Little Skellig 131m hill, Iveragh NW Ireland at MountainViews.ie
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Corveagh: From the east

Summit Comment Fergalh 11 hours ago
Went up from the east , head south of the village of Aghagower there is a track at M0508177712 follow track to end go over gate and head north west over three fences to obvious top

Waterfalls Galore

Track 4135 march-fixer 19 hours ago
There are two major waterfalls in Jamaica. Dunn's River Falls and Reach Falls. Reach Falls is by far the most beautiful walk, Len: 6.2km, Climb: 109m, Area: Jamaica, Portland () ||

Lost GPS

Forum: General geohappy 20 hours ago
If you happen to be climbing up the east face of Slievemore on Achill, keep an eye out for a dropped Garmin GPS which foolishly I clipped on the wrong strap. It is quite steep and my first serious...

Aghla Beg: The Aghlas Circuit

Summit Comment ochils_trekker 17 hours ago
I walked these twin tops, along with Aghla More as a circular route, in early September 2019, parking across the road from the fish farm near Procklis Lough( B9360 2580 ).Walking N on the road to ...

Camenabologue SE Top: Never again

Summit Comment ewen 17 hours ago
Went up via the Forest ride from the table track. Put it this way, it may have been the conditions, it may have been the waterlogged steep ride but this is one hill I am never going near again. Th...

Tinahealy Circuit

Track 4212 march-fixer 19 hours ago
This is a very nice circular circuit which starts and ends in a pleasant carpark. The route heads westwards out a... walk, Len: 24.0km, Climb: 866m, Area: Muskeagh Hill, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) |...

Tonduff East Top: Dull top with panoramic views

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 4 days ago
The view to the south west from the summit.

Tonduff East Top: My final Local 100

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 4 days ago
Not the most glamorous of summits, but of personal significance as it marked my 100th and last Local 100! Having spent the summer frantically bagging the smaller tops, it was nice to finish on a g...

Croghan Hill

Track 2637 conormcbandon 4 days ago
Ignore the vehicular part of this route. It's only a 2 Km up and down with 100m of ascent. After crossing the gate a... walk, Len: 2.0km, Climb: 105m, Area: Croghan Hill, North Midlands (Ireland) C||

Tonduff East Top: Climbing east top in isolation

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 4 days ago
Rarely done in isolation, this nondescript summit is usually climbed in conjunction with Tonduff itself or Maulin. But it can be done without visiting the nearby summits. Start at Crone Woods car ...

Table Mountain West Top: Bird's eye view

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 4 days ago
As I reached the summit of this top on a gorgeous September day, I could see about 5 dark birds circling above and swooping to the heather every now and then, so I assume they were birds of prey o...

Crotlieve

Track 2646 Peter Walker 4 days ago
Room to park two, perhaps more cars at the start...although it's hard to imagine legions of walkers descending on... walk, Len: 0.9km, Climb: 134m, Area: Crotlieve Mountain, Mourne Mountains (Ire|...
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Iveragh NW Area
Place count in area: 18, OSI/LPS Maps: 83, 84 
Highest place: Knocknadobar, 690m
Maximum height for area: 690 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 565 metres,

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Little Skellig Hill Kerry County, in Binnion, Irish Islands Lists, Red conglomerate, sandstone & mudstone Bedrock

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Height: 131m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 83 Grid Reference: V26900 61700
Place visited by 2 members. Recently by: finkey86, DavidWalsh
Island visited by 3 members.
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Longitude: -10.509066, Latitude: 51.781367 , Easting: 26900, Northing: 61700 Prominence: 131m,  Isolation: 2.5km
ITM: 426888 561764,   GPS IDs, 6 char: LtlSkl, 10 char: LtlSklg
Bedrock type: Red conglomerate, sandstone & mudstone, (Old Red Sandstone (undifferentiated))

Little Skellig is the 1482th highest place in Ireland. Little Skellig is the second most southerly summit and also the second most westerly in the Iveragh NW area.
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