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Scalp Mountain 484m,
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Mount Gabriel: Simple and stunning

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 2 days ago
Can there be an easier summit to bag in Ireland, which also offers such amazing, expansive views? Unlikely. Drove almost to the top, walked 30m to trig pillar atop rocky outcrop, spent ten mi...

Steep ascent, stunning views

Track 5290 Colin Murphy a day ago
Tooreenbaha is usually done as part of the Cummeengeara horseshoe, but may also be done in isolation. It is a fai... walk, Len: 4.4km, Climb: 437m, Area: Tooreenbaha, Caha Mountains (Ireland) To||

Long trail to rewarding tops.

Track 5289 Colin Murphy a day ago
Parked on the road at Rossmacowen Church on the R572, room for multiple cars assuming that mass or a funeral e... walk, Len: 11.5km, Climb: 632m, Area: Knocknagree East Top, Caha Mountains (Ir|...

Knocknagree East Top: Fine top with good access mostly on trail

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a day ago
Usually done in conjunction with other tops such as Knocknagree itself, but this rather remote top may be done in isolation from, for example, the south. Parking for several cars to be had on...

Coomnalack Top: Lacks for nothing

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 2 days ago
Often done in conjunction with other tops like Coomnadiha, but may also be done in isolation. One approach is possible from the north, parking at Gleninquachin Park at V85686 62266. This is p...

Very fine Carn with stunning views.

Track 5306 Colin Murphy 2 days ago
Parked in a forest next to an old overgrown gate, room for a couple of cars, and several other spots along the... walk, Len: 4.8km, Climb: 275m, Area: Coomnalack Top, Caha Mountains (Ireland) |...

Little Bin: Tough little climb

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
Looking down on this from Meilke Bin it looked easy but it was not at all. I went north of Meikle bin and than followed the path which lead between Meile Bin and Little Bin. At the lowest poi...

GR 92: Estartit to l'Escala

Track 5305 BrianKennan 3 days ago
walk, Len: 18.1km, Climb: 295m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Meikle Bin: Long trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
From Cort Ma Law East Top i headed north east over wet tusocky ground to the edge of the forest south of Meikle Bin. At the lowest point just west of Black Hill i entered the forest. A wet an...

Cort-ma Law East Top: Do not climb in the rain !

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
From Ricket Hill headed south over boggy ground. Luckily the difficult middle section which was very wet was mangeable and i did not have Jackills difficulties. The trig pillar for Cort ma La...

GR 92: Roses to Cadaques

Track 5304 BrianKennan 3 days ago
walk, Len: 22.3km, Climb: 690m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

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Inishowen Area   S: Iskaheen 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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Scalp Mountain Hill An Scailp A name in Irish (Ir. An Scailp [ÉT], 'the cleft' or 'rock shelter') Donegal County in Ulster Province, in Carn List, Dark pelitic & psammitic schist Bedrock

Height: 484m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 7 Grid Reference: C40612 27144
Place visited by 49 members. Recently by: MichaelG55, ChrisC, leader1, Colin Murphy, Claybird007, eamonoc, pmeldrum, Fergalh, eejaymm, madfrankie, trostanite, doopa, windy, sperrinlad, MichaelE
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Longitude: -7.364784, Latitude: 55.089918 , Easting: 240612, Northing: 427144 Prominence: 289m,  Isolation: 3.8km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 640551 927126,   GPS IDs, 6 char: SclpMn, 10 char: SclpMntn
Bedrock type: Dark pelitic & psammitic schist, (Fahan Slate Formation)

Scalp Mountain is the 618th highest place in Ireland.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Scalp Mountain (<i>An Scailp</i>) in area Inishowen, Ireland
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The hard way.
by Colin Murphy  8 Jan 2025
I happened to be on the NW side of this hill so decided to see if I could approach from there. I found parking (for 1 car) just at the beginning of a forest rail at C39792 27630 starA and proceeded along the track heading south. This curved around to SW and I followed it to C398 274 starB, where I turned SE up a rough but just doable forest ride. Emerging from this at C399 271 starCI found myself on open hillside and began to zig-zag up a steep, grassy slope over solid ground, finally reaching the access road at C39992 26730 starD, which then took me to the summit, marked by a trig pillar about 150m south of mast. A doable approach, if you like to make it tough on yourself! Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/502/comment/23483/
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