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Corriebracks: Flat, undistinguished peak, sometimes useful in passing.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 16 hours ago
Corriebracks is an extremely flat summit with no particular feature on the top. It has reasonably good long range views from the top, including the Silsean and Moanbane area. It could be cons...

Cark Mountain: Spoiled by Windmills

Summit Comment dino 3 days ago
I followed Track 2065 by Peter Walker to keep me right as I followed the many windfarm tracks and didn't want to get lost. I found this a dreadfully dull approach as the track often dips belo...

Mournes: Bearnagh, Meelmore & Meelbeg

Track 4567 Onzy a day ago
Fairly standard round of these 3 notables in the Mournes. One interesting feature is the ascent via the NW spur o... walk, Len: 12.7km, Climb: 1184m, Area: Slieve Meelbeg, Mourne Mountains (Irela|...

Culliagh SE Top: Short but Rewarding.

Summit Comment dino 3 days ago
Really enjoyed this walk and followed Track 2094 by Garmin. Plenty of parking at the start, easy navigation along a farm track and then grazed grass and heather with good ground underfoot. Th...

Mourne Seven Sevens 2021 - Clockwise

Track 4460 Peter Walker a day ago
What do you do if you’re slightly irked by being ‘fitter than most hillwalkers, but still not THAT fit’?Thank hea... walk, Len: 32.1km, Climb: 2497m, Area: Slieve Donard, Mourne Mountains (Irelan|...

Spire of Lloyd: My most proximate MV location.

Summit Comment Geo a week ago
When in the heritage town of Kells, take the R163 road for Oldcastle about 2km out from the town centre. A sign (easily missed) for the People's Park points the way to the right up the cul-de...

Cromaglan Mountain: Bridge restored.

Summit Comment hivisibility a week ago
Just to leave everyone know that the bridge over the river Crinnagh mentioned earlier by markmjcampion has been repaired. So anybody wanting to head to Cromaglan and beyond on the Kerry Way f...

Annatoran: Anna(Tora! Tora! Tora!)n

Summit Comment Geo a week ago
A summit which probably won't feature in any poetry, but it has it's charms.You may struggle to name them after the trudge there and back from whichever direction you do it.

Knockalongy South-West Top: There's energy around this summit

Summit Comment Geo a week ago
Third summit of my round of track no 3323.Nothing to report as the top is a "pays ya money, and takes ya choice" type of peat hag festooned lump that needs a GPS to find.Great fun on the west...

Monabrack-Temple Hill Horseshoe with Return via Pigeon Rock Glen

Track 4564 Bunsen7 3 weeks ago
A slight variation on other routes already posted which start from R868 196. The main difference being the return al... walk, Len: 14.3km, Climb: 1023m, Area: Monabrack, Galty Mountains (Ireland) M||

Knockalongy: Geo on Knockalonga 2021

Summit Comment Geo a week ago
Continuing the route of track 3323 having already done the North East Top.This is another hill adorned like everywhere else on this part of the Ox mountains, with peat hags of all sizes and s...

Knockalongy North-East Top: Not a footprint!

Summit Comment Geo a week ago
Done as the first summit in a round of 4, using as a route Onzy's track 3323.From the base of the turbine T7 which is at the end of a track at G485 283 follow the fence east. When you reach a...
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Donegal East Area   NW: Letterkenny Hills Subarea
Place count in area: 12, OSI/LPS Maps: 11, 12, 6, 7 
Highest place: Culliagh SE Top, 369m
Maximum height for area: 369 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 241 metres,

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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 1177th 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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