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Feature count in area: 24, all in Donegal,
OSI/LPS Maps: 10
Highest Place: Slieve League 596.4m
Starting Places (1) in area Donegal SW: Port Pier
Summits & other features in area Donegal SW: Maum 325m N: Sliabh Tuaidh: Tormore Island South 94m, Tormore Island North 139m, Crockuna 400m, Slievetooey 511m, Slievetooey Far West Top 460m, Slievetooey West Top 472m NE: Glengesh: Balbane Hill 472m, Glengesh Hill 390m, Common Mountain 499.7m, Crocknapeast 497m, Croaghavehy 372m, Mulmosog Mountain 351m, Mulnanaff 475m NW: Glencolmkille: Croaghacullion 374m, Croaghloughdivna 310m S: Killybegs Hills: Croaghacullin 405m, Croaghmuckros 275m, Crownarad 493m, Crownarad SW Top 471m SW: Slieve League: Crockrawer 435.2m, Leahan 427m, Slieve League 596.4m, Slieve League SE Top 576.7m
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islands as such.
Balbane Hill, 472mHill Cnoc an Bhaill Bháin A name in Irish,
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Ir. Cnoc an Bhaill Bháin [OSNB‡], ‘hill of the white spot’ Minreaghs Hill an extra name in English, Donegal County in Ulster province, in no lists, Balbane Hill is the 658th highest place in Ireland.
Grid Reference G69553 82882,
OS 1:50k mapsheet 10 Place visited by: 19members, recently by: eamonoc, LorraineG60, MichaelG55, Fergalh, madfrankie, Garmin, liz50, Geo, millsd1, sandman, juliewoods, Jamessheerin, Brambler, muschi, fsvanbuuren
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Longitude: -8.472897, Latitude: 54.693064, Easting: 169553, Northing: 382882,
Prominence: 27m, Isolation: 0.9km ITM: 569512 882874 Bedrock type: Banded semi-pelitic & psammitic schist, (Termon Formation) Notes on name: This peak is a southern outlier of Crocknapeast. The Irish form given here is inferred from An Ball Bán / Balbane in the Ordnance Survey Name Book.
Short or GPS IDs, 6 char: BlbnHl, 10 char: BlbnHil Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/542/
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Add a Place Comment for Balbane Hill, Cnoc an Bhaill Bháin (542) in Area: Donegal SW, NE: Glengesh, County: Donegal, NE: Glengesh
Balbane summit area - taken while on a circuit which began at Glengesh Viewpoint, taking in Common Mtn, Cnoc Na Péiste, Balbane Hill and Maol Na nDamh. Others have accurately described the route as far as Balbane, while the leg from Balbane to Maol Na nDamh is similarly damp apart from the section on the Windfarm service road. I did the walk on a scorching hot day following a reasonable dry spell yet these hills were still quite wet, although, not excessively so. Having said that I imagine after any prolonged wet spell this route could become quite a slog. The views from each of the summits (especially the first three) are excellent. The route, just shy of 15k took just under 4.5 hours with the last section (2.5k) on road. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/542/comment/3792/
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A great wee mountain well worth a visit
by MichaelG55
9 Jul 2020
Climbed Balbane Hill today as part of a circular walk including Croaghacullin, Mulnanaff and Crocknapeast. Parked at A (G701 811) where there is space for 2 cars. The views from the summit of Balbane Hill were fantastic, best of the day, from Errigal round to Cuilcagh and to Nephin Beg. A great wee hill with wonderful views. Punches above its weight. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/542/comment/20811/
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