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Lettershinna Hill 192m,
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South Connemara Area   N: Cashel 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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Lettershinna Hill Hill Galway County in Connacht Province, in Binnion List, Quartz diorite orthogneiss Bedrock

Height: 192m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 44 Grid Reference: L83118 43257
Place visited by 21 members. Recently by: paulbrown, jlk, Colin Murphy, madfrankie, osullivanm, simon3, magnumpig, conormcbandon, markwallace, Jamessheerin, juliewoods, paddyhillsbagger, sandman, markmjcampion, eamonoc
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Longitude: -9.759087, Latitude: 53.426674 , Easting: 83118, Northing: 243257 Prominence: 127m,  Isolation: 3.1km
ITM: 483093 743282,   GPS IDs, 6 char: LtrsHl, 10 char: LtrshnHil
Bedrock type: Quartz diorite orthogneiss, (Quartz Diorite Gneiss)

Lettershinna Hill is the 1416th highest place in Ireland.

Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1301/
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Great views over the south Connemara lakelands, C .. by astroheights   (Show all for Lettershinna Hill )
 
Simple ascent , tremendous views, bring insect re .. by Colin Murphy   (Show all for Lettershinna Hill )
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Lettershinna Hill  in area South Connemara, Ireland
Picture: Cairn on Lettershinna Hill with 12 Bens behind.
 
The joys of small hills
by paddyhillsbagger  3 Jul 2016
Followed the advice of previous comments to bag this easy top. Stunning views all round from a rocky top with small cairn. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1301/comment/18592/
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Grass top, distant heights. .. by simon3   (Show all for Lettershinna Hill )
 
A hen's race .. by peter1   (Show all for Lettershinna Hill )
 
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