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Tooreen: Easy at first, hellish final climb.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a day ago
Park at R92356 57035, room for 3 cars. This is a forest and wind farm access track although it could be mistaken for a farm road as there are no trees visible at first. There is a pedestrian ...

Foildarg: Summit with some views in overused area near track.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a day ago
From Cappaghwhite village turn north at R88828 47850, passing the school on our right, then turn NNW at R89083 48286 and follow the road towards Cappawhite Wind Farm. The final 1km of this is...

Tooreen: Rough and tumble

Summit Comment Colin Murphy a day ago
As mentioned in the short summary the first 2km SSW along the track is a pleasant stroll. Then it took me roughly the same time to traverse the final 300m to the summit. The last section from...

Gortnageragh: Laying down a marker

Summit Comment Colin Murphy a day ago
This is a nice little hill with good tracks most of the way to the summit, which is marked with a trig pillar. I always think it's nice to reach the top and find it marked in some way, either...

Gortnageragh: Running up that hill

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a day ago
Park your car at the forest entrance R87571 52878, room for 5 cars. Walk west along a forest track which narrows and enters more dense forest as it turns sharply south at approx. R85453 52650...

Lake District: Hartsop Round

Track 4767 Onzy a week ago
Round above Hartsop, taking in 4 Wainwrights: Middle Dodd, Red Screes, Little Hart Crag and High Hartsop Dodd.Ver... walk, Len: 12.6km, Climb: 796m, Area: Middle Dodd, Lake District - Eastern Fel|...

Knockastanna: Winter's coat.

Summit Comment Colin Murphy a day ago
This otherwise pretty dull hill was presented in a better light by an early frost, clear blue skies and a rising sun. Otherwise it's a fairly unremarkable affair, although a very easy bag, if...

Knockastanna: Barrels of fun

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a day ago
Park at the forest entrance R85087 56394 room for 4-5 cars.There is more parking on the left approximately 200 meters to the north.Hop a locked gate and walk directly uphill on the forest tra...

Lyracappul: Scenic lofty peak at western end of Galtee range

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: markmjcampion 2 days ago
Lyracappul is a grassy steep-sided mt at the W end of the well-defined Galtees’ ridge. The regular routes present no danger although it’s a steep pull-up from the W. Navigational help is prov...

Lyracappul: From the west

Summit Comment jackill 3 days ago
Pat crossing a snow drift on the top of Lyracappul in March 2004- started at woods carpark R819 185 on to Temple Hill (where we met the Bishopstown Hillwalking Club- hello to all) then Lyraca...

Lake District: Raven Crag

Track 4766 Onzy a week ago
walk, Len: 5.4km, Climb: 327m, Area: Raven Crag, Lake District - Central & West...

Monabrack: A real sting in the tail.

Summit Comment Harry Goodman 3 days ago
Climbed Monabrack on 10 10 10 as the fifth and final top of a circuit that also included Temple Hill, Knockaterrif Beg, Lyracappul and Carrignabinnia (For previous part of the route see my co...
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Benwiskin Mountain Binn Mhiosgáin A name in Irish 'peak of the haystack' Sligo County in Connacht Province, in Arderin List, Dark fine-grained cherty limestone Bedrock

Height: 514m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 16 Grid Reference: G72344 49116
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Longitude: -8.42658, Latitude: 54.3899 , Easting: 172344, Northing: 349116 Prominence: 39m,  Isolation: 1.3km
ITM: 572293 849115,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Bnwskn, 10 char: Benwiskin
Bedrock type: Dark fine-grained cherty limestone, (Dartry Limestone Formation)

This peak is remarkable for its wave-like profile when seen from near Ballintrillick. However, it is probably its resemblance to a leaning haystack which accounts for its name. Ir. miosgán is cognate with Welsh misgawn/meisgawn, which has this meaning.   Benwiskin is the 523rd highest place in Ireland.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Benwiskin (<i>Binn Mhiosgáin</i>) in area Dartry Mountains, Ireland
Picture: From Near Gleniff		  
Dartry View
by davsheen  29 Jul 2018
View of the distinctive Benwiskin edge in Sligo's Dartry range Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/425/comment/19985/
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