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Balbane Hill: A great wee mountain well worth a visit

Summit Comment MichaelG55 an hour ago
Climbed Balbane Hill today as part of a circular walk including Croaghacullin, Mulnanaff and Crocknapeast. Parked at G701 811 where there is space for 2 cars. The views from the summit of Balbane ...

Maol na nDamh: Alternative access point

Summit Comment MichaelG55 an hour ago
With a windfarm,6 turbines, now built between Mulnanaff and Balbane Hill access to Mulnanaff is much easier now. Parking available at forestry gate at G701 811 and a easy walk in.

Croaghacullin: Definitely one for the peak bagger.

Summit Comment MichaelG55 an hour ago
Parked at G701 811 at a forestry gate, parking space for 2 vehicles and walked to G6981 8142 as per track details. Turned left and ascended eventually to summit from col. Ground conditions were so...

Conigar SW Top - New Arderin Beg

Forum: General Onzy 12 hours ago
New Arderin Beg ... following advice from David Guenot and my visit this weekend, we have concluded that Conigar Sw Top meets the map based criteria for inclusion in the Arderin Beg list. Accordin...

Sliabh Tuaidh: New Track to near summit

Summit Comment MichaelG55 a day ago
8th July 2020 Followed Colin Murphy's suggestion and parked at G641891 where there is ample parking space. Walked up paved track G639887 as suggested but at second bungalow noticed a tracked machi...

@Hugh Mangan

Forum: General wicklore 3 days ago
Hi Hugh. I suggest a circuit from Taylor's Three Rock pub. From Taylor's walk along the southern boundary of Marlay Park, then follow the Wicklow Way up to Kilmashoge car park. Conti use to follow...

Cummeengeera Horseshoe

Track 0 Onzy 3 days ago
Irieland's best day out... walk, Len: 14.8km, Climb: 1262m, Area: Tooreenbaha, Caha Mountains (Ireland) To...

Knockastakeen: A circuit of Lough Muskry

Summit Comment peter1 4 days ago
Despite gale force winds and occasional driving rain, I had a really enjoyable high level walk around Lough Muskry. Starting from the trail head near the water works, as mentioned by others, I too...

GouganBarra: Conigar South Top

Track 0 Onzy 3 days ago
Possible Arderin Beg to the south of Conigar walk, Len: 12.9km, Climb: 795m, Area: Faill an Stuaic?n, Shehy/Knockboy (Irelan...

Gregory Hill: Low hill to the west of Letterkenny.

Summit Comment simon3 4 days ago
This hill is around 7km west of Letterkenny. Unless someone knows a better way up, I think it is strictly for list tickers. Ticks, ah yes we'll come to that.There may be other ways up via the fore...

Uisneach Hill

Forum: Suggestions Fergalh a month ago
An addition to the historical HillsUsineach (Cnoc Uisnigh) is situated near the hamlet of Kilare in County Westmeath and is steeped in history, It is the burial site of the Earth Goddess Ériu & th...

Lackagh Mountain: Bog burst

Summit Comment simon3 a week ago
According to newspaper reports there was a bog burst which wiped away some of the road about 7 or 8 km to the south east late June 2020. This was at place called Shass mtn.
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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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Skellig Rock Little Hill An Sceilg Bheag A name in Irish
also Small Skellig an extra name in English
Ir. An Sceilg Bheag [GÉ], ‘the little rock’ Kerry County in Munster Province, in Binnion, Irish Islands Lists, Red conglomerate, sandstone & mudstone Bedrock

Reachable "On Foot " Y
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: SklgRc, 10 char: SklgRckLtl
Bedrock type: Red conglomerate, sandstone & mudstone, (Old Red Sandstone (undifferentiated))

Small Skellig is home to nearly 70,000 gannets,making it the second largest gannet colony in the world. It is a statutory nature reserve. The public is not permitted to land on the island and there is no public access. The word sceilg is probably an early alternative form of speilic, both derived from Latin spelunca, ‘cave, den’, a word sometimes applied to hermit’s dwellings. The change sp- > sc- probably occurred in the early Christian period when Irish had no native words with p, cf. Ir. Cáisc, ‘Easter’, < Latin Pascha. It is no coincidence that two of the best known and earliest recorded instances of sceilg are at 6th century monastic sites with hermitages, namely Skellig Michael and Templenaskellig near St. Kevin’s Bed at Glendalough.   An Sceilg Bheag is the 1484th highest place in Ireland. An Sceilg Bheag is the second most southerly summit and also the second most westerly in the Iveragh NW area.
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