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Feature count in area: 65, all in Kerry,
OSI/LPS Maps: 78, 83, 84, 85, EW-KNP, EW-R
Highest Place: Stumpa Dúloigh 784m
Starting Places (66) in area Dunkerron Mountains: Ballaghasheen Coilte, Ballaghasheen Pass Viewpoint, Ballaghbeama Gap, Bohacullia, Bridia Valley End, Cahersavane Road, Cahersavane Schoolhouse, Cloon Lough NE, Cloon Lough SE, Coad Cemetery, Coad Road End, Com an Chiste, Coomaclarig Bridge, Coomnahorna River, Coomyanna Bridge, Dereenavurrig, Derreendarragh Church, Derrynane Quay, Dunkerron Mid, Eagles Lough Access Trailhead, Esknaloughoge Forest Trailhead, Fermoyle Farm, Foot Stick Ford Road, Gap of Dunloe Head of, Glashaknockbrassel Stream, Glasheenoultagh Stream, Gortaclohane Lane End, Gortaclohane Lane NE Branch, Gortagowan Wood, Gowlane School Ruin, Gowlanes Wood, Graces Landing, Inchimore West, Isknagahinney Lough E, Kenmare Bridge, Knockanamadane, Knockanaskill N, Knocknasullig, Knocknsallagh Bridge, Laghtacallow, Lissatinnig Bridge Boreen, Looscaunagh Lough W, Lough Barfinnihy CP, Lough Brin S, Lough Coomeen SE, Lough Dromtine NE, Lough Dromtine SE, Lough Fada N, Lough Iskanamacteery N, Lough Iskanamacteery NW, Lough Reagh N, Maghanlawaun Bridia Valley, Molls Gap, Ochtiabh Road, Poulacapple, River Owroe Source, River Sneem Fermoyle Loop, Rossacoosane Mid, Sahaleen Bridge, Scarriff Island, Shamrock Farmhouse B&B, Sneem, Tooreenboy Lough, Tooreennafersha Mid, Tooreennafersha South, Waterville Promenade
Summits & other features in area Dunkerron Mountains: Knocknagantee Near West Top 628m Cen: An Bheann Mhór: An Bheann Mhór 674.7m, An Bhinn Láir 514m, Coomcallee 648.9m, Beann na Stiocairí 673.1m, Coomnahorna 590m, Glanbeg 485.8m, Slievenashaska 578m, Slievenashaska South Top 565.4m Cen: Knocknagantee: Knockmoyle 682.1m, Finnararagh 667m, Cnoc Breasail 591m, Knocknagantee 674.3m, Knocknagantee West Top 553m, Coomnacronia 636m, Coomura Mountain 666m Cen: Mullaghanattin: An Cnoc Riabhach 534m, Beann 752m, Beann Far SW Top 636.2m, Beann NE Top 692m, Beann South Top 639m, Beann SW Top 657m, Sallagh 570m, Mullaghanattin 773m, Mullaghanattin East Top 594m, Sallagh South-West Top 543m E: Kenmare: Gortamullin 205m, Knockanaskill 356m, Letter South 362m N: Knocknacusha: Knocknacusha 547m NE: Knocknabreeda Ridge: Crossderry 489m, Knocknabreeda 569m, Mothaillín 506m NE: Knocknagapple: Bascadh 595m, Bascadh West Top 569m, Boughil 631m, Cnoc na gCapall 639m, Knocklomena 641m NE: Stumpa Dúloigh: Broaghnabinnia 745m, Knockaunanattin 569m, Knockaunanattin West Top 466.1m, Stumpa Dúloigh 784m, Stumpa Dúloigh SE Top 780m, Stumpa Dúloigh SW Top 663m SW: Caherdaniel: Farraniaragh Mountain 468m, Eagle Hill 155m, Reenearagh 162m, Beenarourke 304m, Knocknasullig 117m, Cahernageeha Mountain 498.7m SW: Coad ( Castle Cove ): Beenrour 418m, Eagles Hill 549m, Mullaghbeg 509m SW: Coomduff: Coomduff 244m SW: Deenish: Deenish Island (2) 144m SW: Esknaloughoge: Esknaloughoge 416m, Esknaloughoge North Top 420m SW: Scarriff: Scarriff Island 252m SW: Sneem: An Bheann Mhór 309.3m, Dereenavurrig Hill 261m, Knockanamadane 270m, Knocknafreaghane 316.5m, Knocknagullion 413m SW: Staigue: Staigue Top 459m, Staigue NE Top 435m
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islands as such.
Letter South, 362mHill
Place Rating ..
, Kerry County in Munster province, in Binnion Lists, Letter South is the 1037th highest place in Ireland. Letter South is the second most easterly summit in the Dunkerron Mountains area.
Grid Reference V86000 73500,
OS 1:50k mapsheet 78 Place visited by: 14members, recently by: Dee68, maoris, Taisce, chelman7, Wilderness, markmjcampion, Fergalh, daitho9, ciarraioch, eamonoc, frankmc04, chalky, Conor74, vecnyhlad
I visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member for this.)
And I can vouch for vechnylad, as I was a second behind him!
We parked at A (V85008 74787) in front of a small quarry, crossed the fence into it and scrambled up the face of it - very straightforward, can be easily walked around for anyone not keen on using the hands. From there we made straight for the summit, going was boggy in places and had to keep one eye on cows in the field. Getting to the summit involved crossing another fence. Nice views over the Finnihy Valley from the summit, a very straightforward 20 minute walk from the car. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/1090/comment/17567/
Plenty of room to park at the junction at B (V85015 73408). Walk a few metres north to the sheep pen and east up along the fence line with the forest on your right. The ground is boggy on places but the worst of it can be avoided easily enough. If you don't manage to top out in less than 30 minutes you need to find some even smaller hills for practice!
Grand views abound from here...down to Beara and up to Peakeen, Derrygarriff, Purple and the reeks.
From the top I decided to go nuts and headed NW to the first col and then headed west to the road which is something I most definitely would not do again as hopping between clumps of reeds to avoid drowning is really not my thing.
40 min round trip. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/1090/comment/22371/
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