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The Big Gun: The Sharp End of The Reeks

Summit Comment cha 3 hours ago
Early morning start on Friday 27th May. I followed the route described in Adrian Hendroff's The Dingle, Iveragh & Beara Peninsulas Book. A bit of a trudge up to Lough Cummeenapeasta but from there...

Cappanalaurabaun: View from the north

Summit Comment simon3 4 hours ago
View of the summit from Benlevy, across Lough Corrib.

Knocknagussy: A view of the hill.

Summit Comment simon3 4 hours ago
This is a view of Knocknagussy from Mount Gable to the east. Behind the summit in this view is the Maamturks ridge, with Binn Mhairg just to the right of the top of the highest point of Knocknagus...

Mount Gable: Great views of nearby Lough Coolin.

Summit Comment simon3 5 hours ago
On a summery day in 2022 our party looked down on Lough Coolin to the NE of the Benlevy ridge. To the top of the picture is part of Lough Mask and to the top right some of the village of Clonbur.

Mount Gable: Easily accessed hill with broad plateau having great views.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 5 hours ago
An obvious place to start is from Ballard, reached on a single track road at M072539 where there is parking for around 5 cars.. Proceed over the ladder style and follow the track uphill, grassy th...

Corcogemore: Whitish quartizite mountain on a steep sided ridge with fine views

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a day ago
Corcóg is the eastern end of the higher Maamturks, the spectacular linear range from near Maam Cross to Leenane. Its top is on an approximately NS ridge of over 1km. Famous for the Maamturks ...

Mullach Glas NE Top: Stubby outcrop on the way up the east side of Mullach Glás

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a day ago
Mullach Glas NE Top (Cruiscin) will probably never be climbed in its own right and will most likely always be a stop on the way to or from Corcogemore and Mullagh Glas. It is situated almost ...

Abbey Hill: Wood Tiger Moth

Summit Comment paddyhillsbagger 3 days ago
One of the joys of scaling Abbey Hill is the abundance of flora & fauna on it's slopes.Climbing It for the 3rd time with my brother & his daughters with their young & keen eyes uncovered an u...

Hike into Gleann na gCapall

Track 4672 InTheFade 5 days ago
A nice hike up Gleann na gCapall up to Lough Erhogh ascending up the back to saddle between Mangerton and Mangerton Nort walk, Len: 11.6km, Climb: 733m, Area: Mangerton (Ireland) ||

Binn Mhairg: Rocky northern ridge end, impressive cliffs to 3 sides

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 4 days ago
Binn Mhairg or ‘Peak of Woe’ has a slightly off-line location. Situated as it is at the end of a ridge extending 500 metres north from Binn Chaonaigh, it is just that bit too isolated to attr...

Knocksheegowna: Rocky bump on scarp with good views.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 5 days ago
There are 3 main access points for the summitNire valley carpark S27640 12815(269m), the track through Moanyarha bog that starts at S25500 17490(423m) and from the forest entrance at Glenpatr...

Ibiza: Circuit from Isla Blanca

Track 4671 Onzy 6 days ago
walk, Len: 8.3km, Climb: 471m, Area: Spain () ||
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South Clare Area   SW: Kilkee Subarea
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:
SW: Kilkee:   Moveen Hill 136mOldtown Hill 127m

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Oldtown Hill Hill Clare County in Munster Province, in Binnion List, Sandstone, siltstone & mudstone Bedrock

Height: 127m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 63 Grid Reference: Q81400 55000
Place visited by 8 members. Recently by: markmjcampion, thomas_g, 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 1494th highest in Ireland. Oldtown Hill is the most southerly summit in the South Clare area and also the most westerly.
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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 starA very short walk to high point. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1369/comment/17520/
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by Fergalh  12 Aug 2014
Park at (Q8149254979 starA )at entrance to field. short walk to mast just behind mast is high point Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1369/comment/15957/
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