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Feature count in area: 24, by county: Tipperary: 18, Limerick: 8, of which 2 are in both Limerick and Tipperary,
OSI/LPS Maps: 66, 74, EW-G
Highest Place: Galtymore 917.9m
Starting Places (19) in area Galty Mountains: Aherlow House Hotel, Annaslinga, Attychraan Loop Trail, Cahirabbey Upper, Carrigeen, Clydagh Bridge, Combaun Woods CP, Combaun Woods Track, Galtyway Climb Black Rd, Glengarra Woods, Kilmoyler Railway Boreen, Kings Yard, Lake Muskry Trailhead, Lissantrelick Paradise Hill, Lisvernane, Pigeonrock Behanagh Rivers fork, Scaragh Reservoir, Scarragh Wood S, Scarragh Wood W
Summits & other features in area Galty Mountains: Cen: Central Galtys: Cush 641.2m, Galtybeg 799.2m, Galtymore 917.9m, Greenane 801.3m, Greenane West 787m, Knockastakeen 581.6m, Knockeenatoung 601.3m, Lough Curra Mound 600.4m, Seefin 446.6m, Seefin North Top 444.1m E: East Galtys: Laghtshanaquilla 629.4m, Laghtshanaquilla North-East Top 598m, Slieveanard 437.8m, Slieveanard NE Top 448.5m, Sturrakeen 541.7m N: North Galtys: Slievenamuck 369m W: West Galtys: Benard 479.5m, Carrignabinnia 822.9m, Knockaterriff 691.6m, Knockaterriff Beg 679.3m, Lyracappul 824.9m, Monabrack 630.1m, Slievecushnabinnia 774.8m, Temple Hill 783.1m
Note: this list of places may include island features such as summits, but not
islands as such.
Slievecushnabinnia, 774.8mMountain Sliabh Chois na Binne A name in Irish,
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(Ir. Sliabh Chois na Binne [OSI], 'mountain beside the peak'), Limerick/ Tipperary County in Munster province, in Arderin Beg, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists, Slievecushnabinnia is the 59th highest place in Ireland.
Grid Reference R85764 23998,
OS 1:50k mapsheet 74 Place visited by: 467members, recently by: Alatar78, SeanPurcell, patman1974, JoannaS, Aidan_Ennis, discovering_dann, RonanS, ochils_trekker, Mark1, knightsonhikes, RosieMc, farmerjoe1, MeabhTiernan, jellybean, Nomad691
I visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member for this.)
Longitude: -8.20972, Latitude: 52.36782, Easting: 185765, Northing: 123998,
Prominence: 28m, Isolation: 0.8km ITM: 585717 624048 Bedrock type: Thick-bedded pale-red sandstone, (Galtymore Formation) Notes on name: Joyce suggests that the peak (binn) in question is Galtymore, which seems logical. Glencushabinnia is a townland north-east of here.
Short or GPS IDs, 6 char: Slvcsh, 10 char: Slvcshnbn Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/64/
Gallery for Slievecushnabinnia (Sliabh Chois na Binne) and surrounds
Summary
for Slievecushnabinnia (Sliabh Chois na Binne):
Bump on ridge with airy views.
Summary created by simon3, Harry Goodman, jackill
18 Jul, 2020
You will probably come to this mountain after parking at Clydagh Bridge Clyda Brg (R87450 27780). From Clydagh the traditional route is a magnificent circuit taking Cush, Galtybeg and Galtymore with Cushnabinnia included as the last summit. This is however a fair test of stamina so be prepared. Also be aware the summit is not the spot height marked on the OS map. It is in fact a large cairn further west. For a more direct approach follow the way marked trail for L. Curra for some 3km through the forest to where it leads out to open moorland.. Go W up hill to a small but prominent Ring Fort A (R868 259).Leave the way marked trail at this point and go SW up the broad spur of Knocknanuss, passing a large cairn en route. Continue up over Pt 766 to meet the wall marking the County boundary. Turn right and go out W across flat boggy ground to gain the high point.
