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Brandon Peak: One of the best for sure

Summit Comment Bunsen7 2 hours ago
If you park at Q47044 06865 and follow the track up over Gearhane to Brandon Peak, returning the same way, you will only expend between 2.5 and 3 hours of your time. Quite a small investment for s...

Brandon Peak: Garran Ceoil

Summit Comment liz50 23 hours ago
Iain T and Onzy both mention the impressive east ridge of Brandon Peak which leads directly to the summit from the shore of Lough Croite, the largest of the Paternoster lakes. Known locally as Gar...

Lissoughter: Attack of the Bees

Summit Comment TommyV a day ago
Followed jimbloomers directions which are spot on. No fence so access to the open hill is easy although strangely enough there is a fence all the way around the summit. Fantastic views of the...

Data Mining Trip

Track 4534 march-fixer a day ago
Considering the expected high temperatures we set out reasonably early. We wanted to check the high points and co... walk, Len: 11.9km, Climb: 493m, Area: Brockagh Mountain SE Top, Wicklow (Irela|...

Moneyteige North: Busy spiders...

Summit Comment Colin Murphy a day ago
Making an early start to avoid the summer heat, I was rewarded by the sight of thousands of cobwebs speckled with morning dew nestling among the long grasses and ferns, including the one in t...

Brandon and Brandon Peak from Cloghane

Track 4533 markwallace a day ago
This is the classic middle section of the Brandon ridge, up from the coastal village of Cloghane (plenty of park... walk, Len: 21.7km, Climb: 1221m, Area: Cnoc Bréanainn, Brandon Group (Ireland)||...

Moneyteige North: Good views over S. Wicklow, but mostly uninspiring.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: a day ago
The simplest approach, and one which will not require crossing farmers' fields, is from the forest entrance to the north at T15936 77930, where there is parking for several cars. Follow the m...

Slieveboy: Fertile fields

Summit Comment Colin Murphy a day ago
Given its isolation, the views from Slieveboy are pastoral and pretty rather than breathtaking, although you do get a good sense of the fertile nature of North Wexford from its summit.

Slieveboy: Toppled trig pillar

Summit Comment Colin Murphy a day ago
There is sufficient parking at T02728 57076 B for several cars. From here I followed csd's route up the zigzagging tracks all the way to the summit. It was a beautiful day, very hot and but f...

Barnanageehy: Unsurprisingly blown down by prevailing southerly winds

Summit Comment Bunsen7 a day ago
Here's a close up of the Iron Man monstrosity.The metal has obviously rotted but I'd say the fact that it was constructed in a "windy gap" with wind funnelling up the valley from the South ha...

Barnanageehy: Great long range views in clear weather

Summit Comment Bunsen7 a day ago
Enjoyed a walk to this summit on a stunningly clear day. The route from the east is a little tedious but is rewarded in clear weather. The "popular" startpoint beside the telecoms antennae ca...

Benbrack: Enormous landslide at summit - Avoid

Summit Comment TommyMc 2 days ago
The Anglo Celt newspaper has reported an "enormous" landslide earlier this month on the summit plateau of Benbrack. There are said to be deep crevices on either side of the affected area and ...
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Mweelrea Area   E: Ben Gorm Mountains Subarea
Place count in area: 12, OSI/LPS Maps: 37, MSW 
Highest place: Mweelrea, 814m
Maximum height for area: 814 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 779 metres,

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Ben Gorm Mountain An Bhinn Ghorm A 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 288 members. Recently by: SeanPurcell, valerieh, annem, greidy1, nupat, Benbruce, upper, No1Grumbler, nolo, Edmo, sofearghail, pcost, derekpkearney, abcd, Wes
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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 114th highest place in Ireland. Ben Gorm is the most easterly summit and also the second most southerly in the Mweelrea area.
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Approaching from the south east
by ColinCallanan  20 Jun 2015
Incredible views all the way as you approach from the south-east. I used the track from Onzy and found it very helpful. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/110/comment/18145/
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