Nephin, Néifinn 806m mountain, East Mayo NW: Nephin Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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East Mayo Area NW: Nephin Subarea

Place count in area: 15, OSI/LPS Maps: 23, 24, 31, 32
Highest place:

Nephin, 806m
Maximum height for area: 806 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 778 metres,

Places in area East Mayo:
E: Charlestown Hills:

Knock Hill 213m

Mullaghanoe 234m
N: Foxford Hills:

Carranarah 197m

Gortnadrehy 143m
NW: Nephin:

Cuilkillew 130m

Nephin 806m

Tristia 322m
NW: Pontoon Hills:

Crucknaree 297m

Farbreiga 395m

Knockaglana 154m
S: Kiltimagh Hills:

Rush Hill 197m

Slieve Carn 262m
W: Croaghmoyle:

Burren 396m

Croaghmoyle 430m

Muckanagh Hill 220m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.

Nephin Mountain Néifinn A name in Irish (Ir. Néifinn [OSI], poss. 'sanctuary' [PDT]) Mayo County in Connacht Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Quartzites and psammitic schists. Bedrock

Height: 806m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 23/31 Grid Reference: G10348 07976
Place visited by 441 members. Recently by: michaelseaver, Jimmel357, Beeman, laurenkavanagh, amgall, hugh_oc, orlaithfitz, rosduke, Nailer1967, sineadh, LorraineG60, MichaelG55, colinpurcell, jackos, chelman7
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Longitude: -9.368337, Latitude: 54.013307 , Easting: 110348, Northing: 307976 Prominence: 778m, Isolation: 3.4km, Has trig pillar
ITM: 510317 807987, GPS IDs, 6 char: Nephin, 10 char: Nephin
Bedrock type: Quartzites and psammitic schists., (Nephin Formation)

Nephin is a problematic name and few sources venture an interpretation. It is mentioned as one of the twelve great mountains of Ireland in Cath Maige Tuired (The Second Battle of Moyturra), where it is called Nemthenn. This is suggestive of nemeton, a Gaulish term for a sacred clearing in a wood or sacred grove. The word recurs throughout the Celtic world, from the Galatian Drunemeton ('sacred oak-grove' in modern Turkey) to Nemetobriga in Spain and Aquae Arnemetiae, the sacred spring at Buxton in Derbyshire. The Old Irish fidnemed refers to a shrine in a forest. [Barry Cunliffe, The Ancient Celts]. There seem to be no survivals of traditions connected directly with Nephin to confirm this. However, Nephin's much lower neighbour Tristia (322m, 4km to the NW) was the site of Lughnasa celebrations until recent times [Máire MacNeill]. Glen Nephin is the only example of an Irish glen (apparently) named after the mountain overlooking it. Walks: for a route to the summit from the E, see Whilde & Simms, New Irish Walk Guide - West and North, 69. Nephin is the highest mountain in the East Mayo area and the 37th highest in Ireland. Nephin is the second highest point in county Mayo.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/36/

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The isolated mountain central on the pic is Nephi .. by simon3 (Show all for Nephin (Néifinn))

Parked at Grid ref 083 052 A (close to rmiln .. by Colin Murphy (Show all for Nephin (Néifinn))

Jamessheerin- I was on Nephin yesterday and was d .. by Jamessheerin (Show all for Nephin (Néifinn))

Climbed Nephin 2nd Jan 2009, parking the car at D .. by Big-Foot (Show all for Nephin (Néifinn))

Anything but dull ... .. by osullivanm (Show all for Nephin (Néifinn))

baxter on Nephin, 2004

by baxter 4 Jul 2004

Walked Nephin on Sat 3rd July at 10:00 from the west, starting from the Glenisland road just beyond the forest with a layby and gate for easy access. Thought it would take 1 hour up and 0.5 down, but it took 1.75 up and 0.75 down. Deceptive in reaching the initial ridge, but once reached it's an easy but long walk to the triangulation point at summit - not unlike the post commeenapeasta ridge to Carantouhill. Very flat top with great views in 360. Very cold at top with strong winds and some cloud cover. Cairns are provided for route safety. No problem with cliffs, except for crags on the north side of ascent and steep corried just below summit on the east. Temperature changed very quickly for a summer's day.
This is a good warm up climb for anyone considering either the Galtees or other simple ridge walks. Very little climb damage. Not always easy to find tracks. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/36/comment/1012/

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