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Seltannasaggart SE Slope: Tough Soles - Roscommon's County High Point

Summit Comment ToughSoles 8 hours ago
Went up Seltannasaggart SE Slope recently as part of the County High Point list. We approached Seltannasaggart along the Miner's Way & Historical Trail from the south west side of Corry Mountain B...

Brown Mountain: The prettier path

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 23 hours ago
Most approaches to this unremarkable hill are from the west, at Glenmacnass Car Park. However the experience can be enhanced greatly by taking the long way around and starting at O1581 0197, ...

Black Rock Mountain: Vertically Challenged

Summit Comment Bunsen7 a day ago
Looking at maps - a good way to plan a route and a cure for boredom. And my seemingly well crafted map says this is 604 metres high (shock/horror) and the col to the west is at 572m? Jesus, M...

Bolaght Mountain Loop (Includes Roads)

Track 4563 dino 5 days ago
This route combines the approaches of a number of members who have commented on the Bolaght Mountain listing. Ple... walk, Len: 15.4km, Climb: 283m, Area: Bolaght Mountain, South Donegal & West T|...

Carntogher: Finally made it to Carntogher

Summit Comment pdtempan a day ago
Having commented in 2007 that I must get around to climbing Carntogher, I finally made it today. As I'm focussing on completing my local 100, it had to be done. I knew from reading that there...

Arderin: Arderin - some years ago thought it was the highest point in Ireland

Summit Comment RicardoVerdi a day ago
I live in Tullamore; after various degrees of lockdown I had to go to Portlaoise for a vaccine on 30 April 2021 (even though they were giving them in Tullamore). My wife came with me; on our ...

Oval route turned into a cracked egg shape by circumstance.

Track 4560 simon3 a week ago
The plan had been to reach Slievenashaska S (SS) from the Kerry Way to the south just west of Sneem. The Kerry Wa... walk, Len: 17.2km, Climb: 869m, Area: Coomnahorna, Dunkerron Mountains (Irelan|...

Doan: Lovely mountain, horrible humans

Summit Comment No1Grumbler 2 days ago
Myself and the Voortrekker decided on a quick jaunt up the M1 for some bagging of Butter MT, Doan and Ben Crom.I'd climbed Doan from the Silent Valley back in 2010(?) and enjoyed a memorable ...

Ballinastoe, Djouce, Maulin

Track 4565 JohnA 4 days ago
This walk starts from Ballinastoe Wood (Bl'Stoe Wd) which has MTB routes and some car parking.Unlike many a walk... walk, Len: 17.4km, Climb: 878m, Area: Djouce, Wicklow (Ireland) Djouce, Mauli||

Bolaght Mountain: Making a Loop

Summit Comment dino 5 days ago
Having spent very little time in the hills over the last few years I was keen to start with something straightforward and simple to plan and navigate. This is one of my Local 100 and also one...

The rocky rocky road to the big hill.

Track 4562 simon3 a week ago
How on earth can a walk there and back to a place just over 2k away take over 3 hours?I had some forebodings about t... walk, Len: 6.3km, Climb: 301m, Area: An Bheann Mhr, Dunkerron Mountains (Irel||

Knocknasheega: Heather-covered, rounded summit surrounded by trees.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 6 days ago
Start from the forest entrance at S13175 06653 , room for 5 cars. Walk up the track to a junction. Turn left and walk to around S13960621 Go SW into a ride aiming for S13782 06093 then south ...
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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 446 members. Recently by: JohnAshton, landyliam, deirdremaryann, nevgeoran, Haulie, annem, murphysw, pcman, ElaineM76, sdmckee, nupat, Vfslb1904, Oscar-mckinney, No1Grumbler, Kirsty
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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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