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Vinegar Hill 116.6m,
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Fairy Castle Loop Via Kilmashogue Forrest

Track 4835 Stetarrant 9 hours ago
walk, Len: 9.5km, Climb: 318m, Area: Two Rock Mountain, Dublin (Ireland) Two Ro...

Bweengduff: The Shiddy Way?

Summit Comment Colin Murphy a week 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 a week 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...

Glenmalure zig-zags route closed.

Forum: General simon3 2 days 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/...

Seefin East Top: An easy bog trot.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a week 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...

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 a week 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 ...

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 ...

Carrigshouk: Lovely loop

Summit Comment 500plusclub 5 days ago
Lovely loop up one side and down the other . On a clear day you have a great view north and south.
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Wexford Area   N: Enniscorthy   Subarea
Place count in area: 14, OSI/LPS Maps: 61, 62, 68, 69, 76, 77, EW-B, EW-B 
Highest place: Slieveboy, 420m
Maximum height for area: 420 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 304 metres,

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Vinegar Hill Hill Cnoc Fhiodh na gCaor A name in Irish Wexford County in Leinster Province, in Local/Historical/Cultural List, Intermediate volcanics Bedrock

Height: 116.6m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 68 Grid Reference: S98279 39905
Place visited by 55 members. Recently by: tsheehy, simon3, Cobhclimber, dregish, Aneta.jablonska, Colin Murphy, andodenis, Dessie1, loftyobrien, wohfnow, donalhunt, Tomaquinas, jgfitz, moggy40, Ulsterpooka
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Longitude: -6.553499, Latitude: 52.502111 , Easting: 298279, Northing: 139905 Prominence: 65m,  Isolation: 8.5km
ITM: 698207 639952,   GPS IDs, 6 char: VngrHl, 10 char: VngrHil
Bedrock type: Intermediate volcanics, (in Campile Formation)

Vinegar Hill lies just 1km to the east of Enniscorthy. One of the most significant and bloody battles in Irish history took place there during the 1798 Rebellion.   Vinegar Hill is the 1500th highest place in Ireland.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Vinegar Hill (<i>Cnoc Fhiodh na gCaor</i>) in area Wexford, Ireland
Picture: View looking south east 2 hours after dawn.		  
August 2020
by donalhunt  13 Aug 2020
Nice views for an early stroll. This "peak" won't challenge very many. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1387/comment/20855/
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Steeped in history. .. by TommyV   (Show all for Vinegar Hill (Cnoc Fhiodh na gCaor))
 
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