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Re: Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon

Forum: General Peter Walker a day ago
Hi daithi07The 'what's left to do in Ireland' article currently lives largely in my head rather than anywhere more tangible. It will see the light of day at some point in the next few months. I am...

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Big Collin: Permission required?

Summit Comment StephenMullin a week ago
Hi thereCan anybody tell me if permission is required to walk up Big Collin? If so, how does one go about obtaining this?Many thanks!

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Track 3980 Onzy a week ago
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Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a week ago
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Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a week ago
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Summit Comment CaminoPat 3 days ago
Knockroe summit is listed as being located in County Cork. The correct location however is County Waterford. Déise abú.

Sligo- Leitrim-Roscommon

Forum: General daithi07 5 days ago
That sounds good Peter... I can't seem to find the article, is it on here somewhere? Big fan of the Bob Graham loop, etc. so would be on for anything really that involves running up, down and betw...

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Summit Comment Colin Murphy a week ago
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Comeragh Mountains Area
Place count in area: 24, OSI/LPS Maps: 74, 75, 81, 82 
Highest place: Fauscoum, 792m
Maximum height for area: 792 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 626 metres,

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Fauscoum North-West Top Mountain Fáschom barr thiar thuaidh A name in Irish
Waterford County, in Irish Best Hundred List, Green thick-bedded conglomerate Bedrock

Height: 750.1m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 75 Grid Reference: S30500 11200
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Longitude: -7.554141, Latitude: 52.252155 , Easting: 230500, Northing: 111200 Prominence: 13.5m,  Isolation: 1km
ITM: 630442 611253,   GPS IDs, 6 char: FscmNr, 10 char: FscmNrthWs
Bedrock type: Green thick-bedded conglomerate, (Treanearla Formation)

Referred to as Curraghduff in the original Vandeleur-Lynam list, though this appears to be the townland name (OSI 6). One possible translation of Curraghduff is Black round hill(Loganim.ie)   Fauscoum North-West Top is the 78th highest place in Ireland.
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