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Rosgalliv Hill: Great view

Summit Comment MichaelG55 17 hours ago
Tuesday, it was Slievemore, Wednesday Lugnademon, Croagh Patrick and Ben Goram, Thursday Nephin, so Rosgalliv was Fridays epic!A great wee hill with a lot going for it - fantastic views over ...

Knockreagh: Easy and Hard Roads

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 2 days ago
Knockreagh is the northern outlier of the summits which circle Glantrasna. We used to consider it an Arderin, but a survey in Sept 2024 found it to be 499.1m and so undersized.From the west, ...

Spain: Sierra Nevada, Juego de Bolos

Track 5177 Onzy 2 days ago
Route to a reputedly difficult to access 3,000m hill which we had stewed on for a long time. The bus operator told us it walk, Len: 14.9km, Climb: 609m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Beinn Fhionnlaidh (Etive) from Glen Creran

Track 5180 billbaggins 2 days ago
A straightforward, uncomplicated route that avoids the steep ground and burn crossing of the route from Glen ... walk, Len: 14.5km, Climb: 970m, Area: Loch Linnhe to Loch Etive (Britain) Beinn...

Keecragh Mountain: The steep rocky north side.

Summit Comment simon3 6 days ago
Be careful to plan your route to avoid the steep slabs on this side of the hill.

Spain: Monachil Puppy Walk

Track 5179 Onzy 2 days ago
Well set out walk up a river gorge from Monachil which gets its name from various 'puppy' shaped rocks along the walk, Len: 12.7km, Climb: 497m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Keecragh Mountain: Rugged, rock slab defended hill with great views.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 6 days ago
Keeragh or Keecragh dominates the area from Lauragh to Ardgroom. To reach it you need to be aware of the formidable series of slabs of flat rock, particularly on the northern side.One way of...

Spain: Dilar

Track 5178 Onzy 2 days ago
Walk straight out of the hotel in Dilar and centred around the 1,520m peak of Cerro de la Siletta and the rocky ridge ea walk, Len: 16.8km, Climb: 781m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Aughrus Point: End of the road

Coast Comment Geo a week ago
High point at L54350 57099 there's a small cairn built beside it. Park at L54448 57203 at the turning point at road end.A bit damp but only a 200m walk from car to feature. Great views of the...

Cahas Surveying: Changes to Arderins etc

Forum: Suggestions simon3 6 days ago
Surveying 2024, August and Sept in the Mournes and the Cahas.There are new positions for the Knocknaveacals, North and South, thanks to a suggestion from DoBIH. Knocknaveacal N was recorded w...

Knockullane: Trees gone from Mountain

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
On my walk along the Sli Gaeltacht Mhuscrai on 22/09/2024 I noticed the hill has been deforested . There appears to be a rough forest road giving access to the summit now.

Spain: Sierra Nevada:

Track 5175 Onzy 2 days ago
Route to 2 of Sierra Nevada's 3,000m peaks from Hoya de la Mora, Pico Tajo Alto de los Machos and Cerillo Redondo. T walk, Len: 22.3km, Climb: 822m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||
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Grogan More Hill An Grogán Mór A name in Irish (Ir. An Grogán Mór [OSI], poss. 'the big hard patch of land') Donegal County in Ulster Province, in Carn List, Whitish quarztite with pebble beds Bedrock

Height: 457m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 1 Grid Reference: B85708 18248
Place visited by 26 members. Recently by: dodser, madfrankie, Colin Murphy, annem, eamonoc, Fergalh, finkey86, 40Shades, shaunkelly, melohara, markmjcampion, kmoore, Rob_Lee, simoburn, chalky
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Longitude: -8.224175, Latitude: 55.01146 , Easting: 185708, Northing: 418248 Prominence: 62m,  Isolation: 2.6km
ITM: 585660 918232,   GPS IDs, 6 char: GrgnMr, 10 char: GrgnMore
Bedrock type: Whitish quarztite with pebble beds, (Ards Quartzite Formation)

Grogán may be a variant of gruagán/grógán. This can mean a pyramidal heap of turf-sods set on end to dry, or alternatively a hard patch of land [Dinneen]. The second meaning is probably the appropriate one, as this rare element is probably connected with Welsh grug ‘heather’, of which the usual Irish equivalent is fraoch. The same word also appears in An Grogán Beag and An Grogán Carrach, two neighbouring hills. See also Gruggandoo in the Mournes.   An Grogán Mór is the 713th highest place in Ireland.
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A hill worthy of the climb. .. by group   (Show all for Grogan More (An Grogán Mór))
 
A great appetizer for a day in the hills .. by Harry Goodman   (Show all for Grogan More (An Grogán Mór))
 
Ascended as part of a circuit taking in Crocknafa .. by eflanaga   (Show all for Grogan More (An Grogán Mór))
 
zeaphod on Grogan More, 2009
by zeaphod  3 May 2009
Visited this top both day and night as part of a recent ML course. Fairly unexceptional physically, but with superb views and a lot of wildlife. We saw several peregrines in the area, along with the (not so) common lizard and usual skylarks/pipits/frogs. The area appears to be ungrazed/unused by man and so has a really wild feel. There is some passable camping spots at the nearby lough. Of course you have to accept that some bog crossing will be required. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/595/comment/3744/
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Great views on every compass point .. by Colin Murphy   (Show all for Grogan More (An Grogán Mór))
 
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