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Small but spectacular

Track 5168 Colin Murphy a day ago
Angelokastro is a stunning hill on the island of Corfu topped by the ruin of a 13th century castle, of which little rema walk, Len: 0.9km, Climb: 81m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

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Island Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Damian120 a week ago
A deserted island that is a true joy to explore, Follow the circumference of the island in a counter-clockwise direction. No paved roads just a series of grassy paths, It's idyllic especially...

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The Blue Eye, Albania.

Track 5165 Colin Murphy a day ago
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Arderin: A charming summit despite its flaws

Summit Comment Leatra a week ago
I met Arderin for the first time on a hazy September Saturday, pulling into the Glendine Gap car park at S231 996 in the mid-afternoon. The start did not make a good impression: there was con...

Bagging Benfree

Track 5164 nupat a week ago
We managed to miss out on bagging Benfree on previous hikes in this area so that was today's goal. We also de... walk, Len: 12.3km, Climb: 821m, Area: Binn Charrach, Twelve Bens (Ireland) Bi||

Moydow: Elevation

Summit Comment TommyV 2 weeks ago
Nothing much to add to paddyhillsbaggers comments. Farm track leads all the way up to the mast and trig. A handy summit to bag.

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Track 5163 mlmoroneybb a week ago
walk, Len: 20.1km, Climb: 1083m, Area: Coomnacronia, Dunkerron Mountains (Irela...

Carrowrevagh: Keep Out Signs

Summit Comment TommyMc 2 weeks ago
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Classic Mountain Days by Jones, Gareth Ll.

Bibliography Conodate1 2 months ago
300 page hardback photo memoir of Irish, UK, European and USA walks. Over 50 treks, 1400 colour photographs & maps. Brief geological/topographical introduction to each walk.

Inishbiggle: A Great Day Exploring

Island Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Damian120 a week ago
It's a wonderful island to explore on a fine summer's day. Take the ferry from Doran's Point and spend a few hours trekking around this off-the-beaten-track gem.

Lost glove

Forum: General chelman7 2 weeks ago
Right hand Goretex trekmate glove lost 😢on Slievemore Achill, pls contact me if you find.
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Central Dingle Area   N: Annascaul Lake North 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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Beenoskee Mountain Binn os Gaoith A name in Irish, also Binn na Sciatháin an extra EastWest name in Irish (Ir. Binn os Gaoith [OSI], 'mountain above the wind/estuary') Kerry County in Munster Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Best Hundred, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Purple cross-bedded sandstone Bedrock

Height: 826m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 70 Grid Reference: Q58062 08879
Place visited by 296 members. Recently by: JohnRea, Aidan_Ennis, discovering_dann, Tuigamala, DarrenY, knightsonhikes, farmerjoe1, kelleher, rhw, mlmoroneybb, Deirdreb, orlaithfitz, maoris, ToughSoles, SmirkyQuill
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Longitude: -10.077357, Latitude: 52.213846 , Easting: 58062, Northing: 108879 Prominence: 491m,  Isolation: 0.7km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 458045 608932,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Bnsk, 10 char: Beenoskee
Bedrock type: Purple cross-bedded sandstone, (Cappagh Sandstone Formation)

It would seem that this name is locally understood to mean 'mountain above the wind', but as wind speeds tend only to increase the more height one gains, one has to ask what this could possibly mean. Another possibility is that gaoth is rather an archaic word for a water feature (possibly Lough Gill or the estuary of the nearby Owenmore River), and that the name was no longer understood once this word had fallen out of common use in Irish. For further information on the name Beenoskee, see Paul Tempan, Some Notes on the Names of Six Kerry Mountains, JKAHS, ser. 2, vol. v (2005), 5-19.   Binn os Gaoith is the highest mountain in the Central Dingle area and the 29th highest in Ireland.
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majorkikshaw on Beenoskee, 2004
by majorkikshaw  1 Nov 2004
Beenoskee looking from Sraidbhaile Mountain Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/28/comment/1299/
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A wonderful moment of magic
by jlk  2 Jul 2013
A beautiful swirl of grandeur, with Brandon and Masatiompan in the background. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/28/comment/15029/
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Fine, rocky summit with impressive cliffs.
by Colin Murphy  25 Nov 2015
Having ascended via Beenatoor and Coombane, it was nice to leave those grassy bumps behind and climb a mountain with lots of boulders and a rock-strewn surface! The summit is marked by two cairns and the views are spectacular. But perhaps the most impressive part of the mountain are the craggy cliffs you'll see on its north east side, plunging down to Loch an Cholmin. A fine mountain by any standard. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/28/comment/18383/
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Days like this
by aidand  24 Sep 2012
After many years of looking at this mountain I finally got to climb it on 21/9/12 along with a group from the Nenagh Walking Club. We had a lovely clear autumn day. The views on all sides are brilliant. We could see as far as the Connemara mountains, the Aran Islands, Loop Head, the Skelligs. the Reeks, Mount Brandon and the Lakes of Killarney. Definitely one of my favourite days on the hills. If you are climbing from Annascaul, don't forget to visit the South Pole Inn and sample Tom Crean's ale. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/28/comment/14825/
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three5four0 on Beenoskee, 2009
by three5four0  1 Oct 2009
See Beenatoor for first part of the walk

From Beenatoor we recrossed the wire fence and started the climb up Beenoskee, with the odd bit of cloud blowing over the top. Reached the summit in a fresh & cold wind, so didn't hang around long before moving on to Stradbally Mountain.

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majorkikshaw on Beenoskee, 2004
by majorkikshaw  1 Nov 2004
Jean thinks so as well. Sandwich not bad either. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/28/comment/1298/
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