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Milane Hill: Not inviting but OK

Summit Comment rhw 18 hours ago
From WNW, No Parking in front of gate but room beside it or just to NE, other gates to NE have prohibition signs. This gate says Private, but no prohibition, just a No Liability sign higher u...

Slievemore: Less prickly from North

Summit Comment rhw a day ago
Access to peak from due N via farm gate (no adverse signage), track and cattle paths, via N summit to S summit (hand level says S is c1m higher). We descended this way having reached S peak f...

Long trail to rewarding tops.

Track 5289 Colin Murphy 3 days ago
Parked on the road at Rossmacowen Church on the R572, room for multiple cars assuming that mass or a funeral e... walk, Len: 11.5km, Climb: 632m, Area: Knocknagree East Top, Caha Mountains (Ir|...

Knocknagree East Top: Fine top with good access mostly on trail

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 3 days ago
Usually done in conjunction with other tops such as Knocknagree itself, but this rather remote top may be done in isolation from, for example, the south. Parking for several cars to be had on...

Steep ascent, stunning views

Track 5290 Colin Murphy 3 days ago
Tooreenbaha is usually done as part of the Cummeengeara horseshoe, but may also be done in isolation. It is a fai... walk, Len: 4.4km, Climb: 437m, Area: Tooreenbaha, Caha Mountains (Ireland) To||

Very fine Carn with stunning views.

Track 5306 Colin Murphy 3 days ago
Parked in a forest next to an old overgrown gate, room for a couple of cars, and several other spots along the... walk, Len: 4.8km, Climb: 275m, Area: Coomnalack Top, Caha Mountains (Ireland) |...

Mount Gabriel: Simple and stunning

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 3 days ago
Can there be an easier summit to bag in Ireland, which also offers such amazing, expansive views? Unlikely. Drove almost to the top, walked 30m to trig pillar atop rocky outcrop, spent ten mi...

Coomnalack Top: Lacks for nothing

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 3 days ago
Often done in conjunction with other tops like Coomnadiha, but may also be done in isolation. One approach is possible from the north, parking at Gleninquachin Park at V85686 62266. This is p...

GR 92: Estartit to l'Escala

Track 5305 BrianKennan 4 days ago
walk, Len: 18.1km, Climb: 295m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Little Bin: Tough little climb

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
Looking down on this from Meilke Bin it looked easy but it was not at all. I went north of Meikle bin and than followed the path which lead between Meile Bin and Little Bin. At the lowest poi...

GR 92: Roses to Cadaques

Track 5304 BrianKennan 4 days ago
walk, Len: 22.3km, Climb: 690m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Silvermines Hydro Project

Forum: General Bunsen7 2 months ago
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Central Dingle Area   W: Slieveanea Subarea
Place count in area: 25, OSI/LPS Maps: 70, 71, 78, EW-DC, EW-DE, EW-DW 
Highest place: Beenoskee, 826m
Maximum height for area: 826 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 491 metres,

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Croaghskearda Mountain Cruach Sceirde A name in Irish, also Strickeen an extra EastWest name in English (Ir. Cruach Sceirde [OSI], 'stack of the exposed place') Kerry County in Munster Province, in no lists, Purple cross-bedded sandstone Bedrock

Height: 608m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 70 Grid Reference: Q50972 03908
Place visited by 96 members. Recently by: srr45, Marykerry, maryblewitt, Dee68, maoris, Deise-Man, DeirdreM, chelman7, Carolyn105, quarryman, Krzysztof_K, learykid, John.geary, eiremoss34, Peter Walker
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Longitude: -10.178868, Latitude: 52.167316 , Easting: 50972, Northing: 103908 Prominence: 13m,  Isolation: 1.4km
ITM: 450953 603960,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Crghsk, 10 char: Crghskrd
Bedrock type: Purple cross-bedded sandstone, (Cappagh Sandstone Formation)

Near a path over the brow of the hill between Gowlin and Lisdargan there is an underground passage called Staighre Chaitlín (Cathleen's Stairs) which leads to a cave. The tale is told of a local man who dreamed of a treasure on the Bridge of Limerick, went there and met a stranger who said that he had dreamed of treasure at a place unknown to him called Staighre Chaitlín; the local man who knew the place well returned home and found the treasure (Máire MacNeill, 'The Festival of Lughnasa', pp. 207-08). MacNeill also mentions several legends connected with the nearby hills to the east.   Croaghskearda is the 272nd highest place in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/257/
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Picture: Croaghskearda, view as approaching from the north.		  
The Dingle Pyramid
by Sweeney  8 Sep 2022
Passed this peak when traversing from Conor Pass to Loough Anascaul. It is very striking, when approaching from the north, and well worth the slight detour. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/257/comment/23654/
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