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Oileáin Árann Area   Cen: Inishmore Subarea
Place count in area: 1, OSI/LPS Maps: 51A 
Highest place:
An Droim Rua, 123m
Maximum height for area: 123 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 123 metres,

Places in area Oileáin Árann:
Cen: Inishmore:   An Droim Rua (Inishmore) (1) 123m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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An Droim Rua (1) Hill Inishmore Island Rua - reddish; Droim - ridge Galway County in Connacht Province, in Binnion, Irish Islands Lists, Cherty limestone, crinoidal intervals Bedrock

Reachable "On Foot " Y
Height: 123m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 51 Grid Reference: L86142 09709
Place visited by 51 members. Recently by: skhg, Wes, leetelefson, trevorf, Tifred, JoHeaney, JohnRea, pdtempan, helloyeshi, annem, mrmikelennon, wicklore, rgctobin, magnumpig, markmjcampion
Island visited by 89 members.
I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)   I have visited Inishmore: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)

Longitude: -9.701605, Latitude: 53.12603 , Easting: 86142, Northing: 209709 Prominence: 123m,  Isolation: 19.1km
ITM: 486117 709740,   GPS IDs, 6 char: AnDrmR, 10 char: AnDrmR
Bedrock type: Cherty limestone, crinoidal intervals, (Slievenaglasha Formation)

'Oileáin Árann' - a map and guide book by Tim Robinson   An Droim Rua is the highest hill in the Oileáin Árann area and the 1497th highest in Ireland.

Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1371/
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Some nice exploring to be had for an hour or so .. by group   (Show all for An Droim Rua )
 
Three Islands of Adventure. .. by sandman   (Show all for An Droim Rua )
 
Follow the boreen to the trig pillar .. by Fergalh   (Show all for An Droim Rua )
 
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Daddy Aran
by TommyV  1 Nov 2018
Inishmor is the biggest of the Aran Islands and you would be doing well to walk it all in one go. It could be broken into three sections, the West, the Middle and the East. I took in the middle section as it contains a lot of the highlights. Starting in Kilronan Village follow the road West for a few kilometers. You will then see a road on the left leading up to the old signal station. About 100 metres behind this lies the Fort Dun Eochla and if you are looking to bag the highest point on the island the trig point is about 100 metres South West of this fort. It's difficult to spot as it's built into the wall.

From here follow the trail North down to another road. Turn right and head East over to the unique Poll na bPeist (The Wormhole) where the Red Bull cliff diving was held. Further on is the magnificent Dun Aonghsa fort built on the side of a cliff. After the fort head down through the visitor centre and follow the lower coast road East back to Kilronan, stopping off in Tigh Watys from some well earned refreshments. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1371/comment/20146/
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