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Dunkerron Mountains Area   Cen: Knocknagantee Subarea
Place count in area: 65, OSI/LPS Maps: 78, 83, 84, 85, EW-KNP, EW-R 
Highest place:
Stumpa Dúloigh, 784m
Maximum height for area: 784 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 528 metres,

Places in area Dunkerron Mountains:
Knocknagantee Near West Top 628m
Cen: An Bheann Mhór:   An Bheann Mhór 674.7mAn Bhinn Láir 514mCoomcallee 648.9mBeann na Stiocairí 673.1mCoomnahorna 590mGlanbeg 485.8mSlievenashaska 578mSlievenashaska South Top 565.4m
Cen: Knocknagantee:   Knockmoyle 682.1mFinnararagh 667mCnoc Breasail 591mKnocknagantee 674.3mKnocknagantee West Top 553mCoomnacronia 636mCoomura Mountain 666m
Cen: Mullaghanattin:   An Cnoc Riabhach 534mBeann 752mBeann Far SW Top 636.2mBeann NE Top 692mBeann South Top 639mBeann SW Top 657mSallagh 570mMullaghanattin 773mMullaghanattin East Top 594mSallagh South-West Top 543m
E: Kenmare:   Gortamullin 205mKnockanaskill 356mLetter South 362m
N: Knocknacusha:   Knocknacusha 547m
NE: Knocknabreeda Ridge:   Crossderry 489mKnocknabreeda 569mMothaillín 506m
NE: Knocknagapple:   Bascadh 595mBascadh West Top 569mBoughil 631mCnoc na gCapall 639mKnocklomena 641m
NE: Stumpa Dúloigh:   Broaghnabinnia 745mKnockaunanattin 569mKnockaunanattin West Top 466.1mStumpa Dúloigh 784mStumpa Dúloigh SE Top 780mStumpa Dúloigh SW Top 663m
SW: Caherdaniel:   Farraniaragh Mountain 468mEagle Hill 155mReenearagh 162mBeenarourke 304mKnocknasullig 117mCahernageeha Mountain 498.7m
SW: Coad ( Castle Cove ):   Beenrour 418mEagles Hill 549mMullaghbeg 509m
SW: Coomduff:   Coomduff 244m
SW: Deenish:   Deenish Island (2) 144m
SW: Esknaloughoge:   Esknaloughoge 416mEsknaloughoge North Top 420m
SW: Scarriff:   Scarriff Island 252m
SW: Sneem:   An Bheann Mhór 309.3mDereenavurrig Hill 261mKnockanamadane 270mKnocknafreaghane 316.5mKnocknagullion 413m
SW: Staigue:   Staigue Top 459mStaigue NE Top 435m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Cnoc Breasail Mountain (Ir. Cnoc Breasail [TH], 'hill of raddle') Kerry County in Munster Province, in Arderin List, Green sandstone & siltstone Bedrock

Height: 591m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 78&83 Grid Reference: V65335 72469
Place visited by 66 members. Recently by: Deise-Man, ciarraioch, Aongus, bryanmccabe, maoris, jackos, Krzysztof_K, chelman7, DeirdreM, Ulsterpooka, Wilderness, muddyboots, annem, Superterence, thomas_g
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Longitude: -9.956705, Latitude: 51.888658 , Easting: 65335, Northing: 72469 Prominence: 56m,  Isolation: 0.9km
ITM: 465314 572531,   GPS IDs, 6 char: CncBrs, 10 char: CncBrsl
Bedrock type: Green sandstone & siltstone, (St. Finans Sandstone Formation)

This peak, unnamed on the Discovery map, is a satellite of Knocknagantee. Lough Keimaneigh is near the summit. Previously Coomavanniha in MV.   Cnoc Breasail is the 316th highest place in Ireland.

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain <i>Cnoc Breasail</i>  in area Dunkerron Mountains, Ireland
Picture: View from the east.
 
Rocky ridge summit with difficult terrain.
Short Summary created by simon3  26 Aug 2022
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain <i>Cnoc Breasail</i>  in area Dunkerron Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Coomavanniha and ridge from Coomavoher.
simon3 on Cnoc Breasail, 2005
by simon3  13 Sep 2005
One way of reaching the top is from the ridge on the south of Coomavoher, which is along the line of the wall and fence on the left of the picture. Visible on the skyline streching away from the left side is a broad saddle going from there to the summit. It's a wild ridge where the grain of the land will force you into many detours though it is a little easier on the west side. The ridge has many souvenirs from the ice such as erratics and scraped out ponds.

On the north end of the mountain as you approach along the ridge some curved sedimentary geology is very visible. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/293/comment/1938/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain <i>Cnoc Breasail</i>  in area Dunkerron Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Rugged summit, rugged view.
 
simon3 on Cnoc Breasail, 2005
by simon3  12 Sep 2005
The summit is flattish though very rugged with outcrops. Although not very high and certainly not well known there are views of the coast and north and south along the line of the Iveragh mountains. Knocknagantee to the NE and Coomcallee to the south.

The panorama is towards the SW and shows Coomavanniha Lough just to the left of Coomavanniha summit. On the skyline to the left is confused mass that is Coomeathcun.

Rest assured, when you visit this summit you are unlikely to meet other walkers. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/293/comment/1939/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain <i>Cnoc Breasail</i>  in area Dunkerron Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Breasail from South
An Enormous Blob of Rock
by CaptainVertigo  22 Apr 2014
I approached Cnoc Breasail from the south (en route from An Bhinn Lair) as part of an extended circuit of Cloonaghlin/Namona. It presents as an enormous blob of solidified rock with its fat arms cradling Lough Coomavanniha, soon to be swallowed. Getting down to the Lough requires considerable care and one would be well advised to avoid the cliffs by following the steep line of the fence. Eating just beneath Breasail was somewhat surreal. There was nobody about, nor did I see any signs that humans had ever been there apart from the fence from Bhinn Lair. The ascent from the Lough was not difficult and the views from the summit were top class. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/293/comment/16028/
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