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Sheep Island: My Left Foot

Island Comment Pepe 2 weeks ago
A view of the human foot-shaped island of Carrickanine with its remarkable resemblance to one of Pepe's feet after a day out trekking barefoot in the mud. The photo was taken from the shady s...

Laragh Free Car Park, Paddock, Trooperstown, Jackson's Falls

Track 5269 simon3 6 days ago
An interesting route combining various less well known paths to reach Paddock Hill and Trooperstown. walk, Len: 14.1km, Climb: 538m, Area: Trooperstown Hill, Wicklow (Ireland) Tr||

White Hill: Summit of the Wicklow Way

Summit Comment hibby 2 weeks ago
I imagine most visitors to White Hill are just passing through on their way somewhere else. Today on St Patrick's Day there was no shortage of visitors, enduring a cold wind blowing across th...

Robber's Pass Hill: 3 candidate high points

Summit Comment hibby 2 weeks ago
Out for a walk over White Hill to Djouce - first order of business was to find and summit Robber's Pass Hill. I will admit in all my years walking in Wicklow I had never heard of Robber's Pas...

Knocksink after 2025 Storm Éowyn - Important Change.

Track 5268 simon3 6 days ago
If you study the route through Knocksink such as track/4029, you will see that in the western, upper reaches of the val walk, Len: 3.2km, Climb: 19m, Area: Dublin (Ireland) ||

Tonlagee via Stoney Top.

Track 3796 simon3 5 days ago
Stoney Top view south.Annalecka BridgeThis walk starts from near Annalecka bridge where there is a limited amount... walk, Len: 14.4km, Climb: 659m, Area: Stoney Top, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) St||

Carrickashane Mountain: Now has clear views, but its a short messy walk

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: hibby 2 weeks ago
Park at T0854386765 on the Military Road. Follow the track uphill SW (signed for the Wicklow Way) for some 900m and then to the top. The forestry, previously on the left, is now completely go...

Near Lugduff SE Top, Wicklow (Ireland)

Track 5267 BrianKennan a week ago
This is a challenging hike.The tricky elements include the crossing of the Glealo Valley. Its important to find t... walk, Len: 15.7km, Climb: 826m, Area: Lugduff SE Top, Wicklow (Ireland) Lugdu||

Carrickashane Mountain: Mountain hut

Summit Comment hibby 2 weeks ago
The walk along the Wicklow Way from T08543 86765 is very agreeable, sloping gently upwards on a well-made forest track with some amazing views across the valley towards Slieve Maan and the Lu...

Silvermines Hydro Project

Forum: General Bunsen7 3 weeks ago
https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/0307/1500751-650m-silvermines-hydro-project-before-an-bord-pleanala/

Knockree: Wicklow Way Easy Access

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a week ago
The Wicklow Way passes over the western and southern flanks of this hill and can be used to provide access to the summit from either side. It is a pleasant walk, with good views when there is...

Sheep Island: Island Names

Island Comment Pepe 2 weeks ago
Going by Gerald Geoffrey Spencer's excellent "30 Year Study of the East Waterford Coast", the outermost of the two Sheep Islands is known as Vales Island. The large boot-shaped isle alongside...
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Donegal SW Area   NE: Glengesh Subarea
Place count in area: 24, OSI/LPS Maps: 10 
Highest place: Slieve League, 596.4m
Maximum height for area: 596.4 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 470 metres,

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Common Mountain Hill Sliabh Chamáin A name in Irish (Ir. Sliabh Chamáin [logainm.ie], poss. 'mountain of the crooked
place') Donegal County in Ulster Province, in Carn List, Flaggy quartzite and dark schist Bedrock

Height: 499.7m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 10 Grid Reference: G70920 85943
Place visited by 51 members. Recently by: kernowclimber, srr45, annem, eamonoc, trekker, mcrtchly, markmjcampion, simon3, MichaelE, arderincorbett, Lauranna, LorraineG60, IndyMan, Peter Walker, Cobhclimber
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Longitude: -8.452051, Latitude: 54.72064 , Easting: 170920, Northing: 385943 Prominence: 316m,  Isolation: 2.7km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 570876 885935,   GPS IDs, 6 char: CmnMnt, 10 char: CmnMntn
Bedrock type: Flaggy quartzite and dark schist, (Slieve League Formation)

The nearby townland of Roechrow also appears to get its name from a hill (poss. Ir. Ruachruach, 'red stack').   Common Mountain is the 573rd highest place in Ireland. Common Mountain is the second most easterly summit in the Donegal SW area.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/453/
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Broad Top with Steep Ground to North and East .. by group   (Show all for Common Mountain (Sliabh Chamáin))
 
I started this walk from the scenic viewpoint and .. by gerrym   (Show all for Common Mountain (Sliabh Chamáin))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Common Mountain (<i>Sliabh Chamáin</i>) in area Donegal SW, Ireland
Picture: Toward Common Mountain summit from the Sth West		  
madfrankie on Common Mountain, 2005
by madfrankie  4 Sep 2005
Started from the lay-by near the top of the Glengesh Pass. Walked south past the forestry before squelching SE across boggy moorland. A messy but easy ascent to the skyline brings you to a fence which can be followed for a distance. Gradient steepens slightly before you arrive at the summit, marked with a concrete-filled plastic pipe atop a peaty knoll.
Good views include down to Ardara and Loughros More Bay, and northwest to Meenacurrin / Slievetooey. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/453/comment/1931/
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Summit of Common Mountain with Ardara and Loughro .. by madfrankie   (Show all for Common Mountain (Sliabh Chamáin))
 
I took this snap of Common Mountain after I drove .. by murphysw   (Show all for Common Mountain (Sliabh Chamáin))
 
Crooked mountain turns out to be Arderin imposter .. by simon3   (Show all for Common Mountain (Sliabh Chamáin))
 
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