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Esknabrock: Short and fairly sweet

Summit Comment thomas_g less than an hour ago
Park at W01491 77290 (space for 1 car) after passing the pet farm. Go through the gate up the track until the gate at the end. Now head straight for the ridge, the going is nice, firmish grass und...

Esknabrock: Have you got an hour?

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy less than an hour ago
Park at W01491 77290, walk up the track, head for the summit, admire turbines and Crohane.

Met Eireann launches 10-day mountain forecast

Forum: General Colin Murphy 5 hours ago
The Met Eireann app now features a forecast specifically for hillwalkers and climbers, where you can access the forecast for a good selection of individual mountains in the different provinces. Ap...

A very tough outing in Glen Etive

Track 4888 eamonoc 8 hours ago
With the prospect of some good weather in Scotland headed up to Glen Etive, having previously climbed Ben Starav a few... walk, Len: 28.5km, Climb: 2901m, Area: Glen Etive to Glen Lochy (Britain) Bei

Knockalla: Anticlockwise loop walk.

Summit Comment Wilderness 19 hours ago
I parked in Glenvar in-between the school and church and accessed the hills by taking the lane which leads up to the cross and grotto. 26303525. I walked from the north east top to the liste...

Bloody Foreland: Easy going walk.

Summit Comment Wilderness a day ago
I parked in the view point car park at Point E. From here the best way to access this hill is to walk down the main road a bit , and then turn right up a lane that leads to a small transmitte...

Tonduff: Some nice views, but unexciting summit

Summit Comment michaelseaver 2 days ago
Climbed Tonduff as part of circuit that included War Hill and Djouce. Parked in Crone Woods and followed the forest paths towards Maulin, then cut across a boggy path to Tonduff East Top and ...

Windfarm eases access

Track 4886 Colin Murphy 3 days ago
Approaching from Belhavel Lough, Google Maps directed me up a badly deteriorated road – only drivable with care t... walk, Len: 9.2km, Climb: 532m, Area: Lackagh Mountain, Dartry Mountains (Irela|...

Slieve Carn: Working Bog and Wind Farm

Summit Comment TommyV 2 days ago
Having read the comments about the approach from the East side, I followed a warren of roads on the West side of the hill and ended up parking at M29230 89101. From here I followed the approa...

Carranarah: Electric Dreams

Summit Comment TommyV 2 days ago
Followed the route mentioned by three5four0. The lane appears to be quite overgrown in parts now, but it's actually easy enough to push through. There is an extensive network of electric fenc...

Access via rocky trail

Track 4887 Colin Murphy 3 days ago
Parking for a couple of cars at start point. Continue N up tarred road, and around a bend, watching for a stony track... walk, Len: 5.7km, Climb: 401m, Area: Benbo, Dartry Mountains (Ireland) Benbo||

Bockagh Hill: Short but Hard Bag.

Summit Comment TommyV 2 days ago
Took the approach mentioned by Fergalh. There is room to squeeze a car at the mast. Then head North up the road for a few hundred metres looking for the summit cross on the left. Once you see...
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Keenaght Area   Keenaght West Subarea
Place count in area: 5, OSI/LPS Maps: 4, 7, 8 
Highest place: Donald's Hill, 399m
Maximum height for area: 399 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 270 metres,

Places in area Keenaght:
Keenaght East:   Binevenagh 385mDonald's Hill 399mKeady Mountain 337m
Keenaght West:   Gortnessy Hill 176mLoughermore 396m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Gortnessy Hill Hill Derry County in NI and in Ulster Province, in no lists, Psammite & pelite Bedrock

Height: 176m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 7 Grid Reference: C50431 17093
Place visited by 14 members. Recently by: ElaineM76, trostanite, dregishjake, dregish, eamonoc, Fergalh, sperrinlad, NICKY, sandman, Garmin, Aidy, Harry Goodman, AntrimRambler, Peter Walker
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Longitude: -7.212781, Latitude: 54.998746 , Easting: 250431, Northing: 417093 Prominence: 98m,  Isolation: 8.2km
ITM: 650369 917078,   GPS IDs, 6 char: GrtnHl, 10 char: GrtnsyHil
Bedrock type: Psammite & pelite, (Ballykelly Formation)

Gortnessy Hill is the 1435th highest place in Ireland. Gortnessy Hill is the most westerly in the Keenaght area.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1320/
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A hill in name but ........! .. by group   (Show all for Gortnessy Hill )
 
One to forget or, better still, ignore! .. by Harry Goodman   (Show all for Gortnessy Hill )
 
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Picture: Looking across a field of rapeseed to Slievekirk		  
Not much of a walk
by Aidy  16 Apr 2015
Pleasant (not dramatic) views, but for hill walkers, barely qualifies as a walk, let alone a hill. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1320/comment/17932/
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In defence of Gortnessy...well, slightly .. by Peter Walker   (Show all for Gortnessy Hill )
 
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