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Interesting route around Trooperstown, Wicklow.

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Track above the Nerja Cueva

Great Close Hill: Short trek to summit

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Visiting Frigiliana from Nerja

Little Whernside: Long slog to interesting looking hill from Dead Man's hill

Dead Man's Hill: Long wet heatherbash from Great Haw

Sgùrr Èilde Mòr, Binnein Beag, Binnein Mòr & Sgùrr Èilde Beag from Kinloch

Great Haw: Short heatherbash to summit from grouse track

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Wicklow Area   W: Cen Lugnaquilla Subarea
Place count in area: 116, OSI/LPS Maps: 28B, 55, 56, 61, 62, AWW, EW-DM, EW-LG, EW-WE, EW-WS 
Highest place:
Lugnaquilla, 924.7m
Maximum height for area: 924.7 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 905 metres,

Places in area Wicklow:
Cen: Glendalough North:   Brockagh Mountain 556.9mBrockagh Mountain NW Top 549.5mBrockagh Mountain SE Top 471.7mCamaderry East Top 677.3mCamaderry Mountain 698.6mConavalla 734mTomaneena 682.4m
Cen: Glendalough South:   Carriglineen Mountain 456.6mCullentragh Mountain 510mDerrybawn Mountain 476.1mKirikee Mountain 474.5mLugduff 653.2mLugduff SE Top 638mMullacor 660.7mTrooperstown Hill 430m
N Cen: Tonelagee:   Carrignagunneen 561mFair Mountain 571.2mStoney Top 713.7mTonelagee 815.8mTonelagee E Top 668mTonelagee South-East Top 545.8m
NE: Bray & Kilmacanogue:   Bray Head Hill 238.9mCarrigoona Commons East 242mDowns Hill 372.9mGreat Sugar Loaf 501.2mKindlestown Hill 210mLittle Sugar Loaf 342.4m
NE: Djouce:   Djouce 725.5mKnockree 342.1mMaulin 570mTonduff 642mTonduff East Top 593mWar Hill 684.8mWhite Hill 631.1m
NE: Fancy:   Ballinafunshoge 480mKanturk 527.4mKnocknacloghoge 532.4mLuggala 593.3mRobber's Pass Hill 508.9mScarr 640mScarr North-West Top 559.8mSleamaine 430m
NE: Vartry:   Ballinacorbeg 336mBallycurry 301mDunranhill 342mMount Kennedy 365.9m
NW: Blessington:   Carrigleitrim 408mLugnagun 446.2mSlieveroe 332mSorrel Hill 599.5m
NW: Mullaghcleevaun:   Black Hill 602.2mCarrigshouk 572.5mCarrigvore 682.4mDuff Hill 720.8mGravale 719mMoanbane 703mMullaghcleevaun 846.7mMullaghcleevaun East Top 796mSilsean 698m
S: Aughrim Hills:   Cushbawn 400mKilleagh 249mMoneyteige North 427mPreban Hill 389m
S: Croaghanmoira:   Ballinacor Mountain 529.3mBallycurragh Hill 536mBallyteige 447mCarrickashane Mountain 508mCroaghanmoira 662.3mCroaghanmoira North Top 579.5mFananierin 426mSlieve Maan 547.8mSlieve Maan North Top 546.1m
S: Croghan Kinsella:   Annagh Hill 454mCroghan Kinsella 606mCroghan Kinsella East Top 562.1mSlievefoore 414m
S: Shillelagh Hills:   Lakeen 357mMonaughrim 206mSeskin 344mStookeen 420m
S: Tinahely Hills:   Ballycumber Hill 429.7mEagle Hill 296mMuskeagh Hill 398.2m
SE: Wicklow South East:   Ballinastraw 284mBallyguile Hill 188mBarranisky 280mCarrick Mountain 381mCollon Hill 238mKilnamanagh Hill 217mWestaston Hill 270m
W: Baltinglass:   Ballyhook Hill 288mBaltinglass Hill 382mCarrig Mountain 571mCarrigeen Hill 298mCloghnagaune 385mCorballis Hill 258mKeadeen Mountain 653mSpinans Hill 409mSpinans Hill SE Top 400mTinoran Hill 312m
W: Cen Lugnaquilla:   Ballineddan Mountain 652.3mBenleagh 689mCamenabologue 758mCamenabologue SE Top 663mCloghernagh 800mCorrigasleggaun 794.6mLugnaquilla 924.7mSlievemaan 759.7m
W: Donard:   Brewel Hill 222mChurch Mountain 544mCorriebracks 531mLobawn 636mSlievecorragh 418mSugarloaf 552mTable Mountain 701.7mTable Mountain West Top 563m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Benleagh Mountain Binn Liath A name in Irish, also Strands of Baravore an extra EastWest name in English (prob. Ir. Binn Liath [PDT], 'grey peak') Wicklow County in Leinster Province, in Arderin Beg, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists, Aphyric granodiorite Bedrock

Height: 689m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 56 Grid Reference: T03866 94180
Place visited by 402 members. Recently by: farmerjoe1, Aidan_Ennis, discovering_dann, RonanS, ciarraioch, MeabhTiernan, jackos, lauracardiff, frostie89, Hjonna, Courin, rhw, maoris, davidrenshaw, MarionP
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Longitude: -6.454146, Latitude: 52.988643 , Easting: 303866, Northing: 194180 Prominence: 24m,  Isolation: 1.2km
ITM: 703789 694219,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Bnlgh, 10 char: Benleagh
Bedrock type: Aphyric granodiorite, (Percys Table Granodiorite)

Benleagh is the 131st highest place in Ireland.

Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/126/
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Benleagh which has quite a flat summit is as show .. by mneary34   (Show all for Benleagh (Binn Liath))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Benleagh (<i>Binn Liath</i>) in area Wicklow, Ireland
Picture: View of Benleagh from Carriglineen
 
Six curves and a cliff.
by simon3  11 Sep 2020
A fine view of Benleagh can sometimes be had from the SE, in this case from Carriglineen above the Glenmalure valley. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/126/comment/20880/
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