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Wicklow Area   NE: Fancy Subarea
Place count in area: 116, OSI/LPS Maps: 28B, 55, 56, 61, 62, AWW, EW-DM, EW-LG, EW-WE, EW-WS 
Highest place:
Lugnaquilla, 924.7m
Maximum height for area: 924.7 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 905 metres,

Places in area Wicklow:
Cen: Glendalough North:   Brockagh Mountain 556.9mBrockagh Mountain NW Top 549.5mBrockagh Mountain SE Top 471.7mCamaderry East Top 677.3mCamaderry Mountain 698.6mConavalla 734mTomaneena 682.4m
Cen: Glendalough South:   Carriglineen Mountain 456.6mCullentragh Mountain 510mDerrybawn Mountain 476.1mKirikee Mountain 474.5mLugduff 653.2mLugduff SE Top 638mMullacor 660.7mTrooperstown Hill 430m
N Cen: Tonelagee:   Carrignagunneen 561mFair Mountain 571.2mStoney Top 713.7mTonelagee 815.8mTonelagee E Top 668mTonelagee South-East Top 545.8m
NE: Bray & Kilmacanogue:   Bray Head Hill 238.9mCarrigoona Commons East 242mDowns Hill 372.9mGreat Sugar Loaf 501.2mKindlestown Hill 210mLittle Sugar Loaf 342.4m
NE: Djouce:   Djouce 725.5mKnockree 342.1mMaulin 570mTonduff 642mTonduff East Top 593mWar Hill 684.8mWhite Hill 631.1m
NE: Fancy:   Ballinafunshoge 480mKanturk 527.4mKnocknacloghoge 532.4mLuggala 593.3mRobber's Pass Hill 508.9mScarr 640mScarr North-West Top 559.8mSleamaine 430m
NE: Vartry:   Ballinacorbeg 336mBallycurry 301mDunranhill 342mMount Kennedy 365.9m
NW: Blessington:   Carrigleitrim 408mLugnagun 446.2mSlieveroe 332mSorrel Hill 599.5m
NW: Mullaghcleevaun:   Black Hill 602.2mCarrigshouk 572.5mCarrigvore 682.4mDuff Hill 720.8mGravale 719mMoanbane 703mMullaghcleevaun 846.7mMullaghcleevaun East Top 796mSilsean 698m
S: Aughrim Hills:   Cushbawn 400mKilleagh 249mMoneyteige North 427mPreban Hill 389m
S: Croaghanmoira:   Ballinacor Mountain 529.3mBallycurragh Hill 536mBallyteige 447mCarrickashane Mountain 508mCroaghanmoira 662.3mCroaghanmoira North Top 579.5mFananierin 426mSlieve Maan 547.8mSlieve Maan North Top 546.1m
S: Croghan Kinsella:   Annagh Hill 454mCroghan Kinsella 606mCroghan Kinsella East Top 562.1mSlievefoore 414m
S: Shillelagh Hills:   Lakeen 357mMonaughrim 206mSeskin 344mStookeen 420m
S: Tinahely Hills:   Ballycumber Hill 429.7mEagle Hill 296mMuskeagh Hill 398.2m
SE: Wicklow South East:   Ballinastraw 284mBallyguile Hill 188mBarranisky 280mCarrick Mountain 381mCollon Hill 238mKilnamanagh Hill 217mWestaston Hill 270m
W: Baltinglass:   Ballyhook Hill 288mBaltinglass Hill 382mCarrig Mountain 571mCarrigeen Hill 298mCloghnagaune 379.5mCorballis Hill 258mKeadeen Mountain 653mSpinans Hill 409mSpinans Hill SE Top 400mTinoran Hill 312m
W: Cen Lugnaquilla:   Ballineddan Mountain 652.3mBenleagh 689mCamenabologue 758mCamenabologue SE Top 663mCloghernagh 800mCorrigasleggaun 794.6mLugnaquilla 924.7mSlievemaan 759.7m
W: Donard:   Brewel Hill 222mChurch Mountain 544mCorriebracks 531mLobawn 636mSlievecorragh 418mSugarloaf 552mTable Mountain 701.7mTable Mountain West Top 563m

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Scarr Mountain Scor A name in Irish, also Scard an extra EastWest name in English (Ir. Sceir or Scor [PNCW], 'sharp rock') Wicklow County in Leinster Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists, Dark blue-grey slate, phyllite & schist Bedrock

Height: 640.0m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 56 Grid Reference: O13263 01883
Place visited by 845 members. Recently by: einho, coolagad, Hjonna, rosduke, StJohn, Naoisealexandra, westside, Aidan_Ennis, djay281, MarionP, discovering_dann, RonanS, ccartwright, Arcticaurora, abeach
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Longitude: -6.311527, Latitude: 53.055894 , Easting: 313264, Northing: 201884 Prominence: 231m,  Isolation: 0.9km
ITM: 713187 701916,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Scarr, 10 char: Scarr
Bedrock type: Dark blue-grey slate, phyllite & schist, (Maulin Formation)

Formerly known as Knockree, according to Price.   Scarr is the 220th highest place in Ireland.

Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/210/
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Did the Lough Dan-Kanturk-Scarr-Old Bridge circui .. by brenno   (Show all for Scarr (Scor))
 
pplsgod on Scarr, 2009
by pplsgod  5 Oct 2009
Began this walk on a very mild Sunday (4th October 2009) at Oldbridge Grid Ref: O 158 019 starA where there is room for about 10 cars to park. Headed south along an unnamed road which forms part of the Wicklow Way

Around 2km down the road the Wicklow Way turns west and then south, following this route until you come out approximately at Laragh East, shown clearly on OS Map No. 56 at Grid Ref: T 149 909 starB

From here headed straight for the summit of Scarr. The ground has quite a noticeable track right up to the top of Scarr at Grid Ref: O 134 018 starC Due to the shape of Scarr it is naturally exposed to the winds and can be extremely cold. From Scarr moved onto Kanturk, also known as Brown mountain via a highpoint ridge between Scarr and Kanturk at O 126 025 starD. Kanturk summit is listed as O 125 035 starE but there are several mounds making Kanturk one of the more unusual summits in Wicklow

From here the ground falls away steeply towards the Inchavore river, we took a path approximately north-east to a small clearing in the forestry, you can see this on the OS map but accurate Grid Ref is difficult to give, you will just have to judge for yourself where is best to cross the forestry

The walk back to the car at Oldbridge was relatively straightforward as we picked up the track that skirts along the edge of Lough Dan until you come to the main road again, this road will bring you past the scouts base and all the way back to your parking place. Walk took 4.5 hours approx but allow another hour or two if the weather is wet Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/210/comment/4188/
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Ronnie Petrie .. by grzywaczmarcin   (Show all for Scarr (Scor))
 
A handy walk from Glenmacnass .. by paulocon   (Show all for Scarr (Scor))
 
Laragh to Glenmacnass Waterfall .. by gringottsgoblin   (Show all for Scarr (Scor))
 
Super view towards the East .. by tmsr   (Show all for Scarr (Scor))
 
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