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Rinavore: Extensive Fencing

Summit Comment TommyV a day ago
I took a similar approach as mentioned by sandman but I made a beeline for the obvious rocky outcrop rather than taking the farm track. The ground here is quite wet so perhaps taking the farm...

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Track 5307 Onzy 3 days ago
walk, Len: 6.5km, Climb: 107m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

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Summit Comment TommyV a day ago
To pick up on the comments made by Colin Murphy, the parking at L97931 52207 is still available, there is a gate but theres plenty of room to park a car. The approach from the South means the...

Lago Maggiore: Stresa to Belgirate

Track 5308 Onzy 3 days ago
walk, Len: 9.5km, Climb: 352m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

A circuit of Leenaun Hill.

Track 5291 simon3 5 days ago
The start uses the Western Way to ascend and to reach the col between Búcán and Leacan. The reason for going this... walk, Len: 11.3km, Climb: 668m, Area: Leacan, Maamturks (Ireland) Leacan, Mea||

Lateeve: Forest tamed

Summit Comment rhw 2 days ago
From N, road junction, good parking, cross field into forest, climb L until close to L edge and keep to reasonably open forest, minor gorse and bramble, nice open ground above, OSI trig pilla...

Garraun: Flat and Featureless Summit

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 3 days ago
Garraun is situated in the less-visited northern half of the Twelve Bens, separated from the more prominent hills by the N59. A flat and featureless summit with two small cairns. It is unlike...

Steep ascent, stunning views

Track 5290 Colin Murphy a week ago
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Ben Gorm: Flattish Summit - high point of an exciting and rugged range.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 3 days ago
Ben Gorm is the most southerly peak in the compact range of hills that form the Ben Gorm group. There are fine coums as well as long raking spurs that extend to the E. It lies close to Killar...

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Track 5289 Colin Murphy a week 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|...

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Rutland Island: Interesting history on small island

Island Comment Fergalh 4 days ago
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Gullion Area   SE: Ring of Gullion Subarea
Place count in area: 11, OSI/LPS Maps: 28, 29, EW-CLY 
Highest place: Slieve Gullion, 573m
Maximum height for area: 573 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 478 metres,

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Slieve Gullion Mountain Sliabh gCuillinn A name in Irish (Ir. Sliabh gCuillinn [DUPN], 'mountain of the steep slope/holly') County Highpoint of Armagh in NI and in Ulster Province, in County Highpoint, Arderin Lists, Granite granophyre Bedrock

Height: 573m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 29 Grid Reference: J02476 20331
Place visited by 615 members. Recently by: NomisAstro, Greenemary, KellyA, ajmurphy, Henning86, s.duffy, Clionaodriscoll, Sarahjb, patrickcampbel76, Petecal423, Leatra, JoHeaney, Maire_Ann, ryanguinness10, lukem07
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Longitude: -6.43344, Latitude: 54.12185 , Easting: 302476, Northing: 320331 Prominence: 478m,  Isolation: 4.3km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 702405 820334,   GPS IDs, 6 char: SlvGln, 10 char: SlvGln
Bedrock type: Granite granophyre, (Slieve Gullion Complex)

The Cailleach Bhéirre is remembered in several names on and around Slieve Gullion. A passage tomb on the summit is known as Calliagh Birra’s House. This is one of the highest megalithic tombs in the country (after those on Slieve Donard and the Paps in Kerry). The legend is that when Fionn Mac Cumhaill was enticed inside, he went fresh and youthful but emerged as an exhausted old man. A small lake on the plateau north of the summit is called Calliagh Berra’s Lough. Lower down in the townland of Aghadavoyle on a hillock called Spellick is a rock feature known as the Cailleach Bearea’s Chair. This was regularly visited on 'Blaeberry Sunday', when everybody on the outing would take a turn to sit in the chair. It is recorded by Máire MacNeill as a Lughnasa site (160-61).   Slieve Gullion is the highest mountain in the Gullion area and the 355th highest in Ireland. Slieve Gullion is the highest point in county Armagh.
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Gullion is safe
by peadarmc  10 Aug 2015
Great news for friends of slieve Gullion. As a local I have been always been annoyed that the car parks were not safe to leave your car in ( despite the efforts of locals). The car park is now staffed full time by a vigilant local funded by the local council so you can leave your car in total safety for free. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/322/comment/18237/
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