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Ballyguile Hill: Undemanding walk to an unprepossessing summit

Summit Comment hibby 2 days ago
Ballyguile is another hill that, were it not for the Local 100 list, I might never have been aware of. We parked in an estate called Mountainview (a propitious name!) and used the recommended...

Beinn a'Bhuird from Linn of Quoich

Track 4924 billbaggins a day ago
The two summits of Beinn a’Bhùird and Ben Avon are only 4.5 kms apart, and as both summits are long distances from r... walk, Len: 35.3km, Climb: 1134m, Area: Cairngorms (Britain) Beinn a\'Bhuird [||

Teevenabinnia via Mweelrea

Track 4999 eamonoc 2 days ago
Had not been on Teevnabinnia, so did Mweelrea round, Teevnabibbia a bit of a slog as an add on. But done on a stu... walk, Len: 16.9km, Climb: 1234m, Area: Ben Lugmore East Top, Mweelrea (Ireland|...

Knockbrack: Short walk to decent views

Summit Comment hibby 2 days ago
I'll be honest; I had never heard of Knockbrack until it showed up near the tail end of my "Local 100" list. A little bit of research and I came across the fascinating fact that it may be the...

Hill of Allen: Delightful short walk up through the forest

Summit Comment hibby 2 days ago
Visited the Hill of Allen on 18/11/2023. Parked at the recommended roadside spot and walked up through the forest to the summit and the tower.It's a beautiful tranquil walk through mixed fore...

Foher dwarfed by attendant giants

Track 4997 eamonoc 2 days ago
After completing the Benchoona circuit from Lettergesh Beach, headed for Foher Hill which was close by.A short strai... walk, Len: 1.9km, Climb: 194m, Area: Foher, Galway Coastal Hill (Ireland) Foh||

Brewel Hill: Striking copse of pine trees at the summit

Summit Comment hibby 2 days ago
We parked at the recommended starting point N83809 01556, taking care not to block the gate. We squeezed through the locked gate. The first field was only slightly muddy in frosty conditions ...

Beinn Edra: Day 4 on the Skye Trail - Summer 2023

Summit Comment Geo a week ago
My first summit bagged in Scotland

Surveying Ballineddan and Slievemaan, mucky end near Toorboy

Track 4996 simon3 3 days ago
This route starts at Ballinfoyle, a road junction. Nowadays there is off road parking there for around 4 cars tho... walk, Len: 11.3km, Climb: 594m, Area: Ballineddan Mountain, Wicklow (Ireland) |...

Carrane Hill: Mostly straightforward ascent from the SW

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a week ago
One approach is from the SW starting at the forest entrance at G83605 20008, where there is parking for several cars. Continue up the zig-zagging track, ignoring any turn on left. The final 3...

Circuit of Slieve Gullion

Track 4995 Onzy 5 days ago
Broadly following Trailtrekker's walk description on hill page.I had been on the hill only once before and took the ... walk, Len: 13.3km, Climb: 561m, Area: Slieve Gullion, Gullion (Ireland) Sliev||

Naweeloge Top: Interesting Carn with dramatic cliff face

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a week ago
There is parking for 1/2 cars on road opposite a farm track at H02172 33464. Walk up track for about 1km, crossing 4 gates, and ignoring the turn on the right after 300m. At H01204 33387, cro...
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Cooley Mountains Area   S: Cooley South Subarea
Place count in area: 12, OSI/LPS Maps: 29, 36, EW-CLY 
Highest place: Slieve Foye, 587m
Maximum height for area: 587 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 492 metres,

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The Ravens Rock Hill Speilg an Fhiaigh A name in Irish (Ir. Speilg an Fhiaigh [logainm.ie†], 'the rock of the raven') Louth County in Leinster Province, in Carn List, Undifferentiated, or layered gabbro 1-4 Bedrock

Height: 457m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 36 Grid Reference: J14880 13192
Place visited by 198 members. Recently by: Jai-mckinney, Oscar-mckinney, chelman7, DeirdreM, miriam, ElaineM76, pinchy, childminder05, lauracardiff, aburden, mrmikelennon, MickM45, archmeister, annem, Haulie
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Longitude: -6.246576, Latitude: 54.055119 , Easting: 314880, Northing: 313192 Prominence: 62m,  Isolation: 1km
ITM: 714803 813196,   GPS IDs, 6 char: ThRvns, 10 char: ThRvnsRck
Bedrock type: Undifferentiated, or layered gabbro 1-4, (Layered Gabbro)

This peak gives its name to the townland of Spellickanee. However, it is located in Glenmore townland, while Spellickanee is a little to the south. The first element is speilic, 'a splintery rock', probably ultimately derived from Latin spelunca, ‘cave, den’.   The Ravens Rock is the 711th highest place in Ireland.
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Crispy Morning Rock Hopping
by Pepe  17 Jan 2018
Climbed this via the ascent up the Fox's Rock from the Long Woman's Grave. Took the direct route up (steep and slippy!) on a crunchy January morning. The light and the views were magnificent. If you intend making it a hat-trick of rocks by also taking in Eagle's Rock, do bear in mind that the dip between Fox's (Foxes? Foxes'?) and Ravens Rock is a bit deeper than it appears from a casual glance at the OS map. As for the gap between Ravens and Eagles, now that is deep so give yourself plenty of time (and light) if attempting all three (and back) from the Long Woman's Grave. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/594/comment/19841/
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I climbed The Ravens Rock en route to Slieve Foye .. by dr_banuska   (Show all for The Ravens Rock (Speilg an Fhiaigh))
 
Ravens Rock has a fine view of the 1.5k ridge run .. by simon3   (Show all for The Ravens Rock (Speilg an Fhiaigh))
 
(Continued from Foxes Rock) There were noticeably .. by pdtempan   (Show all for The Ravens Rock (Speilg an Fhiaigh))
 
With light fading as I left Foxes Rock, I pushed .. by eflanaga   (Show all for The Ravens Rock (Speilg an Fhiaigh))
 
Ravens Rock summit cairn - Apologies for the poor .. by eflanaga   (Show all for The Ravens Rock (Speilg an Fhiaigh))
 
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