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Fairy Castle Loop Via Kilmashogue Forrest

Track 4835 Stetarrant a day 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...

Seefin - Seefin East Top

Track 4833 Colin Murphy a week ago
This track takes in Seefin and Seefin East Top and will take roughly 1 hour 45 minutes hours to compete. There is am... walk, Len: 7.1km, Climb: 375m, Area: Seefin, Boggeragh Mountains (Ireland) Se||

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...

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...

Glenmalure zig-zags route closed.

Forum: General simon3 3 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/...

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|...

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...

Ballinruan

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

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 ...

Slievelamagan: Steep, rocky peak with great local views

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: markmjcampion a week ago
Slieve Lamagan in the E Mournes is a rough, rocky prominence whose SW spur can cause much huffing and puffing. The peak takes the form of a S-N ridge with a lesser gap on the N side, and with...
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Comeragh Mountains Area   Cen: Knockanaffrin Subarea
Place count in area: 24, OSI/LPS Maps: 74, 75, 81, 82, EW-C, EW-K 
Highest place: Kilclooney Mountain, 792m
Maximum height for area: 792 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 626 metres,

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Knocksheegowna Mountain Cnoc Sí Ghamhna A name in Irish (Ir. Cnoc Sí Ghamhna [PND*], 'hill of the calf's fairy mound ') Waterford County in Munster Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists, Green thick-bedded conglomerate Bedrock

Height: 675.7m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 75 Grid Reference: S27775 16532
Place visited by 263 members. Recently by: PrzemekPanczyk, Alanjm, omurchu, Carolyn105, johncusack, Barrington1978, Ansarlodge, Patbrdrck, osullivanm, eiremountains, tryfan, Musheraman, a3642278, StaCla, Hillwalker65
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Longitude: -7.593597, Latitude: 52.300222 , Easting: 227775, Northing: 116533 Prominence: 50.6m,  Isolation: 1.5km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 627718 616585,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Kncksh, 10 char: Knckshgwn
Bedrock type: Green thick-bedded conglomerate, (Treanearla Formation)

Sídh Ghabhnaighe and Carraig Sídhe Ghabhnaighe [Carrigsheegowna] are minor names given by Canon Power under the townland of Glenpatrick. The more famous Knocksheegowna is near Ballinderry in North Tipperary. There is much fairy folklore connected with it, as it was considered to be the residence of Úna, queen of the fairies of Ireland and guardian of the O'Carroll family, the dominant Gaelic dynasty in this district. The name Cnoc Sidhe Úna (Una's fairy-hill) sounded so much like Cnoc Sidhe Ghamhna (the calf's fairy-hill) that a story of the fairy queen taking the shape of a calf came to be told of it and is printed in Croker's Fairy Legends of the South of Ireland [MacNeill, 216-17]. The Waterford Knocksheegowna seems to be secondary and refers only to a calf, not to Úna, so perhaps it was named once the tale of the calf had become popular and spread beyond its point of origin in North Tipperary.   Knocksheegowna is the 151st highest place in Ireland.
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Enchanting Comeraghs .. by pdtempan   (Show all for Knocksheegowna (Cnoc Sí Ghamhna))
 
An easy climb on a Misty Day
by Pepe  28 Jul 2020
Took the lazy option and drove all the way up to a little parking area 300 metres from Lough Mohra. Didn't check the time before heading up, but it took only 30 minutes or so to descend from the trig to the car. Worth the little detour to get up close and personal with L Mohra - a beautiful mountain lough. Knocksheegowna is perfect for a cloudy day as it would be hard to get lost on the broad steep mountainside that leads up to the col between it and Knockanaffrin. Once up on the col it's only a few minutes to Knocksheegowna's trig summit. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/143/comment/20829/
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Lough Mohra (centre of the picture) is to the SE .. by simon3   (Show all for Knocksheegowna (Cnoc Sí Ghamhna))
 
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