csd on Croaghaun

We tackled Croaghaun after completing Greenoge -- see that comment for parking info. Sheet 68 appears to be accurate in its depiction of the tracks. The summit of Croaghaun is a bend in a forest track, with recently-felled ground to the left and forest on the other sides. It's not particularly inspiring, and the fog made it even less so. Ah well, another one in the bag, and as consolation, a small herd of deer did put in an appearance. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/602/comment/2843/

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Some megalithic interest

Not a particularly attractive hill, but easily accessible. I did a loop walk taking in Greenoge along a good forest track across Kilbrannish Hill. One interesting aspect of Croaghaun is the presence of a standing stone over a stile about 50m along the track north of summit area. Standing stones are something of a curiosity, as little is known of their intended function. It is believed that rituals and other ceremonies would have been carried out around them. Apparently in the middle ages and later, people believed that as long as they were still standing, no bad luck would befall the locals in that area. Standing stones vary in date from about the late Bronze Age period to the Early Iron Age period. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/602/comment/23365/

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madfrankie on Croaghaun

At the Corrbut Gap to the south of Croaghaun there's a large litter-strewn car park at point A (S832 568). Loads of TV sets have been abandoned here, which is rather pointless - the miscreants could have saved themselves the bother of driving up here by dropping them off at any Powercity or D.I.D.
Having jumped the gate across the road, we walked uphill (north) with the forest edge on our left. After a short while we crossed a forest track but kept going uphill to the underwhelming summit marked by an old wall at a right-angled turn in a forest track. It took about 15 minutes from the car park to the top. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/602/comment/4562/

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Contradictory IFA

Paid a quick visit today was hoping to do mount leinster with my dog. Plenty of signs from council saying dogs welcome but equally loads of signs by the Irish Farmers Association saying no dogs allowed. Very frustrating to be a responsible dog walker who always keeps their dog on a fixed lead. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/602/comment/24250/

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An undistinguished Top.

On 3 May 2013 we parked at the purpose made parking area for the Kilbrannish Looped Walk KlBranish (S84311 56818) and after a short walk up a stoney path to join the main track we followed the waymarked trail (purple arrows) in an anti-clockwise direction. About 1.5 km along the looped walk turned up left W B (S855 575). (Before continuing we detoured out and back to Greenoge. For details see my comments on Greenoge). Continuing up the purple trail we then went N and, a short way along, W again crossing the top of Kilbrannish Hill (Pt. 404) at C (S846 574)) actually on the track. Once up out of the trees we had views, somewhat restricted by mist, across to Mt. Leinster and it's E ridge leading out to Blackrock Mt.. Where the looped walk turned sharply down to the left at D (S83550 57600) we had to continue along the main track for about 100 metres to the top, an undistinguished high point along a raised ditch running parallel to the path. Once back at the looped walk we descended steeply down S and then ESE to the start. In all, including the 2k detour out and back to Greenoge, the walk took us two hours and was just under 8km in total. A pleasant introduction to four days walking in the Blackstairs. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/602/comment/15056/

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