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Mullaghanish: Mast crowns bland ridge summit.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: markmjcampion, simon3, Colin Murphy, jackill 8 hours ago
Mullaghanish is a boggy, wet, flat topped hill on the Cork/Kerry border. Its summit is home to a huge TV mast and associated infrastructure. While it may be a nondescript summit, it is a fine vant...

Banc Llechwedd-mawr: No need to get feet wet !

Summit Comment Fergalh 18 hours ago
The bridge used to access the five hills from the south can be hard to locate but it does exist and the river is deep !

Foel Uchaf: white rock shows the summit you are on

Summit Comment Fergalh 18 hours ago
The four hills on this boggy ridge are broadly similar except this hill. This is the one with exposed quartz in spots on the summit

Carn Hyddgen [Carn Gwilym]: Very remote area

Summit Comment Fergalh 20 hours ago
This is a very isolated area and even though I did on a wonderful day not one for a foggy day. This trek is not to be advised to try unless you have good navigation skills. However on a glorious d...

Llechwedd Crin: Short trek to summit but long trek back to starting point

Summit Comment Fergalh 20 hours ago
Once again from Foel Isaf head North East followed b south east to reach the unmarked summit. Afterwards a steep drop into river valley to south and follow rough track running alongside Afon Hengw...

Foel Isaf: Straight forward trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 20 hours ago
From Foel Uchar again head North East followed by South east to summit marked with a small cairn

Foel Uchaf: Straightforward ridge walk

Summit Comment Fergalh 20 hours ago
From Cam Hydden it was a gentle enough stroll along ridge heading slightly Northeast and than slightly southeast. This was to avoid a small river valley to reach the summit marked with a small cai...

Carn Hyddgen [Carn Gwilym]: Long trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 20 hours ago
Headed North from Banc Llechwedd mawr to drop off mountain and than headed east over track and small bridge. Than an nasscent over rough tusocky grass lead to summit and the wonderful Twin cairns

Banc Llechwedd-mawr: Some track and than a lot of tusocky grass before summit is

Summit Comment Fergalh 21 hours ago
From Ponterwyd drive North to Nant-Y-Moch reservoir . At the T Junction at top of road take right hand fork road as far as gate. There is some verge parking here. Cross gate and follow track till ...

Beenmore: Good times between lockdowns.

Summit Comment markmjcampion 21 hours ago
Another snap of Beenmore taken from Been Hill. You can see the 'new' farm track that comes up to the col as mentioned in the short summary above.

Beenmore: A steep-sided coastal peak with widespread panoramas.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: markmjcampion 21 hours ago
This top along with its neighbour Drung Hill constitutes a steep-sided massif to the SW of Glenbeigh. It's often done in a long loop with other hills on the Glenbeigh Horseshoe. There are great vi...

Torc Mountain: Iconic Killarney peak - the gateway to wilder terrain.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: markmjcampion a day ago
Given its proximity to Killarney and the well-defined track, Torc is an extremely popular walk with locals and tourists alike. it's a stand-alone peak and thus there are great views over Kilarney ...
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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
Place visited by 435 members. Recently by: Vfslb1904, Oscar-mckinney, No1Grumbler, Kirsty, dregish, Jai-mckinney, rdkernan, abeach, Carolyn105, cdpevans, mallymcd, BogRunner1, slievejohnbeg, dstevenson15, Kilcoobin
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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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