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Meall nan Eun: Gentle slopes lead to this Munro

Summit Comment eamonoc a day ago
Climbed as the last of a tough 4 Munro round in Glen Etive.

The mighty Slioch (The Spear)

Track 4889 eamonoc 13 hours ago
Climbed the Iconic Slioch from Incheril on a fantastic weather day, following a long walk beside the N bank of the K... walk, Len: 21.4km, Climb: 1912m, Area: Loch Maree to Loch Broom (Britain) Sli||

Tinahely Hill: View from the North East.

Summit Comment simon3 16 hours ago
Muskeagh Hill, a view from Ballycumber to the North East.

Stob Coir'an Albannaich: A fine cliff top Summit in Glen Etive

Summit Comment eamonoc a day ago
After Glass Bheinn Mhor, the next port of call was Stob Coir' an Albannaich 1044m climbed from a 738m col seperating both.

A very tough outing in Glen Etive

Track 4888 eamonoc a day ago
With the prospect of some good weather in Scotland headed up to Glen Etive, having previously climbed Ben Starav a f... walk, Len: 28.5km, Climb: 2901m, Area: Glen Etive to Glen Lochy (Britain) Bei||

Glas Bheinn Mhor: One of Glen Etive's finest

Summit Comment eamonoc a day ago
Climbed on a fine weather day in May as part of a tough outing in Glen Etive.

Met Eireann launches 10-day mountain forecast

Forum: General Colin Murphy a day ago
The Met Eireann app now features a forecast specifically for hillwalkers and climbers, where you can access the forecast for a good selection of individual mountains in the different province...

Beinn nan Aighenan: Glen Etive's secretive mountain.

Summit Comment eamonoc a day ago
A shy isolated hard to get to Munro from Glen Etive, best attempted when weather is favourable.

Esknabrock: Short and fairly sweet

Summit Comment thomas_g a day ago
Park at W01491 77290 (space for 1 car) after passing the pet farm. Go through the gate up the track until the gate at the end. Now head straight for the ridge, the going is nice, firmish gras...

Access via rocky trail

Track 4887 Colin Murphy 4 days 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||

Esknabrock: Have you got an hour?

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a day ago
Park at W01491 77290, walk up the track, head for the summit, admire turbines and Crohane.

Knockalla: Anticlockwise loop walk.

Summit Comment Wilderness 2 days ago
I parked in Glenvar in-between the school and church and accessed the hills by taking the lane which leads up to the cross and grotto. 26303525. I walked from the north east top to the liste...
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Achill & Corraun Area   NW: Croaghaun Subarea
Place count in area: 16, OSI/LPS Maps: 22, 30, CBW, EW-ACC, EW-ACC 
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.
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Croaghaun Mountain Achill Island Island Cruachán A name in Irish (Ir. Cruachán [logainm.ie], 'little stack') Mayo County in Connacht Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Best Hundred, Irish Highest Hundred, Irish Islands Lists, X-bedded psammites and schists Bedrock

Reachable "On Foot " Y
Height: 688m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 22/30 Grid Reference: F55960 06092
Place visited by 341 members. Recently by: NualaB, jimmel567, markv, JohnHoare, Enda66, Hjonna, Jai-mckinney, ElaineM76, Carolyn105, 40Shades, Clairecunningha, leetelefson, abeach, johncusack, ochils_trekker
Island visited by 526 members.
I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)   I have visited Achill Island: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)

Longitude: -10.196544, Latitude: 53.984094 , Easting: 55960, Northing: 306092 Prominence: 688m,  Isolation: 0.7km
ITM: 455941 806104,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Crghn, 10 char: Croaghaun
Bedrock type: X-bedded psammites and schists, (Croaghaun Formation)

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.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/127/
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I climbed Mount Brandon in June on the occasion o .. by denise-vosges   (Show all for Croaghaun (Cruachán))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Croaghaun (<i>Cruachán</i>) in area Achill & Corraun, Ireland
Picture: Earlier in the day from Slievemore in passing rain		  
Breathtaking Views
by Aidy  3 Aug 2015
Approached from Croaghaun SW Top having come up from Keem Beach. Despite good views on the way up, thick cloud had rolled in from the north and the short walk over from the SW Top was done in almost zero visibility and high winds. I was still well aware of the steep drops into grey nothingness below on the northern side so stayed back from the edge. As I got to the top I tried, only half successfully, to console myself that it isn't all about views, and its great just to be out on the mountains anyway. At that point, incredibly and almost instantaneously, the sea to the north snapped into view and the clouds passed. For the first time I got the full impact of amazing views over Saddle Head to the North East, and to Croaghaun SW Top's pointed summit and Achill Head to the West. Astonishing views. The cloud closed in again only 15 or 20 minutes later, and I contentedly made may way down again. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/127/comment/18222/
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A view of the coastline, taking just north of the .. by skyehigh   (Show all for Croaghaun (Cruachán))
 
Attempted Croaghaun from Keem Bay - Moyteoge Head .. by djouce   (Show all for Croaghaun (Cruachán))
 
On a perfect day in July 2004, I lazily parked at .. by skyehigh   (Show all for Croaghaun (Cruachán))
 
Start at Keem Bay car park. There is a slightly w .. by iscla   (Show all for Croaghaun (Cruachán))
 
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