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Boviel Top 454m, Carn Hill 448m,
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Meall nan Eun: Gentle slopes lead to this Munro

Summit Comment eamonoc a day ago
Climbed as the last of a tough 4 Munro round in Glen Etive.

The mighty Slioch (The Spear)

Track 4889 eamonoc 13 hours ago
Climbed the Iconic Slioch from Incheril on a fantastic weather day, following a long walk beside the N bank of the K... walk, Len: 21.4km, Climb: 1912m, Area: Loch Maree to Loch Broom (Britain) Sli||

Tinahely Hill: View from the North East.

Summit Comment simon3 16 hours ago
Muskeagh Hill, a view from Ballycumber to the North East.

Stob Coir'an Albannaich: A fine cliff top Summit in Glen Etive

Summit Comment eamonoc a day ago
After Glass Bheinn Mhor, the next port of call was Stob Coir' an Albannaich 1044m climbed from a 738m col seperating both.

A very tough outing in Glen Etive

Track 4888 eamonoc a day ago
With the prospect of some good weather in Scotland headed up to Glen Etive, having previously climbed Ben Starav a f... walk, Len: 28.5km, Climb: 2901m, Area: Glen Etive to Glen Lochy (Britain) Bei||

Glas Bheinn Mhor: One of Glen Etive's finest

Summit Comment eamonoc a day ago
Climbed on a fine weather day in May as part of a tough outing in Glen Etive.

Met Eireann launches 10-day mountain forecast

Forum: General Colin Murphy a day ago
The Met Eireann app now features a forecast specifically for hillwalkers and climbers, where you can access the forecast for a good selection of individual mountains in the different province...

Beinn nan Aighenan: Glen Etive's secretive mountain.

Summit Comment eamonoc a day ago
A shy isolated hard to get to Munro from Glen Etive, best attempted when weather is favourable.

Esknabrock: Short and fairly sweet

Summit Comment thomas_g a day ago
Park at W01491 77290 (space for 1 car) after passing the pet farm. Go through the gate up the track until the gate at the end. Now head straight for the ridge, the going is nice, firmish gras...

Access via rocky trail

Track 4887 Colin Murphy 4 days ago
Parking for a couple of cars at start point. Continue N up tarred road, and around a bend, watching for a stony track... walk, Len: 5.7km, Climb: 401m, Area: Benbo, Dartry Mountains (Ireland) Benbo||

Esknabrock: Have you got an hour?

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a day ago
Park at W01491 77290, walk up the track, head for the summit, admire turbines and Crohane.

Knockalla: Anticlockwise loop walk.

Summit Comment Wilderness 2 days ago
I parked in Glenvar in-between the school and church and accessed the hills by taking the lane which leads up to the cross and grotto. 26303525. I walked from the north east top to the liste...
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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 741st highest place in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/628/
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A bit of a slog but little climbing on so-so hill .. by group   (Show all for Carn Hill (Cnoc an Chairn))
 
Completed as part of a 'Benbradagh Ridge' walk st .. by eflanaga   (Show all for Carn Hill (Cnoc an Chairn))
 
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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