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Sperrin Mountains Area   NE: Glenshane North Subarea
Place count in area: 64, OSI/LPS Maps: 12, 13, 6, 7, 8 
Highest place:
Sawel, 678m
Maximum height for area: 678 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 657 metres,

Places in area Sperrin Mountains:
E: Magherafelt Hills:   Slieve Gallion NE Top 493.6m
E: Magherafelt Hills:   Slieve Gallion 526.6m
N: Claudy Hills:   Crockdooish 321mCurradrolan Hill 270mEglish 277mLetterlogher 249mMullaghmeash Hill 244mSlieveboy 259mStraid Hill 303m
NE Cen: Glenelly North East:   Barnes Top 456mCraigagh Hill 460mCrockbrack 526.1mKnockanbane Mountain 441mMeenard Mountain 620mMeenard Mtn W Top 480mMullaghaneany 627mMullaghash 480mMullaghsallagh 485mOughtmore 569mSpelhoagh 568m
NE: Glenshane North:   Benbradagh 465mBoviel Top 454mCarn Hill 448mCarntogher 464mMoneyoran Hill 414m
NE: Glenshane South:   Bohilbreaga 478mCoolnasillagh Mountain 423mCorick Mountain 430mCrockalougha 407mMullaghmore 550mWhite Mountain 537m
NW Cen: Glenelly North West:   Dart Mountain 619mDart Mountain North-West Top 525mLearmount Mountain 489mLearmount Mountain South Top 492mMullaghasturrakeen 581mMullaghcarbatagh 517mMullaghclogha 635mMullaghclogher 572mMullaghdoo 568mSawel 678m
NW: Maheramason Hills:   Clondermot Hill 220mGortmonly Hill 218mSlievekirk 370m
SE Cen: Glenelly South East:   Carnanelly 562mCarnanelly West Top 503.4mMullaghbane 467mMullaghturk 416m
SE: Cookstown Hills:   Cregganconroe 300mFir Mountain 362mOughtmore 382m
SW Cen: Glenelly South West:   Clogherny Top 408mCraignamaddy 385mCrocknamoghil 335mMullaghbolig 442mSpaltindoagh 420m
SW: Mullaghcarn:   Curraghchosaly Mountain 416mMullaghcarn 542mMullaghcarn South Top 525m
SW: Newtownstewart Hills:   Bessy Bell 420mMullaghcroy 242m
W: Strabane:   Balix Hill 403mKnockavoe 296mOwenreagh Hill 400m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Carn Hill Hill Cnoc an Chairn A name in Irish Derry County in NI and in Ulster Province, in Carn List, Olivine basalt lava Bedrock

Height: 448m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 8 Grid Reference: C74967 07836
Place visited by 28 members. Recently by: garybuz, Paddym99, madfrankie, Colin Murphy, Kilcoobin, eamonoc, Fergalh, trostanite, LorraineG60, MichaelG55, Ulsterpooka, Peter Walker, muschi, sandman, Garmin
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Longitude: -6.831884, Latitude: 54.912528 , Easting: 274967, Northing: 407836 Prominence: 63m,  Isolation: 1.9km
ITM: 674899 907823,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Crn448, 10 char: Carn Hill
Bedrock type: Olivine basalt lava, (Upper Basalt Formation)

Carn Hill is the 740th highest place in Ireland.

Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/628/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Carn Hill (<i>Cnoc an Chairn</i>) in area Sperrin Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Carn Hill as seen from near starting point
 
A bit of a slog but little climbing on so-so hill.
Short Summary created by Colin Murphy  24 Apr 2023
There is parking for 1 or 2 (at a squeeze) cars at C73829 08590 starA. The starting point for this hill is at 400m, so there's not a lot in the way of climbing, although it is necessary to drop down about 20m to the col. Cross a gate and walk SW towards the col across short heather and grass - it isn't too difficult at first. As you start to climb the terrain becomes a bit more rugged, with longer heather, uneven ground and some peat hag, along with a fence to be crossed. A long, though not particularly high rocky outcrop defines the summit area on its west side, though the highpoint is simply a mound of heather. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/628/comment/5387/
 
eflanaga on Carn Hill, 2007
by eflanaga  14 Nov 2007
Completed as part of a 'Benbradagh Ridge' walk starting just off the main Belfast- Derry road, at bottom of Glenshane Pass IC 77356 05606 starB. Just below the Layby (Derry side of pass there is a minor road which loops around and back onto the main road. At the bend there is a track through gate. Follow it up past derelict building and over fence, negotiating difficult terrain to reach Craigmore (395m) IC 77219 06915 starC after 1.3K. From here the terrain worsens, and maintains its difficulty level for most of the ridge - heavy heather, gorse, tussock grass and extremely wet conditions (on the day) for another 2.4K necessitating crossing over numerous fences to reach the non-descript summit of Carn Hill. The top can be found just beyond a fence and appears to be marked by a couple of small rocks and a large slab close by. Nothing else of note around. The summit can be reached more easily from the main road rather than traipsing over Craigmore. Neither route is worth the effort it in my estimation, although on a better day one might expect to get a reasonable view across to the main Sperrin range. Sorry no picture, those taken on this walk were almost entirely blotched with rain and not worth sharing. Weather withstanding (which was absolutely terrible -incessant rain and heavy mist) this walk, and particularly this section, is one for the purists! Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/628/comment/2906/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Carn Hill (<i>Cnoc an Chairn</i>) in area Sperrin Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Great Views in all directions over the Sperrins
Worth the effort
by Fergalh  16 Oct 2020
Visited from the west after doing the much more accesible Boviel Top Parked at 738085 starD...a long slog over heather followed by a short climb. great views Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/628/comment/20924/
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