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An Buaicín: Mighty views

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: aidand 3 days ago
Park at Brandon Point, cross the stile and head up hill. Pass by the an old coast-watchers hut and continue uphill to the summit. Wonderful views out over the sea. Very popular with bird-watchers....

New book from John G O'Dwyer

Forum: General aidand 3 days ago
If you are looking for a gift for a hillwalker, or just a good read, can I recommend the recently published 'Wild Stories from the Irish Uplands' by John G O'Dwyer. This well written book covers a...

Sgurr an Fheadain: Fairy Mountain

Summit Comment mcrtchly 3 days ago
Near the village of Carbost, on the Isle of Skye, the River Brittle, fed by a number of tributaries including Allt Coir' a' Mhadaidh, begins its journey in a glacial corrie (Coire na Creiche) site...

Coastal Hills: 35 added for Kerry

Forum: Suggestions simon3 4 days ago
MountainViews has been describing "Coastal Hills" for the island of Ireland. They are places which typically overlook the sea and may form part of coastal walks. They are defined as being within ...

Cuilcagh: Route from South

Summit Comment donieg 5 days ago
Climbed Benbeg and Cuilcagh yesterday 29.04.2008. Weather was fine with very good visability, this is an ideal medium effort walk for walkers who have about 3.5 -4hrs to spare. I parked my vehicle...

Sumitteering Brandon Peak via Brandon on a hard day.

Track 4249 simon3 a week ago
The day had one objective, visit Brandon Peak. In glorious hindsight there may be easier routes, but the way we chos... walk, Len: 13.6km, Climb: 1240m, Area: Brandon, Brandon Group (Ireland) Brand||

Loughsalt Mountain: A popular attraction for quite a long time

Summit Comment ceadeile 6 days ago
Thomas Wright (1711 – 1786) the noted English astronomer, mathematician, instrument maker, architect and garden designer was the first to describe the shape of the Milky Way and to speculate that ...

Great views and a great name for your first summit after surgery

Track 4248 muddyboots a week ago
Climbed Kanturk and Scarr mountain from the traditional starting point of the Glenamacnass Waterfall carpark (car co... walk, Len: 6.0km, Climb: 322m, Area: Kanturk, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) Kantur||

Cuilcagh: The Roof of the Border

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Peter Walker 6 days ago
Cuilcagh is a huge sprawling mountain of genuine geographical significance: it is the highest point on the border as well as the highest point in both Cavan and Fermanagh, and the source of the mi...

Too beautiful for words...

Forum: General Colin Murphy a week ago
On a recent trip to Argentina, we took a flight from Buenos Aires to visit one of nature's greatest sights - The Iguazu Falls, which are shared between Argentina and Brazil. I've heard the Brazil ...

An Cnoc Maol Mór: Easy summit overlooking Dingle

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a week ago
This summit can easly be reached from the Connor Pass car park at Q49047 05587

Only did it to log it - and it nearly did me!

Track 4247 muddyboots a week ago
Did this hike as night was falling after climbing Scarr. Like others we used the access road until it is apparent th... walk, Len: 5.1km, Climb: 151m, Area: Fair Mountain, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) ||
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Bencollaghduff Mountain Binn Dubh A name in Irish
(Ir. Binn Dubh [TR], 'black peak') Galway County, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Best Hundred, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top Bedrock

Height: 696m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L79782 52992
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Longitude: -9.812862, Latitude: 53.51334 , Easting: 79782, Northing: 252992 Prominence: 191m,  Isolation: 1.3km
ITM: 479765 753013,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Bnclgh, 10 char: Bnclghdf
Bedrock type: Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top, (Bennabeola Quartzite Formation)

Bencollaghduff means ‘peak of the black hags’. The black hags in question are cormorants [TR]. The OSI form Binn Dhubh represents a prescribed standard modern Irish form. Tim Robinson's Binn Dubh represents the local dialect, which omits lenition of d and t when the previous word ends in a dental consonant.   Binn Dubh is the third highest mountain in the Twelve Bens area and the 115th highest in Ireland.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Binn Dubh in area Twelve Bens, Ireland
Picture: Summit cairn 		 
Fine mountain in horseshoe's centre
Short Summary created by Colin Murphy  24 Jun 2014
Bang in the middle of the the Glencoaghan Horseshoe, there is no easy approach to this fine mountain, which has a long E/W summit area. This approach is from the south - see parking/routes for Bengower or Benlettery. From Benbreen North Top there is a steep descent over 500m to the NE, followed by a steepish ascent of another 500m to point L792530 A. Turn east here and the terrain continues to rise sharply in parts for another 600m to attain the summit, which is marked by a large cairn. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/115/comment/4875/
 
Don’t believe the Connemara hillwalk booklet that .. by weedavie   (Show all for Binn Dubh)
 
Left car at [L820562 B] and walked up thru G .. by aburden   (Show all for Binn Dubh)
 
After descending to Maumina (Maumnageeragh) Col 7 .. by eflanaga   (Show all for Binn Dubh)
 
After Binn Dubh we found the trickier western leg .. by weedavie   (Show all for Binn Dubh)
 
Mam Eidhneach is about half way on the Chochan ci .. by aburden   (Show all for Binn Dubh)
 
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