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Lecket Hill: Short trek to summit of around 2 Km from Crow road

Summit Comment Fergalh 6 days ago
Parked to the left on crow road and followed track up hill over boggy ground. thankfully it was dry for a week beforehand so the track was easy enough. Nice views from summit of both Meikle b...

GR 92: Torroella de Montgri to Begur

Track 5302 BrianKennan a day ago
walk, Len: 29.0km, Climb: 405m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

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Great Knock: Short trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 6 days ago
From Bron Knoe head to the gate quite close below. Go through and pick up rough track this leads down before a final short sharp climb up to summit marked by some stones. Extensive views of h...

Costa Brava: Estartit to Torroella de Montgri

Track 5301 BrianKennan a day ago
The spectacular mountain-top fortress is very prominent and visible from miles away and will call out to walkers as a mu walk, Len: 18.1km, Climb: 377m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Brown Knowe: Straight forward track to the summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 6 days ago
From Broad Law East top go through gate and follow quad bike tracks down hill parallel to the wall and fence. A short veer off to the west just before the fence in front leads to the top mark...

Dunsink and Killegar

Track 5300 simon3 a day ago
This is a route that starts in Knocksink and takes in a fairly obscure right of way and a visit to a ruined church whic walk, Len: 4.7km, Climb: 84m, Area: Dublin (Ireland) ||

Lamb Knowe: Short trek from Tods Knowe

Summit Comment Fergalh 6 days ago
From Tods Knowe veer a little west to drier more firm ground. A short trek leads to the summit over looking the Megget reservoir.. The views on this summit are great with many hills over 600 ...

Tods Knowe: Long and heather bash descent to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 6 days ago
From Broad Law a short walk over flattish ground leads to a radio tower. A descent of around 150 metres south over boggy heather leads to a very wet area. A quick traverse of this leads to a ...

Lanzarote: Femés to Puerto Calero via Lomo del Pozo.

Track 5292 simon3 3 days ago
Starting from Femés, climb to Pico de la Aceitona. The top of this has a stone wall enclosing a small area, perhaps walk, Len: 13.6km, Climb: 301m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Broad Law: Do not approach on a misty day

Summit Comment Fergalh 6 days ago
Is this really man made ?

Broad Law: Straight forward track to the summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 6 days ago
Parked to the North West at the entrance to a farm called Hearthstane where there is space for three cars beside the river. Crossed the bridge and walked through the farm and followed a stone...
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Partry & Joyce Area   W: Devilsmother Subarea
Place count in area: 27, OSI/LPS Maps: 37, 38, CBE, EW-CON, 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, also Binn Garbh an extra EastWest 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
Place visited by 266 members. Recently by: SeanPurcell, Jimmel357, rosduke, Tuigamala, orlaithfitz, RonanS, davidrenshaw, MeabhTiernan, abeach, finkey86, geohappy, Blackstar, Aidan_Ennis, discovering_dann, farmerjoe1
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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 208th highest in Ireland. Binn Gharbh is the most westerly summit in the Partry & Joyce area.
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Picture: Killary Fjord Panorama From Devilsmother		  
Great mountain, excellent views
by ahendroff  11 Jul 2010
This is an mountain with excellent views from its summit (see photo), so best to leave for a clear day. It can be climbed as a short there-and-back, or linked in with Maumtrasna as a longer walk. I opted for the latter, as it was a glorious May day and I felt energised after doing the Sheffry hills the day before. If you haven't done this summit before, plan it now! You won't regret it ... Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/202/comment/3047/
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