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Carrauntoohil: Above the Clouds: 360 Degree Cloud Inversion

Summit Comment Lauranna 3 days ago
Clouds flowing over the Eastern Ridge of The Reeks on 2nd November, 2024.

Mangerton & Stoompa

Track 5193 Onzy 4 days ago
walk, Len: 18.6km, Climb: 1066m, Area: Mangerton, Mangerton (Ireland) Mangerton...

Carrauntoohil: Above the Clouds: 360 Degree Cloud Inversion

Summit Comment Lauranna 3 days ago
Beenkeragh and its arête poking through the clouds on 2nd November, 2024.

Seefin Mountain West Top: Great paths, closed boardwalk

Summit Comment Leatra a week ago
The boardwalk approaching Seefin West Top from the east is closed [October '24]. If you should choose to ignore the sign saying so, you'll find that the long grass has smothered as much of th...

Broaghnabinnia West Ridge and Stumpa Duloigh Traverse

Track 5194 Onzy 4 days ago
Ascent of Broaghnabinnia via west ridge, Stumpa Duloigh, its west top and Knockaunattin. Starting in Bridia va... walk, Len: 11.6km, Climb: 1190m, Area: Broaghnabinnia, Dunkerron Mountains (Ir|...

Proctor High Mark: A rocking stone not a rolling one

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
A must see on your way to the summit

A tough but rewarding day

Track 5192 billbaggins a week ago
This track records a walk across 3 Munros and 3 Munro Tops from Glen Etive, loosely based on the route descrip... walk, Len: 24.6km, Climb: 2087m, Area: Ben Starav, Glen Etive to Glen Lochy (B|...

Proctor High Mark: Find the gaps in the walls to find the highpoint

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
From Clapham high Mark a beeline to the interesting rocking stone which has a good view of Proctor High Mark. This was the most difficult one of the four of that day to access as the way over...

Clapham High Mark: Find the gaps in the walls to find the highpoint

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
From Parsons Pulpit walls and fences have to be negotiated. With care it can be done, eventually crossed fence into area below summit. A short trek led to unmarked summit with extensive views

Interesting route around Trooperstown, Wicklow.

Track 5191 simon3 a week ago
walk, Len: 13.7km, Climb: 427m, Area: Trooperstown Hill, Wicklow (Ireland) Troo...

Parson's Pulpit: Short trek to summit through Burren type landscape

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
From Great Close Scar followed bridleway to behind the Farm and crossed wall and up to series of small lumps. From here a short drop down to col and a short ascent led to summit with a few ro...

Cahas Surveying: Changes to Arderins etc

Forum: Suggestions simon3 a month ago
Surveying 2024, August and Sept in the Mournes and the Cahas.There are new positions for the Knocknaveacals, North and South, thanks to a suggestion from DoBIH. Knocknaveacal N was recorded w...
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Mweelrea Area   E: Ben Gorm Mountains Subarea
Place count in area: 12, OSI/LPS Maps: 37, EW-CON, MSW 
Highest place: Mweelrea, 814m
Maximum height for area: 814 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 779 metres,

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Ben Creggan South Top Mountain Meall Láir A name in Irish, also Middle Hill an extra EastWest name in English (prob. Ir. Meall Láir [PDT], 'middle lump') Mayo County in Connacht Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists, Sandstone & conglomerate, ignimbrite Bedrock

Height: 687m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L85832 66134
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Longitude: -9.726855, Latitude: 53.632983 , Easting: 85832, Northing: 266134 Prominence: 72m,  Isolation: 0.5km
ITM: 485792 766183,   GPS IDs, 6 char: BnC687, 10 char: BnCrgnSthT
Bedrock type: Sandstone & conglomerate, ignimbrite, (Mweelrea Formation)

This peak is unnamed on OS maps, but is called Maul Laur on Bald's map of Co. Mayo (1830). This is probably an anglicisation of Ir. Meall Láir, 'middle lump', indicating its position half-way beween Ben Creggan and Ben Gorm.   Ben Creggan South Top is the 134th highest place in Ireland. Ben Creggan South Top is the second most easterly summit in the Mweelrea area.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Ben Creggan South Top (<i>Meall Láir</i>) in area Mweelrea, Ireland
Picture: Ben Creggan to right, South Top in centre, with ridge rising to summit		  
Stunning panoramas from amid wild rough ridge
Short Summary created by simon3, Colin Murphy  27 Apr 2014
Park at L888 673 starA in the entrance to a Coillte forest. Cross the road and begin to ascend the long ridge on the eastern side of Ben Creggan. This is a fairly gently rising slope about 3km long, with the going underfoot fairly solid, mostly rocky. After approx 1.5 km, at L875 668 starB you have the option of continuing west to the top of Ben Creggan and then making the short hop south to the South Top, or alternatively turning south west, crossing the valley to L866 663 starC and ascending the ridge directly to the summit of Ben Creggan South Top. This is somewhat steeper than the more northerly ridge but is very firm underfoot. After 1km of climbing directly west, you will reach the South Top, which is marked with a cairn. Views from the summit are quite stunning, with Tawnyard Lough visible 5km to the east and Doo Lough Valley to the north west and Killary Harbour to the South West. From car to summit 1 hour 45 mins. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/128/comment/4888/
 
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