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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

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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 17 members. Recently by: TommyV, markmjcampion, conormcbandon, bryanmccabe, markwallace, Jamessheerin, juliewoods, moggy40, moggy40t, Cathal-Kelly, sandman, paddyhillsbagger, eamonoc, deirdrenig, mdoc1969
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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 1403th 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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Small top, big views. .. by paddyhillsbagger   (Show all for Newtown Hill (Cnoc an Bhaile Nua))
 
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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Unpleasant Experience .. by TommyV   (Show all for Newtown Hill (Cnoc an Bhaile Nua))
 
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