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South Connemara Area   S: Lettermore Subarea
Place count in area: 14, OSI/LPS Maps: 44, 45, EW-CON 
Highest place:
Shannavara, 358m
Maximum height for area: 358 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 329 metres,

Places in area South Connemara:
Cen: Kilkieran:   Cnoc Mordáin 354m
E: Moycullen:   Newtown Hill 198m
N: Cashel:   Cashel Hill 311mLettershinna Hill 192m
N: Derroura:   Cappanalaurabaun 273mKeeraunnageeragh 305m
N: Oughterard:   Cloghermore 280mKnocknasilloge 346mKnocknalee 291mLeam Hill 253m
N: Shannavara:   Knockadav 224mShannavara 358m
S: Lettermore:   Lettermore 117m
W: Roundstone:   Errisbeg 300m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Lettermore Hill Leitir Móir A name in Irish Leitir (or leitreach) - hillside; Mór - great, big. Galway County in Connacht Province, in Binnion, Irish Islands Lists, Monzogranite, small megacrysts Bedrock

Reachable "On Foot " Y
Height: 117m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 44 Grid Reference: L89125 28564
Place visited by 31 members. Recently by: NualaB, Geo, oakesave, jlk, miriam, maitiuocoimin, markwallace, paulbrown, TommyMc, melohara, magnumpig, Caithniadh, markmjcampion, TommyV, DavidWalsh
Island visited by 48 members.
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Longitude: -9.663613, Latitude: 53.296002 , Easting: 89125, Northing: 228564 Prominence: 117m,  Isolation: 9.6km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 489099 728591,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Ltrmr, 10 char: Lettermore
Bedrock type: Monzogranite, small megacrysts, (Callowfinish Granite)

http://www.logainm.ie/1373044.aspx   Leitir Móir is the 1505th highest place in Ireland. Leitir Móir is the most southerly summit in the South Connemara area.

Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1372/
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Great Afternoon. .. by sandman   (Show all for Lettermore (Leitir Móir))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Lettermore (<i>Leitir Móir</i>) in area South Connemara, Ireland
 
Trig-bench
by fieldoptic  5 May 2015
As mentioned before Lettermore Hill has a pretty well fitted out trig pillar. A very pleasant quick walk to the top is worth it if you're in the area. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1372/comment/17976/
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The only trig Pillar with a seat ! .. by Fergalh   (Show all for Lettermore (Leitir Móir))
 
Definitely one for the family. .. by TommyV   (Show all for Lettermore (Leitir Móir))
 
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