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Fairy Castle Loop Via Kilmashogue Forrest

Track 4835 Stetarrant 10 hours ago
walk, Len: 9.5km, Climb: 318m, Area: Two Rock Mountain, Dublin (Ireland) Two Ro...

Bweengduff: The Shiddy Way?

Summit Comment Colin Murphy a week ago
This isn't a particularly interesting hill, although after a prolonged rainy period, I did see multiple gushing streams on my walk, some of them having flooded sections of the forest track. T...

Glenshee ramble

Track 4830 billbaggins a week ago
Parked at the Ski Centre, NO 141 775. Cycled down to parking spot at NO 131 757 and began hiking. Reached A93 at ... walk, Len: 24.6km, Climb: 1296m, Area: Creag Leacach SW Top, Braemar to Montro|...

Bweengduff: A good forest road to access this summit

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a week ago
Park at a forest entrance W46444 88741, room for 5 cars. Follow the track into the forest , along the Duhallow way, taking the second left, then the first right, then second left then first r...

Glenmalure zig-zags route closed.

Forum: General simon3 2 days ago
Very bad news here about an assault on a sheepfarmer, favourably disposed to hillwalkers but not dogs on his land. An Agreed Access Route has been closed as a result. https://wicklownews.net/...

Seefin East Top: An easy bog trot.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a week ago
This is an easy walk starting from the large carpark at W34900 86100 and following the track (which is show as part of the Dulhallow way on the Discovery map) past bog works and the access ro...

Ballinruan

Track 4834 anthonygriffin99 a week ago
walk, Len: 4.5km, Climb: 94m, Area: East Clare (Ireland) ||

Seefin: An easy road with distant balcony views but nearby clutter

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a week ago
This is an easy walk starting from the large carpark at W34900 86100 and following the track (which is show as part of the Dulhallow way on the Discovery map) past bog works along the access ...

Inisbroon: Interesting looking island

Island Comment markwallace a week ago
Just a photo of this striking looking little island, which I haven’t visited. As seen from around Renvyle point, it consists of a grassy ramp ending abruptly at a line of crumbling cliffs. Lo...

Meall nan Tarmachan

Track 4832 billbaggins a week ago
walk, Len: 15.4km, Climb: 912m, Area: Meall nan Tarmachan SE Top, Glen Lyon to ...

Knocklettercuss: A grand viewpoint into the Wild Nephin National Park

Summit Comment gerrym a week ago
Bangor Erris gives easy access to Knocklettercuss and there is parking for hundreds at the GAA pitch which it literally a few steps from the start of the Bangor Trail. Thankfully its wetness ...

Carrigshouk: Lovely loop

Summit Comment 500plusclub 5 days ago
Lovely loop up one side and down the other . On a clear day you have a great view north and south.
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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,

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Croaghskearda Mountain Cruach Sceirde A name in Irish (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 85 members. Recently by: learykid, John.geary, eiremoss34, Peter Walker, annem, mh400nt, ilenia, nevgeoran, jackos, abcd, markwallace, pdtempan, mountainmike, strangeweaver, Lauranna
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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 270th highest place in Ireland.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Croaghskearda (<i>Cruach Sceirde</i>) in area Central Dingle, Ireland
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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