedy 365.9m
NW: Blessington:   Carrigleitrim 408mLugnagun 446.2mSlieveroe 332mSorrel Hill 599.5m
NW: Mullaghcleevaun:   Black Hill 602.2mCarrigshouk 572.5mCarrigvore 682.4mDuff Hill 720.8mGravale 719mMoanbane 703mMullaghcleevaun 846.7mMullaghcleevaun East Top 796mSilsean 698m
S: Aughrim Hills:   Cushbawn 400mKilleagh 249mMoneyteige North 427mPreban Hill 389m
S: Croaghanmoira:   Ballinacor Mountain 529.3mBallycurragh Hill 536mBallyteige 447mCarrickashane Mountain 508mCroaghanmoira 662.3mCroaghanmoira North Top 579.5mFananierin 426mSlieve Maan 547.8mSlieve Maan North Top 546.1m
S: Croghan Kinsella:   Annagh Hill 454mCroghan Kinsella 606mCroghan Kinsella East Top 562.1mSlievefoore 414m
S: Shillelagh Hills:   Lakeen 357mMonaughrim 206mSeskin 344mStookeen 420m
S: Tinahely Hills:   Ballycumber Hill 429.7mEagle Hill 296mMuskeagh Hill 398.2m
SE: Wicklow South East:   Ballinastraw 284mBallyguile Hill 188mBarranisky 280mCarrick Mountain 381mCollon Hill 238mKilnamanagh Hill 217mWestaston Hill 270m
W: Baltinglass:   Ballyhook Hill 288mBaltinglass Hill 382mCarrig Mountain 571mCarrigeen Hill 298mCloghnagaune 385mCorballis Hill 258mKeadeen Mountain 653mSpinans Hill 409mSpinans Hill SE Top 400mTinoran Hill 312m
W: Cen Lugnaquilla:   Ballineddan Mountain 652mBenleagh 689mCamenabologue 758mCamenabologue SE Top 663mCloghernagh 800mCorrigasleggaun 794.6mLugnaquilla 924.7mSlievemaan 759m
W: Donard:   Brewel Hill 222mChurch Mountain 544mCorriebracks 531mLobawn 636mSlievecorragh 418mSugarloaf 552mTable Mountain 701.7mTable Mountain West Top 563m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Carrigshouk Mountain Carraig an tSeabhaic A name in Irish, also Cyowck, also Carrigalough an extra EastWest name in English Wicklow County in Leinster Province, in Arderin List, Granite with microcline phenocrysts Bedrock

Height: 572.5m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 56 Grid Reference: O09791 05164
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Longitude: -6.362174, Latitude: 53.086087 , Easting: 309791, Northing: 205165 Prominence: 30.68m,  Isolation: 2.2km
ITM: 709716 705197,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Crgshk, 10 char: Carigshouk
Bedrock type: Granite with microcline phenocrysts, (Type 2p microcline porphyritic)

Carrigshouk is the 356th highest place in Ireland.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Carrigshouk (<i>Carraig an tSeabhaic</i>) in area Wicklow, Ireland
Picture: Carrigshouk from the NW, with Scarr in the backgound.		  
Frosty summit.
by simon3  2 Nov 2018
Carrigshouk is a ground down ridge end with just enough prominence to be considered an Arderin. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1058/comment/20185/
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Accessible but not necessarily easy. .. by IainT   (Show all for Carrigshouk (Carraig an tSeabhaic))
 
Lovely loop .. by 500plusclub   (Show all for Carrigshouk (Carraig an tSeabhaic))
 
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