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South Connemara Area   E: Moycullen Subarea
Place count in area: 14, OSI/LPS Maps: 44, 45, EW-CON 
Highest place:
Shannavara, 358m
Maximum height for area: 358 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 329 metres,

Places in area South Connemara:
Cen: Kilkieran:   Cnoc Mordáin 354m
E: Moycullen:   Newtown Hill 198m
N: Cashel:   Cashel Hill 311mLettershinna Hill 192m
N: Derroura:   Cappanalaurabaun 273mKeeraunnageeragh 305m
N: Oughterard:   Cloghermore 280mKnocknasilloge 346mKnocknalee 291mLeam Hill 253m
N: Shannavara:   Knockadav 224mShannavara 358m
S: Lettermore:   Lettermore 117m
W: Roundstone:   Errisbeg 300m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Newtown Hill Hill Cnoc an Bhaile Nua A name in Irish baile - townland, town, homestead; nua - new; cnoc - hill Galway County in Connacht Province, in Binnion List, Rock xenoliths Bedrock

Height: 198m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 45 Grid Reference: M18388 33902
Place visited by 19 members. Recently by: oakesave, Wilderness, TommyV, markmjcampion, conormcbandon, bryanmccabe, markwallace, Jamessheerin, juliewoods, moggy40, moggy40t, Cathal-Kelly, sandman, paddyhillsbagger, eamonoc
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Longitude: -9.226243, Latitude: 53.349266 , Easting: 118388, Northing: 233902 Prominence: 105m,  Isolation: 7.2km
ITM: 518355 733928,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Nwt198, 10 char: NwtwnHi198
Bedrock type: Rock xenoliths, (Zone rich in country rock xenoliths)

http://www.logainm.ie/ga/1398676   Cnoc an Bhaile Nua is the 1407th highest place in Ireland. Cnoc an Bhaile Nua is the most easterly summit and also the second most southerly in the South Connemara area.

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Newtown Hill (<i>Cnoc an Bhaile Nua</i>) in area South Connemara, Ireland
Picture: Summit cairn and views.
 
Small top, big views.
by paddyhillsbagger  13 Mar 2016
I started from the North at M17631 34375 starA. Asked a local farmer who informed me hill was commonage and named Oldtown Hill. No problem with access but wet underfoot. Lovely sweeping views of Lough Corrib, Galway Bay and the Burren beyond. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1296/comment/18456/
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Connemara magic
by Fergalh  27 Sep 2022
Take first left after Moycullen, then park at M18665 33010 starB near some houses in a row. Proceed through bog and fields to top behind marked with cairn. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1296/comment/15977/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Newtown Hill (<i>Cnoc an Bhaile Nua</i>) in area South Connemara, Ireland
Picture: Ross Lake and Lough Corrib in the background
Unpleasant Experience
by TommyV  16 Apr 2023
I parked at the South side of this hill a little bit further down the road from the spot mentioned by Fergalh. I followed a road past a few houses and a farm that leads to a gate out onto the hill at M17798 33146 starC. There was a beware of the bull sign on the gate but when you see the terrain you would wonder if any cattle could survive in it. Perhaps the sign is a deterrent to anybody stupid enough to want to bag this hill. A slog through some wet, boggy, heathery ground for about a kilometre will have you to the top. I went down a different way to make a bit of a loop of the walk but I wouldn't recommend this. All in all a very forgettable experience. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1296/comment/23906/
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