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Tooreen: Rough and tumble

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 5 hours ago
As mentioned in the short summary the first 2km SSW along the track is a pleasant stroll. Then it took me roughly the same time to traverse the final 300m to the summit. The last section from R912...

Tooreen: Easy at first, hellish final climb.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 5 hours ago
Park at R92356 57035, room for 3 cars. This is a forest and wind farm access track although it could be mistaken for a farm road as there are no trees visible at first. There is a pedestrian acces...

Foildarg: Summit with some views in overused area near track.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 5 hours ago
From Cappaghwhite village turn north at R88828 47850, passing the school on our right, then turn NNW at R89083 48286 and follow the road towards Cappawhite Wind Farm. The final 1km of this is now ...

Gortnageragh: Laying down a marker

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 5 hours ago
This is a nice little hill with good tracks most of the way to the summit, which is marked with a trig pillar. I always think it's nice to reach the top and find it marked in some way, either by a...

Gortnageragh: Running up that hill

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 5 hours ago
Park your car at the forest entrance R87571 52878, room for 5 cars. Walk west along a forest track which narrows and enters more dense forest as it turns sharply south at approx. R85453 52650. The...

Knockastanna: Winter's coat.

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 6 hours ago
This otherwise pretty dull hill was presented in a better light by an early frost, clear blue skies and a rising sun. Otherwise it's a fairly unremarkable affair, although a very easy bag, if you'...

Knockastanna: Barrels of fun

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 6 hours ago
Park at the forest entrance R85087 56394 room for 4-5 cars.There is more parking on the left approximately 200 meters to the north.Hop a locked gate and walk directly uphill on the forest track un...

Lyracappul: Scenic lofty peak at western end of Galtee range

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: markmjcampion a day ago
Lyracappul is a grassy steep-sided mt at the W end of the well-defined Galtees’ ridge. The regular routes present no danger although it’s a steep pull-up from the W. Navigational help is prov...

Lyracappul: From the west

Summit Comment jackill 2 days ago
Pat crossing a snow drift on the top of Lyracappul in March 2004- started at woods carpark R819 185 on to Temple Hill (where we met the Bishopstown Hillwalking Club- hello to all) then Lyraca...

Monabrack: A real sting in the tail.

Summit Comment Harry Goodman 2 days ago
Climbed Monabrack on 10 10 10 as the fifth and final top of a circuit that also included Temple Hill, Knockaterrif Beg, Lyracappul and Carrignabinnia (For previous part of the route see my co...

Lyracappul: Lyracappul from the south

Summit Comment Declan Foley 2 days ago
Climbed it on Saturday, May 8, 2004, a beautiful sunny day with little or no wind. Started from the end of the boreen (turn left off the main Cork - Dublin road just after Kilbeheny - look ou...

Lake District: Hartsop Round

Track 4767 Onzy a week ago
Round above Hartsop, taking in 4 Wainwrights: Middle Dodd, Red Screes, Little Hart Crag and High Hartsop Dodd.Ver... walk, Len: 12.6km, Climb: 796m, Area: Middle Dodd, Lake District - Eastern Fel|...
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Mourne Mountains Area   Cen: Loughshannagh Subarea
Place count in area: 58, OSI/LPS Maps: 20, 29 
Highest place: Slieve Donard, 849m
Maximum height for area: 849 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 821 metres,

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Slieve Loughshannagh Mountain Sliabh Locha Sionnach A name in Irish (Ir. Sliabh Loch Seannach [PNNI], 'mountain of Lough Shannagh') Down County in NI and in Ulster Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists, Granite granophyre Bedrock

Height: 617.0m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 29 Grid Reference: J29456 27205
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Longitude: -6.018144, Latitude: 54.177522 , Easting: 329456, Northing: 327205 Prominence: 104m,  Isolation: 0.9km
ITM: 729376 827210,   GPS IDs, 6 char: SlvLgh, 10 char: SlvLghshng
Bedrock type: Granite granophyre, (Mourne Mountains granite)

Seannach is an Ulster variant of sionnach. Lough Shannagh, 'lake of the foxes', is to the south below Carn Mountain.   Slieve Loughshannagh is the 258th highest place in Ireland.
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Very easy walk up the Ott track from the Ott trac .. by zeaphod   (Show all for Slieve Loughshannagh (Sliabh Locha Sionnach))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Slieve Loughshannagh (<i>Sliabh Locha Sionnach</i>) in area Mourne Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Lough Shannagh, Silent Valley and the Irish Sea, Doan and Binnian to the left.		  
Great Viewing Point For The Rest Of The Mournes
by Aidy  21 Oct 2016
Fourth peak of the day, and the highest so far, having come via Ott Mountain, and Carn and Carn North Top. Views were spectacular, into the heart of the Mournes, over Lough Shannagh, Silent Valley and to the Irish Sea. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/245/comment/18671/
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