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West Connemara Area   N: Cleggan Subarea
Place count in area: 4, OSI/LPS Maps: 37 
Highest place:
Tully Mountain, 356m
Maximum height for area: 356 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 331 metres,

Places in area West Connemara:
N: Cleggan:   Knockaunbaun 146mMaumfin 172m
N: Tully:   Tully Mountain 356m
S: Clifden:   Gortrumnagh 174m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Knockaunbaun Hill An Cnocán Bán A name in Irish, also Cleggan Signal an extra name in English 'Cnocán' - hillock; 'bán' - white; lea-ground, grassy Galway County in Connacht Province, in Binnion List, Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top Bedrock

Height: 146m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L60564 59666
Place visited by 18 members. Recently by: oakesave, jlk, geohappy, Fergalh, ucampbell, Damian120, markmjcampion, sandman, eamonoc, juliewoods, Jamessheerin, Caithniadh, markwallace, deirdrenig, mdoc1969
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Longitude: -10.105439, Latitude: 53.568519 , Easting: 60564, Northing: 259666 Prominence: 128m,  Isolation: 4.3km
ITM: 460544 759686,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Knc146, 10 char: Kncknbn
Bedrock type: Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top, (Bennabeola Quartzite Formation)

Matching placenames are translated to An Cnocán Bán on www.logainm.ie   Knockaunbaun is the 1477th highest place in Ireland. Knockaunbaun is the most westerly in the West Connemara area.

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Easy hike with remarkable scenery .. by Damian120   (Show all for Knockaunbaun (An Cnocán Bán))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Knockaunbaun (<i>An Cnocán Bán</i>) in area West  Connemara, Ireland
Picture: Summit Pic
 
An Cnocán Bán (Knocknabaun Hill)
by mdoc1969  7 Nov 2015
This must be by far the easiest route to take to the summit of An Cnocán Bán near Cleggan. Drive up towards Cleggan Farm Holiday Cottages. Park in the parking spaces just shy of the working farm and cottages (approx L 61005 58829 starA). If you meet the owners do let them know that you plan to walk to the summit - they're very accommodating. Walk straight on until you meet a gate (at approx L 60835 58947 starB). This can be unlatched - do make sure to close it again. Walk straight on towards the next gate. This can also be unlatched. Once you pass through you will see another gate to your right. This is secured by a rope so climb the fence to the left of the gate and follow the track next to the wall on your right (for 50 or so yards) before heading for the summit. The views from the summit are some of the very best in the area - a signal tower (now in ruins) was situated there for this reason. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1352/comment/18386/
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view of the summit. .. by simon3   (Show all for Knockaunbaun (An Cnocán Bán))
 
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