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Carrigroe: Twin tops

Summit Comment Colin Murphy a week ago
A view of Carrigalachan and Carrigroe taken from the southern slopes of Blackstairs mountain.

Kilbrony Park Ramble

Track 5285 Onzy 6 days ago
Walk from Kilbrony Park loosely based on their Fallow Looped Trail.... walk, Len: 18.1km, Climb: 798m, Area: Slievemartin, Mourne Mountains (Ireland) ...

Letterettrin - a perspective on the N Connemara peaks

Track 5286 glencree 3 days ago
Park at L81005 61429, where there was space for 2 cars. The road leads in to Killary Harbour where there is a lar... walk, Len: 9.2km, Climb: 325m, Area: Leitir Eitreann, Twelve Bens (Ireland) L||

Grieve Hill: Summit position recently revised.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 2 weeks ago
The position of the highest point of this general area was reassessed in Nov 2014 and replaced by Bunnanimma. The former summit was called Carrickatee in MV with position H72704 14804. The ne...

Knocknakilton & Cummeen, Dingle Penninsula

Track 5284 Deise-Man a week ago
walk, Len: 9.1km, Climb: 477m, Area: Knocknakilton, Central Dingle (Ireland) Kn...

Leean Mountain: Ireland's Best Small Hill?

Summit Comment Geo 2 weeks ago
The title of this comment says it all about my experience. I won't labour the practicalities of how to get to it, it's well laid out by others, and straightforward to follow. Getting back to ...

Scarr North-West Top: Popular spot in the heart of the mountains

Summit Comment hibby 2 weeks ago
A gloriously sunny April morning with clear blue skies made this area a surprisingly popular spot with walkers and cyclists. The short relatively steep climb up from the car park brings you t...

Croaghnageer and Croghanirwore

Track 5283 Peter Walker a week ago
An underrated component of the hillwalker's skillset is resilience. You can be navigationally competent (after... walk, Len: 13.4km, Climb: 660m, Area: Croaghnageer East Top, Bluestack Mountai|...

Silvermines Hydro Project

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

Blackstairs Mountain: Good access and a great viewpoint above a patchwork quilt

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a week ago
Just S of Mt. Leinster, Blackstairs Mt. is a prominent hill on the main ridge separating Carlow & Wexford. Views are good in all directions, mostly over flatlands, but dominated by the peak o...

Brown Mountain: Granite - mica schist boundary

Summit Comment hibby 2 weeks ago
Bright sunshine, blue skies, mainly dry underfoot - not typical conditions for a Sunday morning in April. We were surprised to find the Glenmacnass car park already full at 10 a.m. and someth...

9 km walk around Mullaghmeen Woods April 2025

Track 5282 ceadeile a week ago
Storm Éowyn, January 2025, caused enormous destruction to the beech woods at Mullaghmeen, especially on the so... walk, Len: 9.4km, Climb: 245m, Area: Mullaghmeen, North East Midlands (Ireland|...
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Dublin Area   S: Kippure & Kilbride Subarea
Place count in area: 18, OSI/LPS Maps: 43, 50, 56, AWW, EW-DM, EW-WE, EW-WW 
Highest place: Kippure, 757m
Maximum height for area: 757 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 262 metres,

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Seahan Mountain Suíochán A name in Irish, also Seechon, also Suidhe Mhic na Baintrighe an extra EastWest name in Irish (Ir. Suíochán [PWJ*], 'seat' ) Dublin County in Leinster Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists, Dark slate-schist, quartzite & coticule Bedrock

Height: 647.3m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 56 Grid Reference: O08119 19696
Place visited by 620 members. Recently by: coolagad, MarionP, rosduke, maryblewitt, Marykerry, PrzemekPanczyk, orlaithfitz, DarrenY, Aidan_Ennis, djay281, discovering_dann, staypatient, RonanS, Hjonna, ccartwright
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Longitude: -6.382208, Latitude: 53.216951 , Easting: 308120, Northing: 219697 Prominence: 93.8m,  Isolation: 1km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 708045 719726,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Seahan, 10 char: Seahan
Bedrock type: Dark slate-schist, quartzite & coticule, (Butter Mountain Formation)

Seahan has two megalithic cairns on its summit. Liam Price noted that Seahan appears on the Down Survey maps as Seavick na bantree and rightly interpreted this as Ir. Suidhe Mhic na Baintrighe, 'seat of the widow's son'. However, he believed that the story behind the name would never be understood: This curious name must have some reference to old traditions about the ancient burial cairns which crown the top of this mountain. All such traditions about this place have long ago disappeared (The Antiquities and Place Names of South County Dublin, Dublin Historical Record, vol. ii, no. 4, 121-33). While the precise story may never be recovered, it should be noted that Mac na Baintrí, the widow's son, is a common figure in Irish folktales whose characteristics are eternal persistence and ingenuity in the face of adversity.   Seahan is the third highest mountain in the Dublin area and the 206th highest in Ireland. Seahan is the third highest point in county Dublin.
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A reservoir of history... .. by Colin Murphy   (Show all for Seahan (Suíochán))
 
Windy day! .. by RokerRoar   (Show all for Seahan (Suíochán))
 
The trig pillar at the summit of Seahan. We were .. by csd   (Show all for Seahan (Suíochán))
 
Parked at the entrance to the forrest track (735, .. by sinbadw   (Show all for Seahan (Suíochán))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Seahan (<i>Suíochán</i>) in area Dublin, Ireland
Picture: 70mm of rain, 1 night and a 1 metre gash.		  
Track damage, October 2011.
by simon3  6 Nov 2011
Damage on Seehan in the October rains of 2011 was extraordinary. On the southern boundary of the forest water had ripped into the track causing this damage. All of this probably occurred on one occasion and was not evident on a recce a few weeks earlier. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/200/comment/6613/
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Its roughly a kilometre from corrig to seehan. V .. by darrenf   (Show all for Seahan (Suíochán))
 
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