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Lake District: Langdale South

Track 5298 Onzy a week ago
Round to the south of Langdale, taking in 3 Wainwrights, Crinkle Crags, Cold Pike and Pike of Blisco. Crinkle ... walk, Len: 15.2km, Climb: 1076m, Area: Shelter Crags North Top, Lake District |...

Brown Knowe: Straight forward track to the summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 2 weeks ago
From Broad Law East top go through gate and follow quad bike tracks down hill parallel to the wall and fence. A short veer off to the west just before the fence in front leads to the top mark...

Lamb Knowe: Short trek from Tods Knowe

Summit Comment Fergalh 2 weeks ago
From Tods Knowe veer a little west to drier more firm ground. A short trek leads to the summit over looking the Megget reservoir.. The views on this summit are great with many hills over 600 ...

Lake District: Langdale West

Track 5297 Onzy a week ago
5 Wainwright haul west of Langdale, including Bowfell, Esk Pike, Great End, Allen Crags and Rossett Pike. walk, Len: 18.5km, Climb: 1227m, Area: Bowfell, Lake District - Central & Weste...

Tods Knowe: Long and heather bash descent to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 2 weeks ago
From Broad Law a short walk over flattish ground leads to a radio tower. A descent of around 150 metres south over boggy heather leads to a very wet area. A quick traverse of this leads to a ...

Lake District: Hartsop above How

Track 5296 Onzy a week ago
walk, Len: 7.6km, Climb: 454m, Area: Gale Crag, Lake District - Eastern Fells (...

Broad Law: Do not approach on a misty day

Summit Comment Fergalh 2 weeks ago
Is this really man made ?

Broad Law: Straight forward track to the summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 2 weeks ago
Parked to the North West at the entrance to a farm called Hearthstane where there is space for three cars beside the river. Crossed the bridge and walked through the farm and followed a stone...

Lake District: Hard Knott

Track 5295 Onzy a week ago
walk, Len: 2.3km, Climb: 155m, Area: Hard Knott South Top, Lake District - Cent...

East Cairn Hill: Two summits on this hill 500 metres apart

Summit Comment Fergalh 2 weeks ago
From Little Vantage Car park to the north follow the Thieves Track (Cauldstone Slap Drove Road) south through a small wood and over a river. At a point three quarters of the way up to the col...

Lake District: Fleetwith Pike

Track 5294 Onzy a week ago
walk, Len: 4.9km, Climb: 328m, Area: Fleetwith Pike, Lake District - Central & ...

West Cairn Hill: Follow the wall

Summit Comment Fergalh 2 weeks ago
From East Cairn Hill head back towards East Cairn Hill North Top and halfway across follow a track down to the col which is called Calderstone Slap. Go through gate and follow the track west ...
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Mweelrea Area   E: Ben Gorm Mountains Subarea
Place count in area: 12, OSI/LPS Maps: 37, EW-CON, MSW 
Highest place: Mweelrea, 814m
Maximum height for area: 814 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 779 metres,

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Ben Gorm Mountain An Bhinn Ghorm A name in Irish, also Binn Ghorm an extra EastWest name in Irish (Ir. An Bhinn Ghorm [MNIMA*], 'the blue peak') Mayo County in Connacht Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Best Hundred, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Sandstone & conglomerate, ignimbrite Bedrock

Height: 700m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L86227 65242
Place visited by 373 members. Recently by: davidrenshaw, Jimmel357, therealcrow, benjimann9, Josephineobrien, hugh_oc, orlaithfitz, rosduke, JohnHoare, jackos, compassman, Aidan_Ennis, DarrenY, discovering_dann, eeimly
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Longitude: -9.721075, Latitude: 53.624709 , Easting: 86227, Northing: 265242 Prominence: 670m,  Isolation: 1km
ITM: 486152 765254,   GPS IDs, 6 char: BnGrm, 10 char: Ben Gorm
Bedrock type: Sandstone & conglomerate, ignimbrite, (Mweelrea Formation)

An Bhinn Ghorm is a mountain name which occurs 3 times in Co. Mayo. Ir. gorm is usually translated 'blue', but Breandán S. Mac Aodha suggests that 'iron-grey' is closer to the true meaning in such mountain names (MNIMA, 149). Walks: for a route taking in Ben Gorm and Ben Creggan, see Whilde & Simms, New Irish Walk Guide - West and North, 60-61.   Ben Gorm is the 115th highest place in Ireland. Ben Gorm is the most easterly summit and also the second most southerly in the Mweelrea area.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/110/
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Approaching from the south east .. by ColinCallanan   (Show all for Ben Gorm (An Bhinn Ghorm))
 
Access from the east
by Peter Walker  18 May 2015
There is a small piece in the current (Spring 2015) issue of Irish Mountain Log regarding access to Ben Gorm and Ben Creggan via Glendavock to the east. To summarize:

The farmer owning the valley (Brian Gibbons) is very sympathetic to hillwalkers, but would appreciate a courtesy call from any groups of more than three or four walkers planning to cross his lands. His number is (095) 42274 or alternatively call at his house 780m west of Tawnyard Lough at (L898673 starA).

Information provided by Westport Hillwalkers Club. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/110/comment/17996/
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Three peaks, two names, Gorm and Creggan .. by TommyV   (Show all for Ben Gorm (An Bhinn Ghorm))
 
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