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Blackstairs Mountains Area   N: Blackstairs North Subarea
Place count in area: 13, OSI/LPS Maps: 68, EW-B, EW-B, EW-B2 
Highest place:
Mount Leinster, 794.4m
Maximum height for area: 794.4 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 706.4 metres,

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Black Rock Mountain Mountain An Charraig Dhubh Thuaidh A name in Irish Wexford County in Leinster Province, in Arderin Beg List

Height: 599.6m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 68 Grid Reference: S86206 52539
Place visited by 124 members. Recently by: MarionP, AnthonyJ, tonibm, mickhanney, oreills8, farmerjoe1, Marykerry, maryblewitt, Dee68, davidrenshaw, Nailer1967, NualaB, Mark1, Ansarlodge, pinchy
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Longitude: -6.727957, Latitude: 52.617653 , Easting: 286206, Northing: 152539 Prominence: 28.5m,  Isolation: 1.8km
ITM: 686136 652583,   GPS IDs, 6 char: BlckRc, 10 char: BlckRckMnt


The name An Charraig Dhubh Thuaidh comes from logainm.ie   Black Rock Mountain is the 290th highest place in Ireland. Black Rock Mountain is the second most easterly summit in the Blackstairs Mountains area.

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A forgotten friend! .. by simoburn   (Show all for Black Rock Mountain (An Charraig Dhubh Thuaidh))
 
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Turf-Cutters Hut
by gernee  4 Apr 2016
Climbed this for the first time yesterday - starting from Ballycrystal, as part of a longer route around to Mount Leinster and back. Came across the article below which provides some interesting history on the Turf-Cutters Road and Huts on the mountain.

https://archaeouplands.wordpress.com/2014/10/10/feature-friday-turf-cutters-road-blackrock-mountain/ Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1389/comment/18482/
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Living on a mountain? .. by paddyhillsbagger   (Show all for Black Rock Mountain (An Charraig Dhubh Thuaidh))
 
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