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Beinn Fhionnlaidh (Etive) from Glen Creran

Track 5180 billbaggins a day ago
A straightforward, uncomplicated route that avoids the steep ground and burn crossing of the route from Glen ... walk, Len: 14.5km, Climb: 970m, Area: Loch Linnhe to Loch Etive (Britain) Beinn...

Keecragh Mountain: The steep rocky north side.

Summit Comment simon3 5 days ago
Be careful to plan your route to avoid the steep slabs on this side of the hill.

Knockreagh: Easy and Hard Roads

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a day ago
Knockreagh is the northern outlier of the summits which circle Glantrasna. We used to consider it an Arderin, but a survey in Sept 2024 found it to be 499.1m and so undersized.From the west, ...

Spain: Sierra Nevada, Juego de Bolos

Track 5177 Onzy a day ago
Route to a reputedly difficult to access 3,000m hill which we had stewed on for a long time. The bus operator told us it walk, Len: 14.9km, Climb: 609m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Keecragh Mountain: Rugged, rock slab defended hill with great views.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 5 days ago
Keeragh or Keecragh dominates the area from Lauragh to Ardgroom. To reach it you need to be aware of the formidable series of slabs of flat rock, particularly on the northern side.One way of...

Spain: Monachil Puppy Walk

Track 5179 Onzy a day ago
Well set out walk up a river gorge from Monachil which gets its name from various 'puppy' shaped rocks along the walk, Len: 12.7km, Climb: 497m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Aughrus Point: End of the road

Coast Comment Geo a week ago
High point at L54350 57099 there's a small cairn built beside it. Park at L54448 57203 at the turning point at road end.A bit damp but only a 200m walk from car to feature. Great views of the...

Spain: Dilar

Track 5178 Onzy a day ago
Walk straight out of the hotel in Dilar and centred around the 1,520m peak of Cerro de la Siletta and the rocky ridge ea walk, Len: 16.8km, Climb: 781m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Knockullane: Trees gone from Mountain

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
On my walk along the Sli Gaeltacht Mhuscrai on 22/09/2024 I noticed the hill has been deforested . There appears to be a rough forest road giving access to the summit now.

Cahas Surveying: Changes to Arderins etc

Forum: Suggestions simon3 5 days ago
Surveying 2024, August and Sept in the Mournes and the Cahas.There are new positions for the Knocknaveacals, North and South, thanks to a suggestion from DoBIH. Knocknaveacal N was recorded w...

Spain: Sierra Nevada:

Track 5175 Onzy a day ago
Route to 2 of Sierra Nevada's 3,000m peaks from Hoya de la Mora, Pico Tajo Alto de los Machos and Cerillo Redondo. T walk, Len: 22.3km, Climb: 822m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Illaunnamweelin: Easy, but care required

Island Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Geo a week ago
Park at a turning area L64537 63583A stony beach runs north for about 500m under low cliffs of glacial deposits. Following this will bring you to where the mainland swings east of Rinvyle Poi...
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Nephin Begs Area   E: Birreencorragh Subarea
Place count in area: 28, OSI/LPS Maps: 22, 23, 30, 31, CBW, EW-ACC, EW-WNN, EW-WNS 
Highest place: Slieve Carr, 721m
Maximum height for area: 721 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 646 metres,

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Birreencorragh Mountain Birín Corrach A name in Irish, also Birrin Corrough an extra EastWest name in English (Ir. Birín Corrach [logainm.ie], 'rocky little spike') Mayo County in Connacht Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Best Hundred, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Quartzites and psammitic schists. Bedrock

Height: 698m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 23/31 Grid Reference: G02455 05008
Place visited by 188 members. Recently by: abeach, chelman7, marymac, Aidan_Ennis, discovering_dann, DarrenY, garybuz, Paddym99, jimmel567, kernowclimber, mcrtchly, Kaszmirek78, rhw, Magic, Carolineswalsh
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Longitude: -9.487761, Latitude: 53.985257 , Easting: 102455, Northing: 305008 Prominence: 583m,  Isolation: 1km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 502425 805024,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Brncrg, 10 char: Brncrgh
Bedrock type: Quartzites and psammitic schists., (Nephin Formation)

The element birín is rare in Irish names, but also occurs unqualified in Birreen, an outlier of Croaghmoyle. Walks: for a route to the summit from the N, see Whilde & Simms, New Irish Walk Guide - West and North, 70.   Birreencorragh is the third highest mountain in the Nephin Begs area and the 118th highest in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/112/
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Shapely, remote mountain surrounded by fine valle .. by group   (Show all for Birreencorragh (Birín Corrach))
 
Shapely summit welcomes bootless buffoon .. by wicklore   (Show all for Birreencorragh (Birín Corrach))
 
Approach from the south .. by gerrym   (Show all for Birreencorragh (Birín Corrach))
 
I relived the opening scene from The English Pat .. by CaptainVertigo   (Show all for Birreencorragh (Birín Corrach))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Birreencorragh (<i>Birín Corrach</i>) in area Nephin Begs, Ireland
 
csd on Birreencorragh, 2004
by csd  18 Oct 2004
The approach to the summit from the western slopes is fairly steep and rocky; we tackled it as part of a Glenlara - Birreencorragh - Knockaffertagh horseshoe. The summit area itself is rocky and consists of a windbreak fashioned from these rocks and what looks like a demolished trig pillar in the middle of a large stone cairn. Unfortunately the summit was fog-bound when we reached it, so this picture is from the SW near Glenlara. If planning to do this horseshoe, be extra careful in the fog. There are two spurs north of the summit, and you need to take the right-hand one. We misjudged and ended up with an hour's detour to get back on course! Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/112/comment/1254/
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Gateway to the Nephin Begs .. by ochils_trekker   (Show all for Birreencorragh (Birín Corrach))
 
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