Bockagh Hill 227m hill, North West Midlands N: Ballaghaderreen Roscommon Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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North West Midlands Area , N: Ballaghaderreen Subarea

Feature count in area: 5, by county: Roscommon: 3, Galway: 2, OSI/LPS Maps: 32, 33, 39, 40, 46, 47
Highest Place: Slieve Bawn 262m

Starting Places (1) in area North West Midlands:

Ballaghaderreen

Summits & other features in area North West Midlands:
E: Roscommon Hills: Moydow 165m, Slieve Bawn 262m
N: Ballaghaderreen: Bockagh Hill 227m
SW: Abbeyknockmoy: Knockroe 168m
SW: Tuam: Knockma 167m

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Bockagh Hill, 227m Hill

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, Roscommon County in Connacht province, in Binnion Lists, Bockagh Hill is the second highest hill in the North West Midlands area and the 1344th highest in Ireland. Bockagh Hill is the most northerly summit in the North West Midlands area.
Grid Reference M60229 98684, OS 1:50k mapsheet 32
Place visited by: 14 members, recently by: abcd, TommyV, Mauramartinrynn, TommyMc, moggy40, moggy40t, conormcbandon, Garmin, eamonoc, chalky, sandman, paddyhillsbagger, CaptainVertigo, Fergalh

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Longitude: -8.606306, Latitude: 53.936067, Easting: 160229, Northing: 298684, Prominence: 105m, Isolation: 7.8km, Has trig pillar
ITM: 560187 798695, Short or GPS IDs, 6 char: BckgHl, 10 char: BckghHil
Bedrock type: Red conglomerate & pebbly sandstone, (Moygara Formation)

Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1253/

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Head for the cross....

by Fergalh 1 Mar 2014

If coming from east take a right hand turn in Ballaghhadreen, than take second left. At 'Y' junction turn left proceed through the roadworks for the bypass and continue on past the forest (and Telecommunications mast). There is a gate just after forest on right hand side (A (M60549 98584)). Start here and cross into field the top is visible shortly as there is a large cross and trig pillar there.

Always ask landowner permission to cross land, never ever damage fences and beware of livestock. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/1253/comment/15860/

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Lonely top.

by paddyhillsbagger 14 Apr 2014

Despite only being a 5 minute drive out of Ballaghaderreen, Bockagh Hill has an air of desolation and loneliness about it. There were no tracks to the cross made out of railway lines and the ground was very uneven, boggy and full of heather (which would be tough in growing season). I don't think this cross is lit up at night!
Follow Fergalh's route to the top. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/1253/comment/16002/

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Short but Hard Bag.

by TommyV 30 May 2023

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, head across the bog. Although the cross does not seem far away, the ground and a few fences make this a harder bag than you might think. Thankfully it's a quick one. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/1253/comment/23966/

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TommyV 2 weeks ago
It's possible to take the hair raising drive to a place called Priests Leap on the Cork-Kerry county boundry at V98563 61005. From here it's possible to follow a fence which marks the county ...

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Colin Murphy a week ago
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TommyV 2 weeks ago
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TommyV 3 weeks ago
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Colin Murphy a week ago
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Fergalh 3 weeks ago
Park at 760 643 and walked along Glassilaun beach to the north west until the island. Small climb leads to summit marked with a few small stones However the western end of the island looks li...

Track 4992 simon4 a week ago
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Fergalh 3 weeks ago
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Summit Summary

Collaborative entry, last edit by: Colin Murphy 3 weeks ago
One approach is from R85381 65206, where there is room for several cars to park. Continue up the west to R84533 65108 and then continue along the trail to the NNW until R83585 65836. Take the...

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billbaggins 2 weeks ago
These two hills are usually visited either from Glen Feshie to the west or from Linn of Dee to the south-east. This ... walk, Len: 31.0km, Climb: 1194m, Area: Cairngorms (Britain) Carn Cloich-mhuil||

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