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Clifden Hill 189m,
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West Clare Area   Cen: Ennistymon 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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Clifden Hill Hill Clare County in Munster Province, in Binnion List, Grey siltstone & sandstone Bedrock

Height: 189m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 57 Grid Reference: R25268 89533
Place visited by 12 members. Recently by: chelman7, Krzysztof_K, JohnRea, FrankMc1964, conormcbandon, Jamessheerin, wicklore, chalky, TommyV, sandman, eamonoc, Fergalh
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Longitude: -9.112663, Latitude: 52.951693 , Easting: 125268, Northing: 189533 Prominence: 102m,  Isolation: 6.9km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 525230 689569,   GPS IDs, 6 char: ClfdHl, 10 char: ClfdnHil
Bedrock type: Grey siltstone & sandstone, (Gull Island Formation)

Clifden Hill is the 1422th highest place in Ireland.

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Clifden Hill  in area West Clare, Ireland
Picture: Summit Trig
 
Well Protected.
by sandman  18 Aug 2014
Looking at OS57 it looked a short walk over farmland to the summit R2526789531 starA from where i parked at R2545788670 starB but i was wrong this trig was well protected with forest that left the walk a lot longer than i had first planned. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1306/comment/17622/
Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average
 
Only if you must! .. by Jamessheerin   (Show all for Clifden Hill )
 
Didn't bag it .. by TommyV   (Show all for Clifden Hill )
 
Easier route .. by JohnRea   (Show all for Clifden Hill )
 
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