Little Skellig 131m hill, Iveragh NW Ireland at MountainViews.ie
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Summit Comment ilenia 7 hours ago
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Dromderalough NE Top: Odd-looking formations

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 3 days ago
On my approach to the summit I came across a large field of hundreds of these rather striking formations, which I think are are moss-covered boulders, but which looked like giant green ant-hills o...

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Track 4031 David-Guenot a day ago
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Dromderalough NE Top: VL Number 273 bagged....

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Forum: General simon3 2 days ago
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Dromderalough NE Top: Long route from the south.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 3 days ago
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Summit Comment eamonoc 3 days ago
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Mullaghdoo: Winter has arrived in the Sperrins

Summit Comment eamonoc 3 days ago
View back over route taken from Mullaghclogha to Mullaghdoo

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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,

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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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 1 members. Recently by: DavidWalsh
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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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