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Place count in area: 16, OSI/LPS Maps: 22, 30, CBW
Highest place: Croaghaun, 688m Maximum height for area: 688 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 688 metres,
Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
CroaghaunMountainAchill IslandIslandCruachán A name in Irish (Ir. Cruachán [logainm.ie], 'little stack')MayoCounty, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Best Hundred, Irish Highest Hundred, Irish Islands Lists, X-bedded psammites and schists Bedrock
Reachable "On Foot " Y Height:688mOS 1:50k Mapsheet: 22/30Grid Reference: F55961 06091 Place visited by 246 members. Recently by: murphysw, ckilm, FrankMc1964, pearnett, simon3, PaulaMc, Wildcat, rogers, JimMc, glencree, Felix, carbar, PaulNolan, pwbellarby, tommyclarke Island visited by 384 members. I have visited this place: YES (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)I have visited Achill Island: YES (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)
It was the tradition for local children to pick berries on the mountain on the last Sunday of July, known locally as Garlic Sunday (apparently a corruption of 'garland') (MacNeill, 191). Walks: for a cliff-top walk near Achill Head, see Siúlóidí Acla, walk A. Previously Tonacroaghaun in MV.
Croaghaun is the highest mountain in the Achill/Corraun area and the 131st highest in Ireland. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/127/?PHPSESSID=fmd764ih8c8p2k3vjbdub1eve5