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Cloontohil 190m,
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Bweengduff: The Shiddy Way?

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 3 days ago
This isn't a particularly interesting hill, although after a prolonged rainy period, I did see multiple gushing streams on my walk, some of them having flooded sections of the forest track. T...

Glenshee ramble

Track 4830 billbaggins 6 days ago
Parked at the Ski Centre, NO 141 775. Cycled down to parking spot at NO 131 757 and began hiking. Reached A93 at ... walk, Len: 24.6km, Climb: 1296m, Area: Creag Leacach SW Top, Braemar to Montro|...

Carrigshouk: Lovely loop

Summit Comment 500plusclub a day ago
Lovely loop up one side and down the other . On a clear day you have a great view north and south.

Bweengduff: A good forest road to access this summit

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 3 days ago
Park at a forest entrance W46444 88741, room for 5 cars. Follow the track into the forest , along the Duhallow way, taking the second left, then the first right, then second left then first r...

Seefin East Top: An easy bog trot.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 3 days ago
This is an easy walk starting from the large carpark at W34900 86100 and following the track (which is show as part of the Dulhallow way on the Discovery map) past bog works and the access ro...

Ballinruan

Track 4834 anthonygriffin99 a week ago
walk, Len: 4.5km, Climb: 94m, Area: East Clare (Ireland) ||

Seefin: An easy road with distant balcony views but nearby clutter

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 4 days ago
This is an easy walk starting from the large carpark at W34900 86100 and following the track (which is show as part of the Dulhallow way on the Discovery map) past bog works along the access ...

Inisbroon: Interesting looking island

Island Comment markwallace 6 days ago
Just a photo of this striking looking little island, which I haven’t visited. As seen from around Renvyle point, it consists of a grassy ramp ending abruptly at a line of crumbling cliffs. Lo...

Meall nan Tarmachan

Track 4832 billbaggins a week ago
walk, Len: 15.4km, Climb: 912m, Area: Meall nan Tarmachan SE Top, Glen Lyon to ...

Seefin - Seefin East Top

Track 4833 Colin Murphy 4 days ago
This track takes in Seefin and Seefin East Top and will take roughly 1 hour 45 minutes hours to compete. There is am... walk, Len: 7.1km, Climb: 375m, Area: Seefin, Boggeragh Mountains (Ireland) Se||

Knocklettercuss: A grand viewpoint into the Wild Nephin National Park

Summit Comment gerrym a week ago
Bangor Erris gives easy access to Knocklettercuss and there is parking for hundreds at the GAA pitch which it literally a few steps from the start of the Bangor Trail. Thankfully its wetness ...

Slievelamagan: Steep, rocky peak with great local views

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: markmjcampion a week ago
Slieve Lamagan in the E Mournes is a rough, rocky prominence whose SW spur can cause much huffing and puffing. The peak takes the form of a S-N ridge with a lesser gap on the N side, and with...
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West Clare Area   S: Ennis Hills Subarea
Place count in area: 14, OSI/LPS Maps: 51, 52, 57, 58 
Highest place: Slievecallan, 391m
Maximum height for area: 391 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 365 metres,

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Cloontohil Hill Clare County in Munster Province, in Binnion List, Grey siltstone & sandstone Bedrock

Height: 190m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 57 Grid Reference: R27294 82885
Place visited by 12 members. Recently by: JohnRea, paddyhillsbagger, FrankMc1964, conormcbandon, Jamessheerin, wicklore, chalky, TommyV, sandman, eamonoc, Fergalh, peter1
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Longitude: -9.080948, Latitude: 52.892256 , Easting: 127294, Northing: 182885 Prominence: 118m,  Isolation: 6.9km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 527261 682923,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Clnthl, 10 char: Cloontohil
Bedrock type: Grey siltstone & sandstone, (Gull Island Formation)

Cloontohil is the 1414th highest place in Ireland.
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Small but wonderful vista
by Fergalh  15 Jun 2014
There is boreen at R27257 82003 starA follow this up at least half the hill than proceed north east towards telecommunications tower. High point is slightly to the east of it Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1305/comment/17500/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Cloontohil in area West Clare, Ireland
Picture: Mast Cloontohil		  
Out of the mist and into the mast.
by eamonoc  2 Aug 2014
Climbed on 17/7/2014. Started at R 26643 83249 starB, Forest entrance with parking for a few cars, no access issues. Followed good forest track for about 800mts took right fork uphill to edge of forest, followed forest edge to the right for about 100mts crossed into rough field to the left, mast appeared out of the mist. High point just above mast in field beside forest edge. Weather was dreadful no views to comment on. Distance from car to car approx 2.3km, time taken approx 35mins Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1305/comment/17580/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Cloontohil in area West Clare, Ireland
Picture: Summit Area
Friendly Farmer.
by sandman  18 Aug 2014
The entrance for the access road to the mast is located at R2746782104 starC and although the gravel road passes alongside farm buildings the farmer has no objections for you to drive to the mast as long as you close the one gate after you. As mentioned in the previous comment the summit is located on high ground in an adjacent field to the right of the mast as you approach.R2729382884. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1305/comment/17621/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Cloontohil in area West Clare, Ireland
Picture: The mast which is not the summit		  
My nearest MV hill
by TommyV  14 Dec 2018
This hill is only a few kilometers over the road from my home house. However without Mountain Views website you would scarcely know it's a hill as it is situated in an area of high ground anyway so it does not feel like it is a hill of any real elevation. eamonoc's directions are bang on. The forest does limit the view to one side of the hill, but the mast can be seen all over west Clare. I can only imagine what the views are like from up there. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1305/comment/20213/
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Short walk to the hidden trig point.
by JohnRea  14 May 2022
Parked at R2664383249 starB and followed the forest road, taking right branch, to R2725383179 starD then south until the track quality got soft, stepped into the forest and followed line of track further south until we could see the higher ground to the right in the forest, trig point is at R2725383179 starD. It was a short walk, car to trig point and back in 30 minutes.

Because of the trees there were no views once you are on the forest track but this hill is very close to the Mid Clare Way route and has a number of historic monuments in the area that are worth a detour. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1305/comment/23514/
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