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Feature count in area: 34, by county: Kildare: 3, Laois: 7, Carlow: 1, Offaly: 1, Kilkenny: 13, Tipperary: 9,
OSI/LPS Maps: 28A, 28B, 47, 48, 49, 53, 54, 55, 59, 60
Highest Place: Slievenamon 720.2m
Starting Places (16) in area South East Midlands:
Ballinvarry West, Clodiagh Church, Coolnahau, Coppanagh Wood South, Freney's Well, Glynn, Gorlough Wood, Hill of Allen, Inistioge, Killamery Wood East, Kylebeg Wood, Lingaun River, Mount Alto Wood, Mullenbeg Wood South, Newtown Upper School, Slievenamon Walk Head
Summits & other features in area South East Midlands:
Knockaulin 171m
E: Barrow: Clogrennan Hill 336m, Newtown Hill 208m
N Cen: Timahoe Hills: Ballaghmore Hill 268m, Cullenagh Mountain 317m, Fossy Mountain 332m, Hewson Hill 261m, Rock of Dunamase 198m
N: Croghan: Croghan Hill 234m
N: Newbridge Hills: Dunmurry Hill 233m, Hill of Allen 219m
S: Mullinavat: Coolnahau Hill 265m, Corbally Hill 285m, Mount Alto 276m, Tory Hill 292m
S: Slievenamon: Knockahunna 502.8m, Sheegouna 553.5m, Slievenamon 720.2m, Slievenamon North-West Top 564m
S: Windgap: Carricktriss Gorse 314m, Carrigadoon Hill 296.9m, Faranaree Hill 283m
SE: Brandon Hill: Brandon Hill 515m, Coppanagh 365m, Croghan 365m
W Cen: Durrow: Ballynalacken Hill 314m, Caponellan Hill 253m, Knockmannon Hill 315m
W Cen: Slieveardagh: Clomantagh Hill 349m, Knocknamuck 340m, Monabrogue 284m
W: Horse & Jockey: Kill Hill 241m, Killough 235m, The Rock of Cashel 125m
Note: this list of places may include island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
Highest Place: Slievenamon 720.2m
Starting Places (16) in area South East Midlands:
Ballinvarry West, Clodiagh Church, Coolnahau, Coppanagh Wood South, Freney's Well, Glynn, Gorlough Wood, Hill of Allen, Inistioge, Killamery Wood East, Kylebeg Wood, Lingaun River, Mount Alto Wood, Mullenbeg Wood South, Newtown Upper School, Slievenamon Walk HeadSummits & other features in area South East Midlands:
Knockaulin 171m
E: Barrow: Clogrennan Hill 336m, Newtown Hill 208m
N Cen: Timahoe Hills: Ballaghmore Hill 268m, Cullenagh Mountain 317m, Fossy Mountain 332m, Hewson Hill 261m, Rock of Dunamase 198m
N: Croghan: Croghan Hill 234m
N: Newbridge Hills: Dunmurry Hill 233m, Hill of Allen 219m
S: Mullinavat: Coolnahau Hill 265m, Corbally Hill 285m, Mount Alto 276m, Tory Hill 292m
S: Slievenamon: Knockahunna 502.8m, Sheegouna 553.5m, Slievenamon 720.2m, Slievenamon North-West Top 564m
S: Windgap: Carricktriss Gorse 314m, Carrigadoon Hill 296.9m, Faranaree Hill 283m
SE: Brandon Hill: Brandon Hill 515m, Coppanagh 365m, Croghan 365m
W Cen: Durrow: Ballynalacken Hill 314m, Caponellan Hill 253m, Knockmannon Hill 315m
W Cen: Slieveardagh: Clomantagh Hill 349m, Knocknamuck 340m, Monabrogue 284m
W: Horse & Jockey: Kill Hill 241m, Killough 235m, The Rock of Cashel 125m
Note: this list of places may include island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Grid Reference N82000 07800, OS 1:50k mapsheet 55
Place visited by: 4 members, recently by: Pepe, grzywaczmarcin, Fergalh, eamonoc
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Short or GPS IDs, 6 char: Knc171, 10 char: Knockaulin
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1529/
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New Hands First over a Fence
by Pepe
Fri 14 Feb
Approached from the south. Parked just SSW of the hill (at A (N81731 07410)) where the minor road widens here and there to provide passing places. No problem parking. Walked east the road a bit and jumped a gap in the hedge into a field. Went diagonally across this to some farm sheds, then diagonally up another field to a ditch. Both fields had been cut and consisted of just a little leftover stubble making it easy - so far.
Then the first problem - a fence on a ditch set among brambles. Crossed this into a clearing and then it got tough. Separating me from the top were some old earthworks, ramparts that looked as though they could be from the Iron Age. I would assume they have some historical relation to the hillfort on the summit. Along these earthworks ran two fences, heavily brambled, topped with barbed wire. Once over these it was easy to scramble over the remaining brambles to the summit area. Great views up there.
The second fence in the rampart area proved problematic on the descent. That fence runs along halfway up the side of the rampart, meaning the ground on the side I was standing on was much lower than the ground on the other side of the fence. To compound things the fence was loose and leaning toward me - my weight on it meant it was leaning me back in the wrong direction so it was proving difficult to get these septuagenarian legs over the top.
The solution? I placed my knees between the barbs on the wire and leaned forward onto the rising ground on the other side, then crawled forward and up from the far side. Going hands and head first over a fence was a first and I'm not sure I want to try it again. Pretty soon I was back at my car.
Two things: I encountered no landowner on the way up or down - the vast bulk, if not all, of this suggested route seems to be on private property. Secondly, because of the earthen rampart area it's a difficult route. For these two reasons I would not recommend it as a way up. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/1529/comment/24381/
Then the first problem - a fence on a ditch set among brambles. Crossed this into a clearing and then it got tough. Separating me from the top were some old earthworks, ramparts that looked as though they could be from the Iron Age. I would assume they have some historical relation to the hillfort on the summit. Along these earthworks ran two fences, heavily brambled, topped with barbed wire. Once over these it was easy to scramble over the remaining brambles to the summit area. Great views up there.
The second fence in the rampart area proved problematic on the descent. That fence runs along halfway up the side of the rampart, meaning the ground on the side I was standing on was much lower than the ground on the other side of the fence. To compound things the fence was loose and leaning toward me - my weight on it meant it was leaning me back in the wrong direction so it was proving difficult to get these septuagenarian legs over the top.
The solution? I placed my knees between the barbs on the wire and leaned forward onto the rising ground on the other side, then crawled forward and up from the far side. Going hands and head first over a fence was a first and I'm not sure I want to try it again. Pretty soon I was back at my car.
Two things: I encountered no landowner on the way up or down - the vast bulk, if not all, of this suggested route seems to be on private property. Secondly, because of the earthen rampart area it's a difficult route. For these two reasons I would not recommend it as a way up. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/1529/comment/24381/
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Small but tricky climb
by Fergalh
8 Dec 2024
Parked at B (N814 090) on the curragh and walked east along L3006 to where there are abandoned farm buildings C (N821 089). Met famer who waved from tractor as i walked along track and headed south up hill through fields to fence. I found the section which had least brambles and headed through this gap. A final sharp climb led to flat summit. Some Rocks mark southern end however i suspect the north end is slightly higher. Great views in all directions, however access is very difficult and i also met farmer on a good day. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/1529/comment/24339/
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