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An Bhinn Bhuí: Benwee Loop walk towards Portacloy.

Summit Comment ucampbell a day ago
The Loop walks here are well signposted, it's a great idea to go out onto each headland.

Doonvinalla N Top: Coastal Hill

Summit Comment sandman a day ago
On 26/4/2014 i spent a very enjoyable afternoon walking this area visiting the army observation hut and the stone constructed EIRE marking as part of an addition to the Benwee Head Loop walk but i...

Doonvinalla N Top: Flat topped but hard to get to.

Summit Comment simon3 a day ago
View from the west.

Circuit of Dirkbeg Lough - easier ascent

Track 3882 simon3 3 days ago
The purpose of this walk is to reach the Maumtrasna plateau and Maumtrasna NE top (MNET). The lattter is quite possib... walk, Len: 11.6km, Climb: 564m, Area: Maumtrasna North-East Top, Partry/Joyce

Near Galtybeg, Galty Mountains (Ireland)

Track 3884 caiomhin 2 days ago
walk, Len: 11.3km, Climb: 663m, Area: Galtybeg, Galty Mountains (Ireland) Galty...

Benwee Coastal Walk

Track 3870 simon3 3 days ago
The walk starts at a small carpark and Wild Atlantic Way sign just west of Benwee. In fact some of the local rock has ... walk, Len: 8.1km, Climb: 245m, Area: An Bhinn Bhu?, North Mayo (Ireland) An B

Benwee NE Head: Jagged summit

Summit Comment simon3 a day ago
View from the east.

Riddle of the Spinc

Forum: General BleckCra 3 days ago
I was at Glendalough yesterday and on the Spinc for the first time. I cannot imagine there haven't already been a thousand hours debate on the boardwalk and and that there won't be a thousand hour...

Benwee NE Head: Jagged summit

Summit Comment simon3 a day ago
Picture from the west.

Kid Island: Steepwalled island.

Island Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a day ago
Kid Island is very visible from Benwee Head.

Lenadoon Coastal Walk

Track 3876 simon3 3 days ago
walk, Len: 2.5km, Climb: 8m, Area: Mayo Coastal Hill (Ireland)

Buckaun East: Cliffy north edge.

Summit Comment simon3 a day ago
This is a picture of Buckaun East taken from the valley below.. Obviously the safest way to go up and down this is to the left or south of the ridge.
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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 Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists, Granite granophyre Bedrock

Height: 617m 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)
 
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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. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/245/comment/18671/
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