Little Skellig 131m hill, Iveragh NW Ireland at MountainViews.ie
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Knocknacusha: There and back again

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Peter Walker 8 hours ago
You can start at Ballaghisheen, a mountain pass V671 792. Space here for 3-4 cars. Ballaghisheen is at just over 300m so the climb to the top at around 551m is not a great strain. There is a sign ...

Meenteog: Squat and steep-sided summit on Glenbeigh Horseshoe

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Peter Walker 21 hours ago
Lumpen in its higher reaches but very much steep-sided lower down (especially to the north), Meenteog is the first of the higher, more dramatic summits on the Glenbeigh Horseshoe if walked clockwi...

Scarr: Three ridges, many routes and good views.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a day ago
Scarr has three useable ridges off it, to the north, south and east. The easiest perhaps is the Glenmacnass Waterfall carpark O11380 03009 (notorious for break-ins). From here head for the north ...

Near Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland)

Track 3993 ewen a day ago
Note this will take considerably less time in my opinion. I take too many photos so it adds about an hour to the trip.... walk, Len: 12.7km, Climb: 469m, Area: Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) Corrigasleggau

Scarr: A walk in the clouds.

Summit Comment TommyV 3 days ago
This route starts on an old forest road at Oldbridge, there is room for parking 5 or 6 cars near the top at O15162 01916. From here follow the road West until you reach a gate at O14832 01892. Go ...

Omey Island

Track 3987 Onzy 2 days ago
A circuit of Omey ... cut short by my fear that my car wouldn't make it back across the sound... walk, Len: 5.6km, Climb: 60m, Area: Galway Islands (Ireland)

Camaderry South East Top: Glenealo Valley and Miners Village

Summit Comment sev 4 days ago
Glenealo Valley and Miners Village - view from south slope of Camaderry South East Top (Aug. 2010)

Short Loop north of Omey

Track 3992 Onzy 2 days ago
walk, Len: 2.1km, Climb: 33m, Area: Galway Coast (Ireland)

Camaderry South East Top: Glendalough Upper Lake

Summit Comment sev 4 days ago
Glendalough Upper Lake and the valley - view from south slope of Camaderry South East Top (Aug. 2010)

Seefin: "Megalithic Fallout Shelter"

Summit Comment sev 4 days ago
Wicklow Mountains - Megalithic tomb on Seefin Mt.http://youtu.be/u--BKEqB-JM

Coastal Walk north of Cleggan

Track 3990 Onzy 2 days ago
A spectacular walk circling the peninsula immediately north of Cleggan ... a detour to Olivers for lunch and a fast coun walk, Len: 22.5km, Climb: 386m, Area: Galway Coastal Hill (Ireland)

Skregmore: Incidental summit in the Reeks

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Peter Walker 5 days ago
Much climbed but little remembered, Skregmore is a victim of its location. One of the highest summits in Ireland but adjacent to still higher tops, impressively rocky but still far less dramatic t...
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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
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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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