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Bessy Bell: Ar Sliabh Troim den tríú huair i mbliain

Summit Comment pdtempan a week ago
Tá aithne mhaith agam ar Shliabh Troim de réir a chéile. Ba é seo mo thríú cuairt i mbliain, agus mé ag siúil le beirt eile ó Phobal ar a'n Iúl. Shocraigh muid dul i ngleic leis ón taobh thoi...

Kilfarrasy Hill: Limited Options here

Summit Comment jgfitz a week ago
I recently uploaded The Anne Valley Nature Walk, #4579 which goes inland from Annestown Beach. My later objective was to extend this walk to include a coastal path from Kilfarrasy to Annestow...

Book reviewer wanted: Rambling Round Ireland

Forum: General simon3 a day ago
This book has come into focus. Originally it was published in 2010, and contains a route right around the coastline of Ireland.We are looking for a reviewer of the book. If you are interested...

Croaghmoyle: Walk, don't drive!

Summit Comment Harry Goodman a week ago
On 22 June 2011 we parked at M0995094300 (as recommended by three5four0). From here we followed the forestry access road running more or less due N. After an initial gentle walk uphill throug...

Glenview, Great Sugarloaf, Sugarlump, Little Sugarloaf loop

Track 4582 BrianKennan 2 days ago
This trail is full of optional elements. Setting out from the carpark of the Glenview hotel, you have the option of ... walk, Len: 14.3km, Climb: 742m, Area: Great Sugar Loaf, Wicklow (Ireland) Gre||

Farbreague: Hillus horribilus

Summit Comment Colin Murphy a week ago
Here's what NOT to do! Having approached from Garraunbaun, the col between the two hills proved fairly ropey in terms of its marshy/muddy nature. Not wishing to go through it again this time ...

Grand Canal: Tullamore to Shannon Harbour

Track 4581 Onzy 5 days ago
Final stage of a 4-stage walk of the Grand Canal - Tullamore to Shannon Harbour walk, Len: 36.6km, Climb: 75m, Area: South East Midlands (Ireland) ||

Farbreague: Approach via Garraunbaun

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a week ago
Probably the simplest approach is via the neighbouring Garraunbaun, parking at the start of a forest road at S 204 942. Continue up to the T-junction and just ahead, slightly to the left ther...

Garraunbaun: Looking the other way

Summit Comment Colin Murphy a week ago
The French writer Guy de Maupassant said that he had lunch in the Eiffel Tower frequently as it was the only place in Paris that he didn't have to look at the thing. I feel much the same abou...

Garraunbaun: Nothing to see here...

Summit Comment Colin Murphy a week ago
Followed the short summary advice to the summit on a frosty morning. Unpleasant walk overall - boggy underfoot and lots of goose-stepping over knee-high heather. The summit area has been harv...

Ireland's County Highpoints - A Walking Guide by Gribbon, Kieron

Bibliography Peter Walker 3 weeks ago
There is something about hill walkers and our need to complete lists. Few of us are ever likely to get near the Seven Summits; that is the highest points on every continent. A much more manag...

Blackstairs Mountain: Speckled sky, misty slopes.

Summit Comment simon3 a week ago
One late November day with a cool north wind, this was the view of Blackstairs Mountain from the north.
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West Cork Mountains Area   NW: Barraboy Subarea
Place count in area: 62, OSI/LPS Maps: 78, 79, 85, 86, 88, 89 
Highest place: Knockboy, 704.8m
Maximum height for area: 704.8 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 685 metres,

