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Summit Comment donalhunt a day ago
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Summit Comment Geo 2 days ago
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PMG Walk 01 - Great Sugar Loaf Loop Walk

Track 0 simoburn 15 hours ago
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Track 0 simon3 a day ago
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Summit Comment Colin Murphy 4 days ago
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Track 0 GSheehy a day ago
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Donegal NW Area
Place count in area: 73, OSI/LPS Maps: 1, 10, 11, 2, 6 
Highest place: Errigal, 751m
Maximum height for area: 751 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 688 metres,

Places in area Donegal NW:
An Cnoc Mór 349mAn Mhaoil Mhór (Owey Island) 102mBallystrang 292mBrown Mountain 224mCark Mountain 364mCnoc Colbha 363mCnoc na Naomh 155.9mCraigcannon 357mCroaghegly 245mCroaghmore 278mCulliagh SE Top 369mEdenacarnan 192mGregory Hill 336mKnockbrin 259mLoughaskerry 252mLoughsalt Mountain 469mMoyle Hill 148mSliabh an tSratha Greadaithe 285mTroscshliabh 175m
Aranmore:   Cnoc an Iolair (mullach thiar) (Aranmore) 227m
Derryveagh:   Drumnalifferny Far NE Top 535m
Derryveagh Mountains:   An Cnoc Fada 485mAn Cnoc Fada 529mAn Cnoc Fada (mullach thoir thuaidh) 502mAn Cnoc Fada (mullach thoir) 454mAn Cnoc Glas 489mAn Dubhais 651.5mAn Dubhais (mullach thiar theas) 528mAn Dubhais (mullach thoir theas) 553.9mAn Eachla Bheag 563.9mAn Eachla Bheag (mullach theas) 602.3mAn Eachla Mhór 581.2mAn Eadarna Mhór 416mAn Earagail 751mAn Grogán Mór 457mAn Mhucais 667.1mArd Loch na mBreac Beadaí 472.5mCnoc Bhealach Gaoithe 480mCnoc na bhFaircheach 517mCnoc na bhFaircheach (mullach thoir theas) 470mCnoc na Searrach 495mCnoc Uí Mhaolruanaidh 430mCró an Locháin 486mCró Bheithe 315mCrockawama 238mCruach Leac Chonaill 266mCruach na Sagart 480mMac Uchta 555mMám an Leaca 480mNa Beanna Gorma 578mNa Leargacha 470.6mSagart na Dubhaise 506.4mSaggartnadooish East Top 478.9mSliabh Dhroim na Luifearnaí 596mSliabh Dhroim na Luifearnaí (mullach thoir thuaidh) 585mSliabh Sneachta 678m
Fanad:   Cashelmore 149mCnoc na Boirne 227mCnoc na dTeannála 152mDroim an Bhothaigh 153m
Glendowan Mountains:   Binswilly 337mCionn Bheatha 384mCnoc an Stualaire 418mFarscallop 420.6mGartan Mountain 357mLeahanmore 442mMaol na nDamh 539m
Gweedore:   Carn Traonach 425mCnoc Fola 314mTaobh an Leithid 429m
Horn Head:   Croaghnamaddy 252m
Rosguill:   Cnoc na Sleá 163mGáinne Mór 207m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Ballystrang Hill Donegal County in Ulster Province, in no lists, Banded semi-pelitic & psammitic schist Bedrock

Height: 292m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 6, 11 Grid Reference: C11639 04956
Place visited by 10 members. Recently by: eamonoc, David-Guenot, Aidy, sandman, IndyMan, Peter Walker, Harry Goodman, Garmin, kmoore, Fergalh
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Longitude: -7.819403, Latitude: 54.892137 , Easting: 211639, Northing: 404956 Prominence: 95m,  Isolation: 3.5km
ITM: 611586 904943,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Bly292, 10 char: Balystrang
Bedrock type: Banded semi-pelitic & psammitic schist, (Termon Formation)

Ballystrang is the 1171th highest place in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1153/
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Another windfarmed summit .. by group   (Show all for Ballystrang)
 
Easy Access On Wind Farm Road .. by Aidy   (Show all for Ballystrang)
 
Windy spot
by Fergalh  3 Aug 2014
Park at C10914 04534 A. Climb up hill till first turn left (C11332 04568 B) than walk as far as turbine no. 38. Turn right here and proceed 200 metres to top of hill. Always ask permission before entering wind farms. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1153/comment/17590/
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