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Maumturkmore: Longish but very rewarding walk to isolated Carn

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 2 weeks ago
One approach is via the Western Way, with parking for a couple of cars at L859 534.Follow the good trail NW for 3km to L84166 55718 and take a lesser trail to the north. This is a grassy trac...

Kerry Way leads the way

Track 5171 Colin Murphy a month ago
There is parking for several cars at start point of track. Walk 100m south along road to a gate and stile to a se... walk, Len: 9.0km, Climb: 503m, Area: Seefin, Glenbeigh Horseshoe (Ireland) Se||

Slieve Daeane: Complicated top and topography, good views.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 2 weeks ago
This small hill is reasonably easy to get to. The Sligo Way passes to the south of it.The top is highest point in a number of subsidiary tops with intervening valleys.One way up is from G 715...

Killerry Mountain: Views from the top.

Summit Comment simon3 2 weeks ago
As others have mentioned, there are great views from the top of this small hill. These include Benbulben and Knocknarea.The picture shows some of the north view but also the foreground. This ...

Crossderry from the south

Track 5170 Colin Murphy a month ago
Parking for a couple of cars at the start point. Cross the road and then cross a gate, then wade through some ... walk, Len: 6.0km, Climb: 401m, Area: Crossderry, Dunkerron Mountains (Ireland)|...

Killerry Mountain: Great views from this difficult to reach summit.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 2 weeks ago
This hill is SE of Sligo and overlooks Lough Gill from the south. The top area is covered in fairly short deer grass and is reasonably easy terrain for walking, however parts of the sides fro...

Two unlinked tracks from the west

Track 5169 Colin Murphy a month ago
Often done in conjunction with Douce, Doughill may also be done in isolation.Start pointThis route from the west ... walk, Len: 3.8km, Climb: 305m, Area: D?choill, West Cork Mountains (Ireland) ||

Croaghmoyle: Easily bagged peak.

Summit Comment MichaelG55 3 weeks ago
Took note of previous comments and parked at forest layby M10027 95078 as potholes in track were getting bigger. Nice walk up to trig point but unfortunately no visibility due to low cloud. W...

Knockreagh: Easy and Hard Roads

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 4 weeks ago
Knockreagh is the northern outlier of the summits which circle Glantrasna. We used to consider it an Arderin, but a survey in Sept 2024 found it to be 499.1m and so undersized.From the west, ...

Small but spectacular

Track 5168 Colin Murphy a month ago
Angelokastro is a stunning hill on the island of Corfu topped by the ruin of a 13th century castle, of which little rema walk, Len: 0.9km, Climb: 81m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Keecragh Mountain: The steep rocky north side.

Summit Comment simon3 a month ago
Be careful to plan your route to avoid the steep slabs on this side of the hill.

Lost glove

Forum: General chelman7 2 months ago
Right hand Goretex trekmate glove lost 😢on Slievemore Achill, pls contact me if you find.
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Derrynasaggart Area   N: Caherbarnagh Subarea
Place count in area: 24, OSI/LPS Maps: 79 
Highest place: The Paps East, 694m
Maximum height for area: 694 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 623 metres,

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Caherbarnagh Mountain An Chathair Bhearnach A name in Irish (Ir. An Chathair Bhearnach [OSI], 'the gapped fort') Cork County in Munster Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Green sandstone & purple siltstone Bedrock

Height: 681m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 79 Grid Reference: W19164 87170
Place visited by 191 members. Recently by: rosduke, mlmoroneybb, Aidan_Ennis, Pepe, Marykerry, discovering_dann, maryblewitt, maoris, farmerjoe1, Ianhhill, michaelseaver, knightsonhikes, rhw, Nailer1967, DeirdreM
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Longitude: -9.178416, Latitude: 52.031044 , Easting: 119164, Northing: 87170 Prominence: 361m,  Isolation: 0.6km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 519140 587216,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Chrbrn, 10 char: Chrbrngh
Bedrock type: Green sandstone & purple siltstone, (Glenflesk Chloritic Sandstone Formation)

See Máire MacNeill, 'The Festival of Lughnasa' (pp. 211-12) for details of the festive assembly which took place on Caherbarnagh on Latiaran Sunday in late July.   Caherbarnagh is the third highest mountain in the Derrynasaggart area and the 143rd highest in Ireland.
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Summit with views. .. by simon3   (Show all for Caherbarnagh (An Chathair Bhearnach))
 
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Caherbarnagh (<i>An Chathair Bhearnach</i>) in area Derrynasaggart, Ireland
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A Bradleylinemihler Movie
by CaptainVertigo  22 Feb 2015
A great introduction to Caherbarnagh by Bradleylinemihler Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/135/comment/17855/
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