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Met Eireann launches 10-day mountain forecast

Forum: General Colin Murphy 4 hours ago
The Met Eireann app now features a forecast specifically for hillwalkers and climbers, where you can access the forecast for a good selection of individual mountains in the different provinces. Ap...

A very tough outing in Glen Etive

Track 4888 eamonoc 6 hours ago
With the prospect of some good weather in Scotland headed up to Glen Etive, having previously climbed Ben Starav a few... walk, Len: 28.5km, Climb: 2901m, Area: Glen Etive to Glen Lochy (Britain) Bei

Knockalla: Anticlockwise loop walk.

Summit Comment Wilderness 17 hours ago
I parked in Glenvar in-between the school and church and accessed the hills by taking the lane which leads up to the cross and grotto. 26303525. I walked from the north east top to the liste...

Bloody Foreland: Easy going walk.

Summit Comment Wilderness a day ago
I parked in the view point car park at Point E. From here the best way to access this hill is to walk down the main road a bit , and then turn right up a lane that leads to a small transmitte...

Tonduff: Some nice views, but unexciting summit

Summit Comment michaelseaver 2 days ago
Climbed Tonduff as part of circuit that included War Hill and Djouce. Parked in Crone Woods and followed the forest paths towards Maulin, then cut across a boggy path to Tonduff East Top and ...

Windfarm eases access

Track 4886 Colin Murphy 3 days ago
Approaching from Belhavel Lough, Google Maps directed me up a badly deteriorated road – only drivable with care t... walk, Len: 9.2km, Climb: 532m, Area: Lackagh Mountain, Dartry Mountains (Irela|...

Slieve Carn: Working Bog and Wind Farm

Summit Comment TommyV 2 days ago
Having read the comments about the approach from the East side, I followed a warren of roads on the West side of the hill and ended up parking at M29230 89101. From here I followed the approa...

Carranarah: Electric Dreams

Summit Comment TommyV 2 days ago
Followed the route mentioned by three5four0. The lane appears to be quite overgrown in parts now, but it's actually easy enough to push through. There is an extensive network of electric fenc...

Access via rocky trail

Track 4887 Colin Murphy 3 days ago
Parking for a couple of cars at start point. Continue N up tarred road, and around a bend, watching for a stony track... walk, Len: 5.7km, Climb: 401m, Area: Benbo, Dartry Mountains (Ireland) Benbo||

Bockagh Hill: Short but Hard Bag.

Summit Comment TommyV 2 days ago
Took the approach mentioned by Fergalh. There is room to squeeze a car at the mast. Then head North up the road for a few hundred metres looking for the summit cross on the left. Once you see...

Minneapolis: Minnihaha creek walk

Track 4885 Onzy 3 days ago
Urban park in Minneapolis... walk, Len: 3.1km, Climb: 61m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Mullaghanoe: Forest harvesting and mast compound

Summit Comment TommyV 2 days ago
The route already mentioned seems to be the only logical way to approach this very bland hill. I drove as far as far as a forest barrier and even though it was open I still decided to walk fr...
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West Cork Mountains Area   NW: Knockboy Subarea
Place count in area: 62, OSI/LPS Maps: 78, 79, 85, 86, 88, 89 
Highest place: Knockboy, 704.8m
Maximum height for area: 704.8 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 685 metres,

Places in area West Cork Mountains:
Cen: Maughanaclea:   Maughanaclea Hills East Top 470mMaughanaclea Hills West Top 452m
Cen: Shehy More:   Shehy More 545.6mShehy More SW Top 446m
E: Clearagh:   Clearagh Hill 287m
E: Currane:   Currane Hill 228m
N Cen: Douce:   Douce Mountain 476mDoughill Mountain 471m
N: Carran:   Barnastooka 497mBealick 537mCarran 604mCarran Far NE Top 561mCarran Far North Top 506mCarran NE Top 555mCarran South Top 567mKnockantooreen 450m
N: Conigar:   Conigar 566mConigar SW Top 566mFoilastookeen 540m
N: Coomataggart:   Carrigalougha 423mCoomataggart 530mCoomataggart SW Top 509mDerrineanig 304mLackabaun 472mMweelin 487m
NE Cen: Carrigarierk:   Carrigarierk 343m
NW: Barraboy:   Barraboy Mountain 460mBarraboy Mountain Far East Top 456mBarraboy Mountain SE Top 409mDerroograne 468mTurners Rock 420m
NW: Knockboy:   Caoinkeen 692.8mCaoinkeen South-East Top 553.5mCoomhola Mountain 472mKnockboy 704.8mKnockboy North Top 651.2mKnockboy South Top 533.3mThe Priest's Leap 519m
NW: Knocknamanagh:   Bird Hill 412mCoomclogherane Top 449mGullaba Hill 603mKnockbrack 440mKnockbrack South Top 458mKnocknamanagh 637mKnocknamanagh NE Top 625m
S Cen: Dunmanway Hills:   Cashloura 296.8mCoolsnaghtig 295.8mInchanadreen 310m
S Cen: Nowen:   Milane Hill 354.4mMullaghmesha 494.3mNowen Hill 535.2mNowen Hill Far West Top 405.2mNowen Hill SW Top 509mPookeen North Top 319m
S: Leap Hills:   Carrigfadda 311.7mKilleigh Hill 229mKnockarudane Hill 169mKnockscagh 195m
S: Skibbereen:   Barryroe Hill 156mLick Hill 158m
W Cen: Knockbreteen:   Knockbreteen 239m
W: Bantry:   Knocknaveagh 282m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Caoinkeen South-East Top Mountain An Caincín (mullach thoir theas) A name in Irish For origin of name, see Caoinkeen. Cork County in Munster Province, in Arderin Beg List, Purple & green sandstone & siltstone Bedrock

Height: 553.5m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 85 Grid Reference: W02815 63788
Place visited by 34 members. Recently by: nupat, annem, Colin Murphy, eiremountains, conrad1179, jackos, Carolyn105, jackill, simon3, chelman7, Wildrover, muddyboots, daitho9, Fergalh, abcd
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Longitude: -9.410081, Latitude: 51.818457 , Easting: 102816, Northing: 63788 Prominence: 21.9m,  Isolation: 1.9km
ITM: 502787 563852,   GPS IDs, 6 char: CnknSt, 10 char: CnknSthEst
Bedrock type: Purple & green sandstone & siltstone, (Caha Mountain Formation)

Caoinkeen South-East Top is the 414th highest place in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1437/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Caoinkeen South-East Top (<i>An Caincín (mullach thoir theas)</i>) in area West Cork Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Rock sheep of the top.		  
The top
by simon3  1 Jul 2021
The top has this fine roche moutonnée. Ice has passed over the rock, smoothing to the right of the picture, plucking the highpoint shown in the centre. Much of the rock around the summit area is like this . great for resting out of the wind when it is coming from the right direction.
In this particular photo, we were surveying the height of the summit. Previously we had found a suitable candidate for the col between this summit and Caoinkeen so we can get a reasonably accurate prominence figure. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1437/comment/23199/
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