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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/
Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average
 
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