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Fossy Mountain 332m,
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South East Midlands Area   N Cen: Timahoe Hills Subarea
Place count in area: 31, OSI/LPS Maps: 28A, 28B, 47, 48, 49, 53, 54, 55, 59, 60 
Highest place:
Slievenamon, 720.2m
Maximum height for area: 720.2 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 711 metres,

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Fossy Mountain Hill Laois County in Leinster Province, in Binnion List, Thick flaggy sandstone and siltstone Bedrock

Height: 332m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 61 Grid Reference: S55799 88536
Place visited by 16 members. Recently by: SenanFoley, moggy40, markwallace, madfrankie, conormcbandon, melohara, peterturner, Dbosonnet, Dessie1, Peter Walker, chalky, sandman, paddyhillsbagger, wicklore, Fergalh
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Longitude: -7.170727, Latitude: 52.945067 , Easting: 255799, Northing: 188536 Prominence: 123m,  Isolation: 5.9km
ITM: 655735 688574,   GPS IDs, 6 char: FsyMnt, 10 char: FsyMntn
Bedrock type: Thick flaggy sandstone and siltstone, (Bregaun Flagstone Formation)

Fossy Mountain is the 1091th highest place in Ireland.

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Rough track at end to top .. by Fergalh   (Show all for Fossy Mountain )
 
Walk or Drive. .. by sandman   (Show all for Fossy Mountain )
 
Access update point B
by moggy40  25 Jan 2023
The gate at point B now has a lock on it, so driving is out. Bike or walk is still an option Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1113/comment/23819/
Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average
 
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