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Comeragh Mountains Area   S: Monavullagh Mountains Subarea
Place count in area: 24, OSI/LPS Maps: 74, 75, 81, 82, EW-C, EW-K 
Highest place:
Kilclooney Mountain, 792m
Maximum height for area: 792 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 626 metres,

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Crohaun Hill Cruachán Déiseach A name in Irish, also Cruachán, also Crookaun, also Cruachán Deireadh an extra EastWest name in English Crohaun, Cruachán Logainm Waterford County in Munster Province, in Carn List, Green thick-bedded conglomerate Bedrock

Height: 484m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 75 Grid Reference: S27502 00590
Place visited by 103 members. Recently by: Josephineobrien, farmerjoe1, jackos, Superterence, Nailer1967, learykid, Leatra, conorjob, deirdre007, DeirdreM, annem, abcd, JohnFinn, Taisce, chelman7
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Longitude: -7.598912, Latitude: 52.156966 , Easting: 227502, Northing: 100590 Prominence: 149m,  Isolation: 3.7km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 627444 600645,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Crh484, 10 char: Crohaun
Bedrock type: Green thick-bedded conglomerate, (Treanearla Formation)

Crohaun is the 619th highest place in Ireland.

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Crohaun (<i>Cruachán Déiseach</i>) in area Comeragh Mountains, Ireland
Picture: From Coomaraglin
 
Waterford colours
Short Summary created by jackill  6 Apr 2013
Park at S27051 01585 starA, room for 10 cars. Walk up the forest track then go left uphill on a rougher track at the forest edge. Follow this track uphill past a telephone mast to the summit trig pillar. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/501/comment/5260/
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Crohaun (<i>Cruachán Déiseach</i>) in area Comeragh Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Scarring caused by motorbikes and/or quads.
csd on Crohaun, 2008
by csd  1 Mar 2008
This shot shows the approach to the summit (cross in extreme top right), and the extensive damage caused by motorbikes/scramblers. Unfortunately the gate at the base of the track, which gives access to the radio mast area and summit, does not appear to be locked. This means that pretty much anyone can take their motorbike for a blast up to the summit, with obvious consequences. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/501/comment/2981/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Crohaun (<i>Cruachán Déiseach</i>) in area Comeragh Mountains, Ireland
Picture: The view over to Dungarvan from the summit
 
csd on Crohaun, 2008
by csd  1 Mar 2008
I approached Crohaun from the obvious path to the north -- there's plenty of space for parking at the foot of the track that leads up to the radio mast. This mast and the effects of what appears to be rampant motorbike scrambling somewhat dent the appeal of Crohaun, but don't let that take away from the views. Dungarvan on the coast, the eastern Knockmealdowns, and of course the Comeraghs are all visible from the top. Unless you're trying to work in a circuit involving Farbreaga/Coumaraglin, there doesn't seem to be much alternative to the quick dash up from the road. The summit itself is adorned by a cross (erected in 1987) and a trig pillar, which has been painted blue. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/501/comment/2980/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Crohaun (<i>Cruachán Déiseach</i>) in area Comeragh Mountains, Ireland
Picture: The descent through the forest.
Pillar painter
by Colin Murphy  9 Jun 2021
Followed the obvious route up as suggested by other contributors, but returned via the forest track that runs parallel just to add some interest, which may be accessed via a stile next to the mast. Incidentally the formerly bright blue trig pillar is now a dazzling white! Who paints trig pillars for a hobby? Not much of a hill to write home about. 45 minutes up and down. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/501/comment/23171/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Crohaun (<i>Cruachán Déiseach</i>) in area Comeragh Mountains, Ireland
Picture: The stone shelter on the summit of Crohaun with Dungarvan and Helvick Head in the distance
 
An Easy Hike
by JohnFinn  18 May 2022
Crohaun is an easy hike - it only takes about 45 minutes to get there from the parking area and back - so it's best to combine it with a walk up to Coumaraglin or even Seefin a bit further on. Apart from ticking a box, Crohaun rewards one with fine views across the countryside. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/501/comment/23519/
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