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Purple Mountain Area   SW: Eagles Nest Subarea
Place count in area: 6, OSI/LPS Maps: 78, EW-KNP, EW-R 
Highest place:
Purple Mountain, 832m
Maximum height for area: 832 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 597 metres,

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Eagles Nest Hill Nead an Iolair A name in Irish Kerry County in Munster Province, in Binnion List, Green sandstone & purple siltstone Bedrock

Height: 334m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 78 Grid Reference: V92100 83700
Place visited by 29 members. Recently by: colinwh, eamonoc, Carolyn105, SmirkyQuill, Taisce, chelman7, jgdarcy, hivisibility, Fergalh, daitho9, FrankMc1964, mullaghteelin, thomas_g, Cobhclimber, summitstrife
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Longitude: -9.571651, Latitude: 51.995375 , Easting: 92100, Northing: 83700 Prominence: 105m,  Isolation: 2.5km
ITM: 492073 583759,   GPS IDs, 6 char: EglsNs, 10 char: EglsNest
Bedrock type: Green sandstone & purple siltstone, (Glenflesk Chloritic Sandstone Formation)

Eagles Nest is the 1089th highest place in Ireland. Eagles Nest is the most southerly summit and also the most easterly in the Purple Mountain area.

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Wet Rough Scramble to a Scenic Treasure .. by group   (Show all for Eagles Nest (Nead an Iolair))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Eagles Nest (<i>Nead an Iolair</i>) in area Purple Mountain, Ireland
Picture: Eagle`s nest from Driochead An tSeanchora
 
The Eagle best seen when not wet.
by eamonoc  3 Jul 2023
After recent dry spell and reading some previous comments about Eagles Nest, decided to visit this hill, although at a mere 334m it looks intimidating. If you approach from the path near Dinish Cottage and over the Driochead An tSeanchora after leaving wooded area the Eagle`s nest dominates the view Souththwards, an obvious fault line on the hill is visible from here, headed for same over some extensive boggy ground. At foot of the hill was able to follow some clearly visible deer tracks up from here, being very careful about foot placement as there was a lot of long reed grass about. The angle of the slope was never really steep and provided a moderate climb to the upper slopes and summit area, where I disturbed a herd of wild goats and the biggest red deer stag I have ever seen in Ireland. Views from the top were incredible, after soaking in the views headed back down towards upward route feeling very satisfied at having summited one of the hidden treasures that abound in this area. A must visit, but after a prolonged dry spell. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1108/comment/24001/
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Finest views in Kerry? .. by Conor74   (Show all for Eagles Nest (Nead an Iolair))
 
Fire devastation sadly now in evidence .. by Fergalh   (Show all for Eagles Nest (Nead an Iolair))
 
Tough but worth it .. by thomas_g   (Show all for Eagles Nest (Nead an Iolair))
 
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