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Glenmalure zig-zags route closed.

Forum: General simon3 a day ago
Very bad news here about an assault on a sheepfarmer, favourably disposed to hillwalkers but not dogs on his land. An Agreed Access Route has been closed as a result. https://wicklownews.net/...

Bweengduff: The Shiddy Way?

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 6 days ago
This isn't a particularly interesting hill, although after a prolonged rainy period, I did see multiple gushing streams on my walk, some of them having flooded sections of the forest track. T...

Glenshee ramble

Track 4830 billbaggins a week ago
Parked at the Ski Centre, NO 141 775. Cycled down to parking spot at NO 131 757 and began hiking. Reached A93 at ... walk, Len: 24.6km, Climb: 1296m, Area: Creag Leacach SW Top, Braemar to Montro|...

Bweengduff: A good forest road to access this summit

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 6 days ago
Park at a forest entrance W46444 88741, room for 5 cars. Follow the track into the forest , along the Duhallow way, taking the second left, then the first right, then second left then first r...

Seefin East Top: An easy bog trot.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 6 days ago
This is an easy walk starting from the large carpark at W34900 86100 and following the track (which is show as part of the Dulhallow way on the Discovery map) past bog works and the access ro...

Temple Hill: Western Galtees

Summit Comment TommyV 2 weeks ago
This route starts at the community centre in the quite little village of Anglesborough. Follow the waymarked arrows for the Paradise Hill loop to begin with. Once you've climbed Paradise Hill ther...

Ballinruan

Track 4834 anthonygriffin99 a week ago
walk, Len: 4.5km, Climb: 94m, Area: East Clare (Ireland) ||

Seefin: An easy road with distant balcony views but nearby clutter

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 6 days ago
This is an easy walk starting from the large carpark at W34900 86100 and following the track (which is show as part of the Dulhallow way on the Discovery map) past bog works along the access ...

Carrigshouk: Lovely loop

Summit Comment 500plusclub 4 days ago
Lovely loop up one side and down the other . On a clear day you have a great view north and south.

Inisbroon: Interesting looking island

Island Comment markwallace a week ago
Just a photo of this striking looking little island, which I haven’t visited. As seen from around Renvyle point, it consists of a grassy ramp ending abruptly at a line of crumbling cliffs. Lo...

Meall nan Tarmachan

Track 4832 billbaggins a week ago
walk, Len: 15.4km, Climb: 912m, Area: Meall nan Tarmachan SE Top, Glen Lyon to ...

Knocklettercuss: A grand viewpoint into the Wild Nephin National Park

Summit Comment gerrym a week ago
Bangor Erris gives easy access to Knocklettercuss and there is parking for hundreds at the GAA pitch which it literally a few steps from the start of the Bangor Trail. Thankfully its wetness ...
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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 25 members. Recently by: markwallace, paulbrown, TommyMc, melohara, magnumpig, Caithniadh, markmjcampion, TommyV, DavidWalsh, DeltaP, Jamessheerin, juliewoods, paddyhillsbagger, eamonoc, Stiofan
Island visited by 37 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 1499th 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))
 
Trig-bench .. by fieldoptic   (Show all for Lettermore (Leitir Móir))
 
The only trig Pillar with a seat ! .. by Fergalh   (Show all for Lettermore (Leitir Móir))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Lettermore (<i>Leitir Móir</i>) in area South Connemara, Ireland
Picture: Carrickalegaun Bridge connecting Lettermore with Gorumna		  
Definitely one for the family.
by TommyV  2 Nov 2018
It takes less than ten minutes to walk to the top of this little hill. For such little effort the views are spectacular. Sandman's directions are spot on. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1372/comment/20161/
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