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Inishowen Area   NW: Urris Subarea
Place count in area: 27, OSI/LPS Maps: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 
Highest place:
Slieve Snaght, 614.6m
Maximum height for area: 614.6 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 600 metres,

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Bulbin Hill An Bholbain A name in Irish Ir. An Bholbain [logainm.ie], meaning uncertain Donegal County in Ulster Province, in Carn List, Banded semi-pelitic & psammitic schist Bedrock

Height: 494m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 3 Grid Reference: C35700 42200
Place visited by 47 members. Recently by: Meenat, Colin Murphy, sharonporter, eamonoc, Fergalh, madfrankie, scottwalker, marcellawalking, twilawalking, gerwalking, scapania, Hilltop-Harrier, sperrinlad, Apple, simon3
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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)

The element bolbain also occurs in the names of two townlands in Inishowen, Bulbinmore (Bolbain Mhór) and Bulbinbeg (Bolbain Bheag), but the meaning of this element is unclear. An alternative Irish form, Cnoc Bulaba, is given by Charles McGlinchey in An Fear Deireanach den tSloinneadh / The Last of the Name.   Bulbin is the 588th highest place in Ireland.

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Relatively easy bag from the south .. by group   (Show all for Bulbin (An Bholbain))
 
Some time back when I was walking the ridge of hi .. by Harry Goodman   (Show all for Bulbin (An Bholbain))
 
A beautiful summit worth the quick ascent !! .. by David-Guenot   (Show all for Bulbin (An Bholbain))
 
Bulben was bathed in sunlight as i approached NE .. by gerrym   (Show all for Bulbin (An Bholbain))
 
Climbed Bulbin, or as the locals call it Bulaba, .. by vikinghar   (Show all for Bulbin (An Bholbain))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Bulbin (<i>An Bholbain</i>) in area Inishowen, Ireland
Picture: View North from Bulbin
 
A fine spring Bulb in Donegal
by eamonoc  7 Mar 2022
was in Donegal for a few days, headed up north from Buncrana on the R238 turned left at C 37912 41181 starK, was able to drive on a well made minor road to C36368 40298 starL room to park one or maybe two at a squeeze, on a clear day Bulbin is in view to the North approx 2.5km away the cross visible from here, walked along a well made track for about 300mts and then up past some old bog cuttings onto open hillside and a fairly wet ascent up gentle slopes to the large concrete cross that sits atop Bulbin. Fine views in all directions from here Slieve Snaght dominates view Eastwards, got caught in a fairly severe snows shower that lasted for most of my descent to the start point, then the skies cleared to give stunning views all around Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/475/comment/23433/
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