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Croaghan: Ascent from Altarichard car-park

Summit Comment pdtempan 9 hours ago
Climbed Croaghan by what must be one of the shortest possible routes: across the moorland from the car-park at the top of Altarichard (D123294). Some steps lead down from the road to an informatio...

Slieve Binnian East Top: Super Nat Mountain

Summit Comment Bunsen7 9 hours ago
Cursing the lack of Brown Dots on the OSNI Mournes Map and my own failure to mark the exact location of Slieve Binnian's 4 VLs I was lucky to make the approach in clear weather from Carrick Little...

Cycle: Circuit of Carlingford Lough

Track 4379 Onzy 6 days ago
Distance was 58k of which 4k was on a ferry - actual cycling time around 3 hours .... sometimes walking is too slow... cycle, Len: 2.8km, Climb: 197m, Area: Cooley/Gullion (Ireland) ||

Tievedockaragh: A short, steepish climb.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 15 hours ago
Most straightforward approach is from the forest entrance at J216 237 where there is room to park for a couple of cars. About 30 metres along the forest track there is a stile on the left over Bat...

Kirikee and Carriglineen, excellent viewpoints.

Track 4382 simon3 a week ago
This is a fairly short walk starting from Glenmalure Lodge and taking in Kirikee and Carriglineen. Both of these ... walk, Len: 10.1km, Climb: 478m, Area: Kirikee Mountain, Dublin/Wicklow (Irelan|...

Broaghnabinnia: Access in Black Valley to Broaghnabinnea and Stumpa Dulaigh

Summit Comment Val Jones 2 days ago
A shame. We climbed Stumpa Dulaigh from there last year and met the farmer on our way back, just at Lough Reagh. He seemed nice enough - maybe something happened this year?

Broaghnabinnia: Steep sided, flat topped and great views.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Peter Walker 2 days ago
Broaghnabinnia provides great views of the Reeks, Carrauntoohil in particular, from the south. It is steep on all sides and visitors should be comfortable with scrambling. From the east park at V8...

The Hill of Uisneach

Track 4378 ceadeile 2 weeks ago
Photo of Information board located at visitor centre On 5th September 2020 I had the good luck and good sense to spe... walk, Len: 3.4km, Climb: 112m, Area: Uisneach, North Midlands (Ireland) Uisne||

Broaghnabinnia: No access to Lough Reagh

Summit Comment odonogc 3 days ago
We went to the Black Valley today (17/09/2020) to hike in via Lough Reagh, but there are new signs on the gate saying "Private Property, Keep Out". We weren't able to poke out an alternative way t...

Near Glencappul Top, Mangerton (Ireland)

Track 4377 kitog 2 weeks ago
walk, Len: 21.7km, Climb: 1680m, Area: Glencappul Top, Mangerton (Ireland) Glen...

Knocknaveagh: Great views over Bantry

Summit Comment MichaelG55 4 days ago
As stated an easy climb to the trig point following part of the Sheep's Head Way. Great views over Bantry and surrounding countryside. Up and down easily in an hour.

Day 1 of 2:

Track 4380 peter1 2 weeks ago
This is my track from day 1 of a 2 day trip. Please see track 4381 for day 2.I camped overnight beside Lough Coom... walk, Len: 10.5km, Climb: 756m, Area: Cnoc na gC?inte (mullach thiar), Dunkerr|...
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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
Place visited by 427 members. Recently by: Carolyn105, cdpevans, mallymcd, BogRunner1, slievejohnbeg, dstevenson15, Kilcoobin, Kilcubbin, srr45, Fenton, p_treanor, IndyMan, Andy1287, feganegg, abcd
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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 257th 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)
 
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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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