Add a Place Comment for Slievecushnabinnia, Sliabh Chois na Binne (64) in Area: Galty Mountains, W: West Galtys, County: Limerick/ Tipperary, W: West Galtys
The summit of Slievecushnabinnia is not located at the spot height marked on the OS map as 766m but at a higher point about 500 metres to the West. If you look at the OS map carefully, you can see that the true summit is inside a 770 metre contour. There is a large cairn on the true summit (B (R85770 24000))(Approx 775m ASL) and Simon3 has a picture of it shown on this page. My photo shows the view from Galtymore showing the 766m spot height and the position of the true summit. On the old half inch OS map, the summit is shown in the correct position with a height of 2,549 ft. Perhaps the 766m spot height actually refers to the name 'Monacloghana' which is printed just below it on the OS map. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/64/comment/2082/
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jimgraham on Slievecushnabinnia
by jimgraham
5 May 2008
On the way to Galtymore, decided to go via this top as a way onto the ridge from Clydagh Bridge at C (R875 279), which worked well. From car park, follow forestry road for Galty but then follow signs for Lough Curra, which neatly delivers you onto the ridge which runs north from this top. No fences or signs or other obstacles on this ridge, and no discernible path. Continued on a short circuit over Galtymore, Galtybeg and Cush. Enjoyable day. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/64/comment/3088/
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murphysw on Slievecushnabinnia
by murphysw
19 Dec 2005
It’s hard to know where the top of this mountain is. There is a very prominent cairn near the right angle of the wall, but it didn’t strike me as the highest point. I saw two more cairns over on the way to Carrignabinnia, and went over to investigate them. On the way the ground on the Limerick side of the wall was excellent, while on the Tipp side it was quite soggy. These cairns didn’t seem to be a highest point either but where excellent warning beacons to the steep drop beside them. I headed back to what I judged to be the highest point and, lo and behold, found a little cairn. I include a photo of what must be the top. From this I headed down the spur called Knockanuss. On way I found a very impressive yet seemingly incongruous cairn. From where I followed Lonely Planet’s directions to a grassy knoll, although I actually think it could be the ring fort marked on the O.S. map at D (R868 258). From here I turned due east to meet a forestry fence and walked south along it until I found a stile to cross it. Beyond this fence there was a road and I turned left down it until I reached a V where there was a ruined chimney. I took the left at this V which took me back to the Clydagh Valley car park. The Galtees are a cracking range. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/64/comment/2101/
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beckett on Slievecushnabinnia
by beckett
10 Nov 2006
Above 700 metres the ascent to the indiscernible summit of Slievecushnabinnia became smothered in low passing cloud. Ahead of me I saw another walker, he appeared and disappeared at intervals through layers of semi transparent mist. Try as I did, I could not catch him. Eventually the phantom vapourised completely as the visibility fell to a few metres. After visiting the many possible summits of Slievecushnabinnia I reached the boundary wall that runs along the top. I huddled in the right angle where the wall turns towards Galtymore. The wind howled most of the time I sat there and then in stunning moments of total silence all sound seemed to be sucked out of the mountains, if you strained you ear you felt you could hear the clouds rustle pass. These sharp transitions into silence left one with a surreal sense of quietude suspended on a sense of anticipation that at any moment the wind would howl again. Only once during my time at the wall did Galtymore emerge, flirtatiously beckoning invitingly over my shoulder for an instant, clear of mist, just as it had been when I climbed it in July. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/64/comment/2539/
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simon3 on Slievecushnabinnia
by simon3
22 Jun 2003
Slievecushnabinnia, or at least points near it, have a great selection of views. You can see Galtymore and the edge of the fine scarp overlooking Lough Curra and ridge leading to Galtymore. From points near it you can see right into Lough Curra, and also along the northern slopes of the Galtees to the two northerly outliers: Cush and Knockastakeen.
This view shows the substantial cairn on top of the mountain and the wall stretching off to the east. The rock is red sandstone which is the predominant rock on most of the Galtees. The wall makes up the boundary between Tipperary and Limerick. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/64/comment/557/
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