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Vote for MV's Photo of the Year 2020!

Forum: General Colin Murphy 4 days ago
Vote for MV's Photo of 2020! Despite a very restricted year in terms of hillwalking (and everything else), nevertheless many people did get to venture out and also take some fine pictures of the c...

Moelfryn: Long trek to summit and longer trek back to starting point

Summit Comment Fergalh 21 hours ago
From Sychnentydd headed in a north east direction a long trek heading over minor peaks of Cefn Nannerth and Graig Safn-y Coed (not on mountainviews) lead to this unmarked summit. Afterwards headed...

Sychnentydd: Short trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 21 hours ago
A short trek south east along path from Cerrig LLwydian leads to this summit marked by a boundary post.

Moelfryn: Cliffs on way to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 21 hours ago
This minor peak on the way to Moelfryn has some wonderful views of the cliffs on the north side of Moelfryn

Cerrig Llwydion: Cairn with Craig Goch reservoir in background

Summit Comment Fergalh 21 hours ago
Sometimes the smaller hills not on mountainviews have a nicer view than the summits on mountainviews !

Cerrig Llwydion: Long trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 22 hours ago
From Pen Lan-fawr head south east along the grass path down to the col and back to where you joined the path from Esgair Y Llwyd. Than heading south east you will pass two minor summits Gwar Y Ty ...

Pen Lan-fawr: Long trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 22 hours ago
From Esgair Y Llwyn head North along plateau until you reach a rough grass path. Head North west along path a steep descent into col and a steep ascent leads to this unmarked summit.

Esgair y Llwyn: Short climb to summit from track

Summit Comment Fergalh 22 hours ago
Park to south at beginning of track leading north alongside a stream. Follow for one km than head North West. A steep climb leads to an unmarked summit with extensive views.

Ben Crom: Resrvoir View

Summit Comment Aidy a day ago
A minor upside to the Covid crisis has been the amount of time I've had on my hands to look back over and edit older photos, including this one (slightly more recent from November 2020) of the vie...

Mullaghclogher: Brief Foray

Summit Comment Aidy a day ago
I had a quick wander around the snow-covered slopes of Mullaclogher and Mullaghcarbatagh yesterday, being unable to resist the lure of a winter hike after being kept out of the hills by lockdown f...

Stapeley Hill: Short trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
From Mitchells Fold Stone Circle a short walk along a track North East is followed by a short sharp climb to the summit marked with a small cairn.

Lan Fawr: Worth a short detour

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
Just North of the Corndon water works there is a stone circle worth visiting. Mitchels Fold Stone circle is from the Bronze age and has 15 standing stones left of the original 30
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Donegal NW Area   Fanad Subarea
Place count in area: 66, OSI/LPS Maps: 1, 10, 11, 2, 6 
Highest place: Errigal, 751m
Maximum height for area: 751 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 688 metres,

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Cashelmore Hill An Caiseal Mór A name in Irish
also Lurgacloughan an extra name in English
Donegal County in Ulster Province, in Binnion List, Whitish quarztite with pebble beds Bedrock

Height: 149m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 2 Grid Reference: C17100 41001
Place visited by 14 members. Recently by: finkey86, NICKY, AntrimRambler, IndyMan, Peter Walker, osullivanm, simon3, David-Guenot, sandman, chalky, Harry Goodman, Fergalh, FrankDempsey, Garmin
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Longitude: -7.732148, Latitude: 55.215746 , Easting: 217100, Northing: 441001 Prominence: 137m,  Isolation: 4.6km
ITM: 617045 940980,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Cshlmr, 10 char: Cashelmore
Bedrock type: Whitish quarztite with pebble beds, (Ards Quartzite Formation)

The historic 25 inch map calls this place Cashelmore or Cashelmore Fort. It is in the townland of Lurgacloghan, parish of Clondahorky.   Cashelmore is the 1459th highest place in Ireland.
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Small hill but big views
by Fergalh  12 Aug 2014
Park at C17107 40651 C and proceed up rough tracks to top for great views. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1349/comment/17592/
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