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South Clare Area
Place count in area: 2, OSI/LPS Maps: 63 
Highest place: Moveen Hill, 136m
Maximum height for area: 136 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 119 metres,

Places in area South Clare:
Moveen Hill 136mOldtown Hill 127m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Oldtown Hill Hill Clare County, in Binnion List, Sandstone, siltstone & mudstone Bedrock

Height: 127m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 63 Grid Reference: Q81400 55000
Place visited by 6 members. Recently by: liz50, conormcbandon, chalky, eamonoc, sandman, Fergalh
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Longitude: -9.752479, Latitude: 52.633635 , Easting: 81400, Northing: 155000 Prominence: 100m,  Isolation: 5km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 481376 655043,   GPS IDs, 6 char: OldtHl, 10 char: OldtwnHil
Bedrock type: Sandstone, siltstone & mudstone, (Central Clare Group)

Oldtown Hill is the second highest hill in the South Clare area and the 1485th highest in Ireland. Oldtown Hill is the most southerly summit in the South Clare area and also the most westerly.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Oldtown Hill in area South Clare, Ireland
Picture: Illaunoneraun Island.		  
Loop Head Area.
by sandman  30 Jun 2014
A small hill situated in the Loop Head Area with fine costal views of the ocean and the Shannon Estuary and well worth exploring the costal route .The entrance to the summit area is located at a mast road Q8149254979 A very short walk to high point. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1369/comment/17520/
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Short Sharp one
by Fergalh  12 Aug 2014
Park at (Q8149254979 A )at entrance to field. short walk to mast just behind mast is high point Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1369/comment/15957/
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