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Cave Hill from Belfast Castle

Track 4239 Peter Walker 2 hours ago
The Belfast Hills form a sturdy barrier, cutting the city off from the rural areas around Lough Neagh, and crowding do... walk, Len: 5.6km, Climb: 270m, Area: Cave Hill, Belfast Hills (Ireland) Cave

Common Mountain: Crooked mountain turns out to be Arderin imposter.

Summit Comment simon3 3 hours ago
According to the OS this summit has a summit height of 501m, however checking with a survey quality GPS on 13th Nov 2019 revealed that the true height is 499.7m +/- .1m We climbed a mountain and c...

Common Mountain: Broad Top with Steep Ground to North and East

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3, Colin Murphy, Onzy 3 hours ago
Common Mountain is isolated from most other hills by its location in the apex of a narrow fork of land, where the N56 meets the R230. It used to be regarded as an Arderin, however measurement on 1...

Galtymore from the South x3

Track 4238 ilenia 5 days ago
Walk completed on 15 June 2019. Started from car park at Black Road at R89306 20345 and went up the usual route to G... walk, Len: 31.9km, Climb: 1969m, Area: Galtybeg, Galty Mountains (Ireland) Ga||

Tonelagee Hiking

Track 4237 conororourke a week ago
- Trekking the Glenmacnass River north was required in order to find a safe crossing point due to recent rainfall walk, Len: 15.2km, Climb: 575m, Area: Tonelagee, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) Tonel...

Slievenamon: Cloud inversion

Summit Comment peter1 6 days ago
Slievenamon above a cloud inversion, from Crohan West, Knockmealdowns

Autumn in Wicklow

Forum: General tomlug48 4 days ago
A beautiful walk through Cloghleagh Woods Co Wicklow in November 2019

Crohan West: Sun and fog

Summit Comment peter1 6 days ago
Approaching Crohan West from the North to begin a circuit of the hills, I spotted the sun just breaking through the fog that filled the valley. As I climbed higher, I could see the Galtees, Slieve...

Cleat: Pink 'Skye' at morning

Summit Comment mcrtchly 5 days ago
An early morning mountain view from the incredible Quiraing on the Trotternish Ridge, Isle of Skye. In the distance is Cleat Hill with a snow-frosted Bioda Buidhe in the background.

Crenville: Welcome to Cruelville

Summit Comment madfrankie a week ago
Some people might say that there's no such thing as a bad mountain or hill, but on a wet and gloomy November day it was hard not to think that Crenville is the exception to the rule.Despite the we...

Cuilcagh via Benbeg

Track 4236 Peter Walker a week ago
For those of us who'd rather NOT use the 'contentious' Cuilcagh boardwalk, the most straightforward route of ascent ... walk, Len: 10.8km, Climb: 443m, Area: Cuilcagh, Breifne (Ireland) Cuilcagh, B||

OpenTopoMap layer...

Forum: Suggestions Peter Walker 6 days ago
Hi folksIf you are experiencing issues using the mapping on the site, please select something other than OpenTopoMap for the time being; it's experiencing performance issues that are beyond the co...
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Knockmealdown Mountains Area
Place count in area: 17, OSI/LPS Maps: 74, 82 
Highest place: Knockmealdown, 792.4m
Maximum height for area: 792.4 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 682.7 metres,

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Knockmealdown Mountain Cnoc Mhaoldomhnaigh A name in Irish
(Ir. Cnoc Mhaoldomhnaigh [OSI], 'hill of Maoldomhnach') County Highpoint of Waterford, in County Highpoint, Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Medium grained pink-purple sandstone Bedrock

Height: 792.4m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 74 Grid Reference: S05797 08410
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Longitude: -7.915891, Latitude: 52.227902 , Easting: 205798, Northing: 108411 Prominence: 682.74m,  Isolation: 0.9km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 605745 608465,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Knckml, 10 char: Knckmldwn
Bedrock type: Medium grained pink-purple sandstone, (Knockmealdown Sandstone Formation)

Knockmealdown gives its name to the range as a whole, but the earlier name for these hills, along with the lower hill country to the east, is Sliabh gCua. There is a traditional air entitled Sliabh Geal gCua na Féile, meaning 'bright Sliabh gCua of the festival'. The name Maoldomhnach means ‘devotee of the church’. The surnames derived from this are Ó Maoldomhnaigh (anglicised Muldowney) and its variant Ó Maoldhomhnaigh (anglicised Moloney). Moloney is still a common surname in the vicinity. Some sources translate the name as Cnoc Maol Donn, 'bare round hill', but this is a poor attempt to interpret the name only on the basis of the modern anglicised form. The form Knockmealdowny, recorded in the Civil Survey in 1654, shows that was clearly an additional syllable.   Knockmealdown is the highest mountain in the Knockmealdown Mountains area and the 47th highest in Ireland. Knockmealdown is the highest point in county Waterford.
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ballchess on Knockmealdown, 2010
by ballchess  15 Feb 2010
This was my second walk with midleton Hillwalking Club, It was a very enjoyable walk with great views,a very good day out. (14/02/10 Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/45/comment/4403/
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