Places in area West Cork Mountains:
Cen: Maughanaclea:   Maughanaclea Hills East Top 470mMaughanaclea Hills West Top 452m
Cen: Shehy More:   Shehy More 545.6mShehy More SW Top 446m
E: Clearagh:   Clearagh Hill 287m
E: Currane:   Currane Hill 228m
N Cen: Douce:   Douce Mountain 476mDoughill Mountain 471m
N: Carran:   Barnastooka 497mBealick 537mCarran 604mCarran Far NE Top 561mCarran Far North Top 506mCarran NE Top 555mCarran South Top 567mKnockantooreen 450m
N: Conigar:   Conigar 566mConigar SW Top 566mFoilastookeen 540m
N: Coomataggart:   Carrigalougha 423mCoomataggart 530mCoomataggart SW Top 509mDerrineanig 304mLackabaun 472mMweelin 487m
NE Cen: Carrigarierk:   Carrigarierk 343m
NW: Barraboy:   Barraboy Mountain 460mBarraboy Mountain Far East Top 456mBarraboy Mountain SE Top 409mDerroograne 468mTurners Rock 420m
NW: Knockboy:   Caoinkeen 692.8mCaoinkeen South-East Top 553.5mCoomhola Mountain 472mKnockboy 704.8mKnockboy North Top 651.2mKnockboy South Top 533.3mThe Priest's Leap 519m
NW: Knocknamanagh:   Bird Hill 412mCoomclogherane Top 449mGullaba Hill 603mKnockbrack 440mKnockbrack South Top 458mKnocknamanagh 637mKnocknamanagh NE Top 625m
S Cen: Dunmanway Hills:   Cashloura 296.8mCoolsnaghtig 295.8mInchanadreen 310m
S Cen: Nowen:   Milane Hill 354.4mMullaghmesha 494.3mNowen Hill 535.2mNowen Hill Far West Top 405.2mNowen Hill SW Top 509mPookeen North Top 319m
S: Leap Hills:   Carrigfadda 311.7mKilleigh Hill 229mKnockarudane Hill 169mKnockscagh 195m
S: Skibbereen:   Barryroe Hill 156mLick Hill 158m
W Cen: Knockbreteen:   Knockbreteen 239m
W: Bantry:   Knocknaveagh 282m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Turners Rock Hill Cork County in Munster Province, in Carn List, Cross-bedded sandstone & siltstone Bedrock

Height: 420m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 85 Grid Reference: V91022 60192
Place visited by 45 members. Recently by: jackos, Pepe, Oscar-mckinney, Jai-mckinney, Carolyn105, ilenia, tfm9, MichaelG55, Fergalh, GerSomers, daitho9, eamonoc, Aongus, patmoran, Wildrover
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Longitude: -9.57985, Latitude: 51.784192 , Easting: 91022, Northing: 60192 Prominence: 95m,  Isolation: 2.6km
ITM: 491000 560280,   GPS IDs, 6 char: TrnrRc, 10 char: TrnrsRock
Bedrock type: Cross-bedded sandstone & siltstone, (Slaheny Sandstone Formation)

Turners Rock is immediately east of the tunnel at the summit of the Caha Mountain Pass. The rocks hereabouts are grooved due to the passage of ice according to T.J. Barrington (Discovering Kerry).   Turners Rock is the 853rd highest place in Ireland. Turners Rock is the most westerly summit in the West Cork Mountains area.
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A short run after the pass
Short Summary created by jackill  20 Sep 2010
Park at V9056 6011 A on the N71, theres plenty of room on the Kerry side of the tunnel.
A path around the side points the way and then stay as close as you can to the sheepwire fence crossing to the Cork side of it as you reach the summit area. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/732/comment/5491/
 
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Picture: View from Turner's rock over Barraboy to Knockboy and its attendant summits		  
scapania on Turners Rock, 2010
by scapania  5 Apr 2010
An easy, quick climb from the layby next to the 'welcome to Co. Cork' sign just after going through the main tunnel on the N71 Caha Pass road (V9056 6011 A), just follow the rough paths and then fence up over wet, rocky typical Beara ground. There is a cairn on a rock outcrop in the summit area, but outcrop just to the east seems to be a couple of feet higher. Nice enough view from the summit, especially across the shapely summit of Barraboy towards Knockboy. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/732/comment/4590/
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Picture: Single Malt Celebrations
Not the worst spot to celebrate 100 local peaks
by thomas_g  27 Aug 2013
Came across the top of the tunnel from Baurearagh (watch for the hole that goes through to the road) and after a quick steep climb gained the top. Lovely views over Glengarriff and a bit of sun made for a very pleasant spot to spend a few minutes. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/732/comment/15160/
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