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Tonduff: Some nice views, but unexciting summit

Summit Comment michaelseaver 8 hours ago
Climbed Tonduff as part of circuit that included War Hill and Djouce. Parked in Crone Woods and followed the forest paths towards Maulin, then cut across a boggy path to Tonduff East Top and Tondu...

Slieve Carn: Working Bog and Wind Farm

Summit Comment TommyV 8 hours ago
Having read the comments about the approach from the East side, I followed a warren of roads on the West side of the hill and ended up parking at M29230 89101. From here I followed the approach me...

Carranarah: Electric Dreams

Summit Comment TommyV 9 hours ago
Followed the route mentioned by three5four0. The lane appears to be quite overgrown in parts now, but it's actually easy enough to push through. There is an extensive network of electric fencing a...

Bockagh Hill: Short but Hard Bag.

Summit Comment TommyV 9 hours ago
Took the approach mentioned by Fergalh. There is room to squeeze a car at the mast. Then head North up the road for a few hundred metres looking for the summit cross on the left. Once you see it, ...

Mullaghanoe: Forest harvesting and mast compound

Summit Comment TommyV 9 hours ago
The route already mentioned seems to be the only logical way to approach this very bland hill. I drove as far as far as a forest barrier and even though it was open I still decided to walk from he...

Benbo: A small but interesting Hill

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a day ago
Park at G860366, forestry entrance gate. Walk NE for about 200 metres and as the road swings left look for an entrance on to a muddy lane bounded on each side by a corrugated iron sheet. As o...

Access via rocky trail

Track 4887 Colin Murphy a day ago
Parking for a couple of cars at start point. Continue N up tarred road, and around a bend, watching for a stony track... walk, Len: 5.7km, Climb: 401m, Area: Benbo, Dartry Mountains (Ireland) Benbo||

Lackagh Mountain: Access via windfarm

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a day ago
One approach - and probably the easiest - is via Tullynamoyle Windfarm. There is parking for multiple cars at G90716 30170, although the road up to here is just barely driveable and care is n...

Inishbofin: Wonderful island worth a visit

Island Comment Fergalh a day ago
Wonderful island to visit but it has a curious highpoint a soccer pitch ! Two impressive beaches consisting of one beautiful sandy material and one impressive stony material .Combined with a ...

Windfarm eases access

Track 4886 Colin Murphy a day ago
Approaching from Belhavel Lough, Google Maps directed me up a badly deteriorated road – only drivable with care t... walk, Len: 9.2km, Climb: 532m, Area: Lackagh Mountain, Dartry Mountains (Irela|...

Inishinny: Check tide for gentle stroll to island

Island Comment Fergalh a day ago
Parked at 714176 with permission from farmer and walked to island over sandy area as the tide was out. Two more or less equal lumps on island although the western one appears to be the highes...

Illanngall: Short walk to summit

Island Comment Fergalh a day ago
From Eighter Island cross to island at sandy and rocky narrow isthmus when the tide is out. A short walk will lead to high point marked with a few small stones. Great views of Ballagh Rock Li...
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South Connemara Area   N: Oughterard Subarea
Place count in area: 14, OSI/LPS Maps: 44, 45, EW-CON 
Highest place: Shannavara, 358m
Maximum height for area: 358 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 329 metres,

Places in area South Connemara:
Cen: Kilkieran:   Cnoc Mordáin 354m
E: Moycullen:   Newtown Hill 198m
N: Cashel:   Cashel Hill 311mLettershinna Hill 192m
N: Derroura:   Cappanalaurabaun 273mKeeraunnageeragh 305m
N: Oughterard:   Cloghermore 280mKnocknasilloge 346mKnocknalee 291mLeam Hill 253m
N: Shannavara:   Knockadav 224mShannavara 358m
S: Lettermore:   Lettermore 117m
W: Roundstone:   Errisbeg 300m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Leam Hill Hill An Léim A name in Irish Leap Galway County in Connacht Province, in Binnion List, Medium/coarse non-porphyritic granite Bedrock

Height: 253m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 45 Grid Reference: M03400 42600
Place visited by 11 members. Recently by: bryanmccabe, markmjcampion, markwallace, Jamessheerin, juliewoods, paddyhillsbagger, eamonoc, mdoc1969, chalky, masiakaBlr, Fergalh
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Longitude: -9.453889, Latitude: 53.424867 , Easting: 103400, Northing: 242600 Prominence: 100m,  Isolation: 3.6km
ITM: 503371 742624,   GPS IDs, 6 char: LmHl, 10 char: Leam Hill
Bedrock type: Medium/coarse non-porphyritic granite, (Oughterard Granite)

http://www.logainm.ie/en/gls/   Leam Hill is the 1275th highest place in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1211/
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Thou shalt not pass .. by thomas_g   (Show all for Leam Hill (An Léim))
 
No sign of trespassers sign .. by mdoc1969   (Show all for Leam Hill (An Léim))
 
Great views of Lackavrea
by Fergalh  18 Aug 2014
Park at end of road M04295 42569 starA near rent a cottage scheme. Head up track most of way up mountain than veer to right untill you get to top. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1211/comment/17623/
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Short climb .. by paddyhillsbagger   (Show all for Leam Hill (An Léim))
 
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