Bulbin 494m hill, Inishowen Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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Inishowen Area

Place count in area: 31, OSI/LPS Maps: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
Highest place:

Slieve Snaght, 615m
Maximum height for area: 615 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 600 metres,

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.

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Bulbin Hill Cnoc Bulaba A name in Irish
(Ir. Cnoc Bulaba ['An Fear Deireanach den tSloinneadh' / 'The Last of
the Name', Charles McGlinchey], 'hill' + unknown element) Donegal County, in Carn List, Banded semi-pelitic & psammitic schist Bedrock

Height: 494m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 3 Grid Reference: C35700 42200
Place visited by 43 members. Recently by: Fergalh, madfrankie, scottwalker, marcellawalking, twilawalking, gerwalking, scapania, Hilltop-Harrier, sperrinlad, Apple, simon3, MichaelE, jimbloomer, chalky, Wilderness
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Longitude: -7.439798, Latitude: 55.225524 , Easting: 235700, Northing: 442200 Prominence: 299m, Isolation: 2.3km
ITM: 635641 942179, GPS IDs, 6 char: Bulbin, 10 char: Bulbin
Bedrock type: Banded semi-pelitic & psammitic schist, (Termon Formation)

Bulbin is the 587th highest place in Ireland.
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