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Knockree: Wicklow Way Easy Access

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 15 hours ago
The Wicklow Way passes over the western and southern flanks of this hill and can be used to provide access to the summit from either side. It is a pleasant walk, with good views when there is...

Sheep Island: My Left Foot

Island Comment Pepe a week ago
A view of the human foot-shaped island of Carrickanine with its remarkable resemblance to one of Pepe's feet after a day out trekking barefoot in the mud. The photo was taken from the shady s...

Near Lugduff SE Top, Wicklow (Ireland)

Track 5267 BrianKennan a day ago
This is a challenging hike.The tricky elements include the crossing of the Glealo Valley. Its important to find t... walk, Len: 15.7km, Climb: 826m, Area: Lugduff SE Top, Wicklow (Ireland) Lugdu||

Lake District: South of Helvellyn

Track 5266 Onzy 5 days ago
Nethermost Pike, Dollywagon Pike and Seat Sandal from Wythburn Church. (180/214) walk, Len: 11.2km, Climb: 946m, Area: Nethermost Pike, Lake District - Eastern ...

White Hill: Summit of the Wicklow Way

Summit Comment hibby a week ago
I imagine most visitors to White Hill are just passing through on their way somewhere else. Today on St Patrick's Day there was no shortage of visitors, enduring a cold wind blowing across th...

Robber's Pass Hill: 3 candidate high points

Summit Comment hibby a week ago
Out for a walk over White Hill to Djouce - first order of business was to find and summit Robber's Pass Hill. I will admit in all my years walking in Wicklow I had never heard of Robber's Pas...

Lake District: West of Crummock Water

Track 5265 Onzy 5 days ago
4 Wainwright Round from Loweswater including Mellbreak, Starling Dodd, Great Borne and Hen Comb. walk, Len: 17.8km, Climb: 1195m, Area: Mellbreak North Top, Lake District - Cen...

Carrickashane Mountain: Now has clear views, but its a short messy walk

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: hibby a week ago
Park at T0854386765 on the Military Road. Follow the track uphill SW (signed for the Wicklow Way) for some 900m and then to the top. The forestry, previously on the left, is now completely go...

Carrickashane Mountain: Mountain hut

Summit Comment hibby a week ago
The walk along the Wicklow Way from T08543 86765 is very agreeable, sloping gently upwards on a well-made forest track with some amazing views across the valley towards Slieve Maan and the Lu...

Lake District: High Stile Ridge

Track 5264 Onzy 5 days ago
Circuit above Buttermere taking in 4 Wainwrights; Red Pike, High Stile, High Crag and Haystacks. walk, Len: 15.1km, Climb: 1051m, Area: Red Pike (Buttermere), Lake District - C...

Silvermines Hydro Project

Forum: General Bunsen7 a week ago
https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/0307/1500751-650m-silvermines-hydro-project-before-an-bord-pleanala/

Sheep Island: Island Names

Island Comment Pepe a week ago
Going by Gerald Geoffrey Spencer's excellent "30 Year Study of the East Waterford Coast", the outermost of the two Sheep Islands is known as Vales Island. The large boot-shaped isle alongside...
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South East Midlands Area   S: Slievenamon Subarea
Place count in area: 34, OSI/LPS Maps: 28A, 28B, 47, 48, 49, 53, 54, 55, 59, 60 
Highest place: Slievenamon, 720.2m
Maximum height for area: 720.2 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 711 metres,

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Sheegouna Mountain Sí Ghamhnaí A name in Irish, also Slievenamon North-East Top an extra name in English Tipperary County in Munster Province, in Arderin Beg List

Height: 553.5m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 67 Grid Reference: S30500 31600
Place visited by 93 members. Recently by: Josephineobrien, Nailer1967, MichaelG55, LorraineG60, farmerjoe1, childminder05, DeirdreM, Cunn2000, westside, PrzemekPanczyk, NualaB, conorjob, Liamob, jollyrog, pinchy
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Longitude: -7.552293, Latitude: 52.435473 , Easting: 230500, Northing: 131600 Prominence: 15.43m,  Isolation: 1.1km
ITM: 630442 631648,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Shgn, 10 char: Sheegouna


Sheegouna is the third highest mountain in the South East Midlands area and the 414th highest in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1490/
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A great view of south Kilkenny .. by group   (Show all for Sheegouna (Sí Ghamhnaí))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Sheegouna (<i>Sí Ghamhnaí</i>) in area South East Midlands, Ireland
Picture: Snowy Sheegouna from Slievenamon		  
The Tipp of the iceberg
by madfrankie  21 Mar 2018
A couple of pics from a frigid hike up Slievenamon that continued on to the NE top, Sheegouna.
Amazing how even the most unremarkable hills are transformed by the white stuff. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1490/comment/19871/
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Tipp of the iceberg #2 .. by madfrankie   (Show all for Sheegouna (Sí Ghamhnaí))
 
6 on Slievenamon .. by tomodub   (Show all for Sheegouna (Sí Ghamhnaí))
 
Easy bag from major top. .. by paddyhillsbagger   (Show all for Sheegouna (Sí Ghamhnaí))
 
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