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Mulroney's Island: Tide times are vital to keep the toes dry

Island Comment Fergalh 13 hours ago
This island is possible to be visited on foot . There is a rough stone and seaweed causeway. Parked at 362118 and followed track through the field to edge of water, crossed causeway onto isla...

A different way to visit Tibradden and Glendoo.

Track 5224 simon3 a day ago
The route starts from the Tibradden Forest Recreation area car park where the Zipit zipwire facilities are. Ther... walk, Len: 12.1km, Climb: 482m, Area: Tibradden Mountain, Dublin (Ireland) Ti||

Turbot Island: Sky view

Island Comment Colin Murphy 3 days ago
Turbot Island (centre of photo, with houses) seen from the Sky Road near sunset..

Route from Tibradden

Track 5223 simon3 2 days ago
walk, Len: 11.0km, Climb: 500m, Area: Tibradden Mountain, Dublin (Ireland) Tibr...

Tully Mountain: Reflections on a winter's day.

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 3 days ago
Tully mountain seen from Letterfrack Pier on a crisp and still November day.

Taobh Dubh: Approach from south-east.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 3 days ago
One approach is via the forest to the SE, starting at point L91893 54869, where there is room for one car to squeeze in without blocking entrance. Ignore the first turn on the left and contin...

Ordinary hill transformed by conditions

Track 5221 Colin Murphy 3 days ago
I had the good fortune to encounter weather conditions that turned this relatively ordinary hill into something m... walk, Len: 8.9km, Climb: 496m, Area: Taobh Dubh, Maamturks (Ireland) Taobh Du||

Diamond Hill: Sparkling diamond

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 3 days ago
Part of Connemara National Park, Diamond Hill has a well-maintained trail with plenty of parking and facilities such as toilets. It attracts large numbers of visitors, many of whom only do th...

A diamond on a sparkling day

Track 5219 Colin Murphy 3 days ago
As others have reported this is a well-maintained trail, part of Connemara National Park, (and they seem to be bu... walk, Len: 7.5km, Climb: 442m, Area: Binn Ghuaire, Twelve Bens (Ireland) Binn||

Coolcurtoga: Route from the Paps Trailhead

Summit Comment DeirdreM 2 weeks ago
I decided to take a new route up to Coolcurtoga from the Paps Trailhead as I had a few fellow hikers with me and wanted to make a longer hike. Terrain was fine apart from the usual boggy bits...

Cahas Surveying: Changes to Arderins etc

Forum: Suggestions simon3 2 months ago
Surveying 2024, August and Sept in the Mournes and the Cahas.There are new positions for the Knocknaveacals, North and South, thanks to a suggestion from DoBIH. Knocknaveacal N was recorded w...

MountainViews Database Change Proposals

Forum: General Narthecium 2 weeks ago
Several MountainViews members have proposed changes to the MountainViews database in recent months and even years. Unfortunately, due to other demands on the MountainViews team, it was not po...
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Ox Mountains Area   N: Knockalongy Subarea
Place count in area: 19, OSI/LPS Maps: 16, 24, 25, 31, 32, 33 
Highest place: Knockalongy, 544m
Maximum height for area: 544 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 490 metres,

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Knockalongy South-West Top Mountain Cnoc na Loinge (mullach thiar theas) A name in Irish, also Knockacappul an extra name in English For origin of name, see Knocknalongy. Sligo County in Connacht Province, in Arderin Beg List, Semi-pelitic, minor psammitic, schist Bedrock

Height: 521m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 25 Grid Reference: G49564 26957
Place visited by 33 members. Recently by: Carolineswalsh, Grumbler, srr45, annem, oreills8, Wilderness, Colin Murphy, Geo, Ulsterpooka, david bourke, eflanaga, ilenia, Bernieor, madfrankie, Fergalh
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Longitude: -8.773423, Latitude: 54.189114 , Easting: 149564, Northing: 326957 Prominence: 23m,  Isolation: 1km
ITM: 549521 826962,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Knc521, 10 char: KncklnSthW
Bedrock type: Semi-pelitic, minor psammitic, schist, (Carrick OHara Formation)

Knockacappul is the name of a townland on the SE side of this peak, whose name is from Ir. Cnoc an Chapaill, 'hill of the horse'. The name may well originally refer to this peak.   Knockalongy South-West Top is the third highest mountain in the Ox Mountains area and the 506th highest in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1472/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Knockalongy South-West Top (<i>Cnoc na Loinge (mullach thiar theas)</i>) in area Ox Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Knockalongy SW Top's broad eroded summit		  
Choose your highest point
by madfrankie  23 Apr 2019
Whichever turfy outcrop is the highest point now may not be in 10 years time. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1472/comment/20496/
Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average
 
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