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Torc Mountain: the path less trodden

Summit Comment markmjcampion 15 hours ago
There's a nice but intermittently ridge walk to be had if you start from the N71 at approx. V93519 83441. Park at the spacious car park about 500m north of here. After the roadwalk cut into the sp...

Torc Mountain West Top: Approach from the west

Summit Comment markmjcampion 15 hours ago
See my Feb 2021 comment on Torc Mountain for a description of a gnarly route from the N71 starting at approx. V93519 83441.

Banc Mynyddgorddu: Track all the way to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 16 hours ago
Parked to the south west at entrance to wind farm and followed track up past old mine works to the summit area. The trig pillar is east by 100 metres of the summit.

Pen Dihewyd: Short climb to summit from track

Summit Comment Fergalh 16 hours ago
From Llechwedd Tyn-Y Maes head back down to track. There are two alternatives here to get to summit. Firstly follow edge of forest to high point (which is not trig pillar on corner) The second one...

Llechwedd Tyn-y-maes: Short trek to summit from track

Summit Comment Fergalh 16 hours ago
Parked to North West in small layby on A 4120. Care is needed on this busy road around 200 metres north leads to farm track. Follow Farm track to Edge of forest than follow fence to unmarked summi...

Yr Allt: Steep climb to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 16 hours ago
Of the nine hills in Wales that i climbed called Yr Allt this is easily the steepest. I approached from South West but if you continue along track to North the gardient may be easier

Yr Allt: Steep climb from West

Summit Comment Fergalh 16 hours ago
Parked to south west outside holiday cottage and headed up bridle way to the west of the peak. Pick your line of attack and the steep climb starts. Unmarked summit with extensive views of the vall...

Esgair Ganol: Another forest ride summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 16 hours ago
From the forest ride at Cistfaen head back to forest track and take an easterly direction. Eventually you will come to another forest ride facing south go up this one to the high point which is cl...

Cistfaen: Two summits one metre difference in height

Summit Comment Fergalh 16 hours ago
From Garn Fedwen head back to Bridleway. Cross stream and head for the forest. Just before the forest there is a cairn on a small rise. This is not the actual summit, so you need to enter forest a...

Glan Fedwen: Short trek to summit from track

Summit Comment Fergalh 16 hours ago
Parked to the south west at a small car park on county boundary walked back up to bridleway. Follow bridleway as far as a stream turn east here. A short sharp climb up tussock grass leads to unmar...

Llannerch-yr-aur: Heather bash all the way

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
From Moelfre head east back to track. Now the difficult climb, follow edge of cliff on righthand side with heather underfoot on epic heather bash to unmarked summit

Moelfre: Short trek to summit from Track

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
Descend from Bryn Y Fedwen back to corner of forest and back up the bridleway north to the edge of the forest. From here follow track to fence junction on left cross fence and head up west followi...
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Partry & Joyce Area   W: Devilsmother Subarea
Place count in area: 27, OSI/LPS Maps: 37, 38, CBE, MSW 
Highest place: Maumtrasna, 682m
Maximum height for area: 682 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 607 metres,

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Devilsmother Mountain Binn Gharbh A name in Irish
(Ir. Binn Gharbh [TR], 'rough peak') Galway/ Mayo County in Connacht Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists, Sandstone & conglomerate, ignimbrite Bedrock

Height: 645m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L91568 62447
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Longitude: -9.638619, Latitude: 53.600824 , Easting: 91568, Northing: 262447 Prominence: 280m,  Isolation: 0.8km
ITM: 491544 762467,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Dvlsmt, 10 char: Dvlsmthr
Bedrock type: Sandstone & conglomerate, ignimbrite, (Mweelrea Formation)

An anglicised form of Binn Gharbh is found in some sources, e.g. Ben Garrif on Bald's map of Co. Mayo (1830) and Bengoriff on the map accompanying Knox's The history of the County of Mayo (1908). The Discovery map has Magairlí an Deamhain, 'the demon’s testicles', as the Irish name. This, however, appears originally to be the name of a knobbly ridge located north of the summit (see Devilsmother North Top), whereas Binn Gharbh applies to the hill as a whole. The English name Devilsmother appears to have some relationship with Magairlí an Deamhain, either being a euphemistic false translation or deriving from a variant name. The Caoránach, the female demon of Irish mythology, whom St. Patrick banishes to Lough Derg, is also known as the Devil's Mother, though there is no evidence to support a connection with this hill. For a road walk in Glannagevlagh, see Walking in Connemara, 8.1.   Binn Gharbh is the second highest mountain in the Partry & Joyce area and the 207th highest in Ireland. Binn Gharbh is the most westerly summit in the Partry & Joyce area.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Devilsmother (<i>Binn Gharbh</i>) in area Partry & Joyce, Ireland
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Stunning descent
by Colin Murphy  30 May 2016
The ridge to the NW of Devilsmother makes for a stunningly scenic descent, as you can see from the pic, showing the innermost tip of Killary Harbour. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/202/comment/18544/
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