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Mauherslieve: Mother Mountain by The Lord SummerIsle Route

Summit Comment No1Grumbler less than an hour ago
Folk horror movies follow a similar pattern. Our hero arrives at a wonderfully fertile valley bursting with flowers and fruits, he is nave but on some sort of quest. So it was with me, on the hot...

Fair Mountain: Spiky forest

Summit Comment simon3 12 hours ago
Fair Mountain has forestry. Not a particularly strange remark for a mountain in Wicklow where much of the uplands are covered in trees. But what makes this place unusual is the almost decorat...

Fair Mountain: Flattish spur south of the Wicklow Gap, cliffy to the north.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 12 hours ago
Park at the Wicklow Gap. Take the more westerly of the two access roads to Turlough Hill reservoir. Continue up this steepish, tarred road for 1.5km which will bring you above Fair Mountain, ...

Broaghnabinnia: Lung bursting ascent of Broaghnabinnia

Summit Comment glencree 20 hours ago
We went up from the Bridia valley, which is an extremely steep ascent and not for anyone prone to vertigo. Although the summit is achieved in a short distance, the climb/scramble requires car...

The mighty Slioch (The Spear)

Track 4889 eamonoc 3 days ago
Climbed the Iconic Slioch from Incheril on a fantastic weather day, following a long walk beside the N bank of the K... walk, Len: 21.4km, Climb: 1912m, Area: Loch Maree to Loch Broom (Britain) Sli||

Carrauntoohil: A Night Climb of Carrauntoohill

Summit Comment JohnFinn a day ago
I set out from Cronin's Yard at 8:30 p.m. on 3rd June and walked up the Hag's Glen and ascended to the ridge of the Reeks via the Zig Zag path (easier to negotiate than the more popular Devil...

Slioch: Tough going above Loch Maree

Summit Comment eamonoc 3 days ago
To climb Slioch, involves a round trip of 21km, with almost 2000m of ascent above Loch Maree, amidst a stunning location.

Tinahely Hill: View from the North East.

Summit Comment simon3 4 days ago
Muskeagh Hill, a view from Ballycumber to the North East.

A very tough outing in Glen Etive

Track 4888 eamonoc 5 days ago
With the prospect of some good weather in Scotland headed up to Glen Etive, having previously climbed Ben Starav a f... walk, Len: 28.5km, Climb: 2901m, Area: Glen Etive to Glen Lochy (Britain) Bei||

Meall nan Eun: Gentle slopes lead to this Munro

Summit Comment eamonoc 4 days ago
Climbed as the last of a tough 4 Munro round in Glen Etive.

Stob Coir'an Albannaich: A fine cliff top Summit in Glen Etive

Summit Comment eamonoc 4 days ago
After Glass Bheinn Mhor, the next port of call was Stob Coir' an Albannaich 1044m climbed from a 738m col seperating both.

Glas Bheinn Mhor: One of Glen Etive's finest

Summit Comment eamonoc 4 days ago
Climbed on a fine weather day in May as part of a tough outing in Glen Etive.
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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 213mMullaghanoe 234m
N: Foxford Hills:   Carranarah 197mGortnadrehy 143m
NW: Nephin:   Cuilkillew 130mNephin 806mTristia 322m
NW: Pontoon Hills:   Crucknaree 297mFarbreiga 395mKnockaglana 154m
S: Kiltimagh Hills:   Rush Hill 197mSlieve Carn 262m
W: Croaghmoyle:   Burren 396mCroaghmoyle 430mMuckanagh Hill 220m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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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: G10347 07975
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Longitude: -9.368335, Latitude: 54.013253 , Easting: 110347, Northing: 307975 Prominence: 778m,  Isolation: 3.5km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 510317 807981,   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.
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A steep quick way up .. by Andy13460   (Show all for Nephin (Néifinn))
 
A looped climb from the North. Stunning views all .. by derkelly274   (Show all for Nephin (Néifinn))
 
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by GerryCasey  1 Oct 2020
Climbed it September 29th 2020. Summit was covered in cloud when I set off but cleared by the time I reached the top. Wonderful views from the summit Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/36/comment/20909/
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