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Carrigroe: Twin tops

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 6 days ago
A view of Carrigalachan and Carrigroe taken from the southern slopes of Blackstairs mountain.

Knocknakilton & Cummeen, Dingle Penninsula

Track 5284 Deise-Man 3 days ago
walk, Len: 9.1km, Climb: 477m, Area: Knocknakilton, Central Dingle (Ireland) Kn...

Kilbrony Park Ramble

Track 5285 Onzy 2 days ago
Walk from Kilbrony Park loosely based on their Fallow Looped Trail.... walk, Len: 18.1km, Climb: 798m, Area: Slievemartin, Mourne Mountains (Ireland) ...

Grieve Hill: Summit position recently revised.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a week ago
The position of the highest point of this general area was reassessed in Nov 2014 and replaced by Bunnanimma. The former summit was called Carrickatee in MV with position H72704 14804. The ne...

Leean Mountain: Ireland's Best Small Hill?

Summit Comment Geo a week ago
The title of this comment says it all about my experience. I won't labour the practicalities of how to get to it, it's well laid out by others, and straightforward to follow. Getting back to ...

Croaghnageer and Croghanirwore

Track 5283 Peter Walker 3 days ago
An underrated component of the hillwalker's skillset is resilience. You can be navigationally competent (after... walk, Len: 13.4km, Climb: 660m, Area: Croaghnageer East Top, Bluestack Mountai|...

Scarr North-West Top: Popular spot in the heart of the mountains

Summit Comment hibby 2 weeks ago
A gloriously sunny April morning with clear blue skies made this area a surprisingly popular spot with walkers and cyclists. The short relatively steep climb up from the car park brings you t...

Blackstairs Mountain: Good access and a great viewpoint above a patchwork quilt

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 6 days ago
Just S of Mt. Leinster, Blackstairs Mt. is a prominent hill on the main ridge separating Carlow & Wexford. Views are good in all directions, mostly over flatlands, but dominated by the peak o...

9 km walk around Mullaghmeen Woods April 2025

Track 5282 ceadeile 4 days ago
Storm Éowyn, January 2025, caused enormous destruction to the beech woods at Mullaghmeen, especially on the so... walk, Len: 9.4km, Climb: 245m, Area: Mullaghmeen, North East Midlands (Ireland|...

Silvermines Hydro Project

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Brown Mountain: Granite - mica schist boundary

Summit Comment hibby 2 weeks ago
Bright sunshine, blue skies, mainly dry underfoot - not typical conditions for a Sunday morning in April. We were surprised to find the Glenmacnass car park already full at 10 a.m. and someth...

Callahaniska: Simple but very rewarding

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 2 weeks ago
Impressive looking Binnion with easy access. Parking for a few cars at V70365 91059. Walk down road to V70509 91106 and there is a bit of a trail, (which soon disappears) but there are sheep ...
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Mourne Mountains Area   W: Spelga Subarea
Place count in area: 59, OSI/LPS Maps: 20, 29, EW-CLY 
Highest place: Slieve Donard, 849m
Maximum height for area: 849 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 821 metres,

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Cock Mountain Mountain Sliabh an Choiligh A name in Irish (Ir. Sliabh an Choiligh [PNNI], 'mountain of the cock') Down County in NI and in Ulster Province, in Arderin List, Granite granophyre Bedrock

Height: 504m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 29 Grid Reference: J25357 26841
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Longitude: -6.081033, Latitude: 54.175277 , Easting: 325357, Northing: 326841 Prominence: 130m,  Isolation: 0.3km
ITM: 725278 826847,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Cck504, 10 char: CckMntn
Bedrock type: Granite granophyre, (Mourne Mountains granite)

There is a veritable aviary hereabouts: Cock Mountain has neighbours named Hen Mountain, Eagle Mountain and Pigeon Rock Mountain.   Cock Mountain is the 561st highest place in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/447/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Cock Mountain (<i>Sliabh an Choiligh</i>) in area Mourne Mountains, Ireland
 
Colin Murphy on Cock Mountain, 2008
by Colin Murphy  28 Jan 2008
Agree with comments regarding Hen Mountain - definitely worth a stop on the way to Cock Mountain, with three interesting tors, be warned though they are steep-sided and in windy/misty/icy weather could be dangerous. Cock Mountain itself is also worth a trip giving great views over the Spelga Resevoir. There are two Cairns and the OS Map seems to indicate the more northerly is the higher at 505m. From the car park on Sandbank Road to the west the southerly one seems clearly higher and my GPS agreed with this, giving it a height of 505 and the northerly one 500! Anyone know which is the higher? Just to be sure you've reached the top, I suggest you visit both of them! Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/447/comment/2951/
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Hen as mighty as Cock? .. by darrenf   (Show all for Cock Mountain (Sliabh an Choiligh))
 
Cock mountain suffers by comparison with it's nea .. by MadFrankie   (Show all for Cock Mountain (Sliabh an Choiligh))
 
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