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Croaghan 417m,
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Blackstairs Mountain: Good access and a great viewpoint above a patchwork quilt

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 14 hours ago
Just S of Mt. Leinster, Blackstairs Mt. is a prominent hill on the main ridge separating Carlow & Wexford. Views are good in all directions, mostly over flatlands, but dominated by the peak o...

Longish, but pretty trek to unremarkable Carn.

Track 5281 Colin Murphy 14 hours ago
A lengthy trek to bag a single unremarkable Carn was enlivened by some fine scenery and some unseasonal snow. ... walk, Len: 12.3km, Climb: 513m, Area: Slievebaun, Blackstairs Mountains (Irela|...

Carrigroe: Twin tops

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 14 hours ago
A view of Carrigalachan and Carrigroe taken from the southern slopes of Blackstairs mountain.

Brandon Hill Loop from Graiguenamanagh

Track 5280 Onzy 4 days ago
walk, Len: 21.0km, Climb: 641m, Area: Brandon Hill, South East Midlands (Irelan...

Grieve Hill: Summit position recently revised.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 4 days ago
The position of the highest point of this general area was reassessed in Nov 2014 and replaced by Bunnanimma. The former summit was called Carrickatee in MV with position H72704 14804. The ne...

Manorhamilton town centre to the summit of Benbo

Track 5279 markwallace a week ago
I climbed Benbo from Manorhamilton, first for 1.5 km along the N16 (Sligo Road), which doesn't have a hard sh... walk, Len: 14.8km, Climb: 459m, Area: Benbo, Dartry Mountains (Ireland) Benbo||

Leean Mountain: Ireland's Best Small Hill?

Summit Comment Geo 6 days ago
The title of this comment says it all about my experience. I won't labour the practicalities of how to get to it, it's well laid out by others, and straightforward to follow. Getting back to ...

Scarr North-West Top: Popular spot in the heart of the mountains

Summit Comment hibby a week ago
A gloriously sunny April morning with clear blue skies made this area a surprisingly popular spot with walkers and cyclists. The short relatively steep climb up from the car park brings you t...

Spain: Circuit of el Dit d'Olta

Track 5278 Onzy a week ago
Small and varied hiking area north-west of Calpe and easily accessible from the town. walk, Len: 16.1km, Climb: 465m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Silvermines Hydro Project

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Brown Mountain: Granite - mica schist boundary

Summit Comment hibby a week ago
Bright sunshine, blue skies, mainly dry underfoot - not typical conditions for a Sunday morning in April. We were surprised to find the Glenmacnass car park already full at 10 a.m. and someth...

Spanish Coastal Walk: Calpe to Monte Toix

Track 5277 Onzy a week ago
Popular high point looking over Calpe to the north east and Benidorm to the south west. View from Monte Toix over Calpe walk, Len: 18.8km, Climb: 487m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||
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Antrim Hills Area   N: North Antrim Hills Subarea
Place count in area: 27, OSI/LPS Maps: 14, 15, 4, 5, 8, 9 
Highest place: Trostan, 550m
Maximum height for area: 550 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 515 metres,

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Croaghan Hill Cruachán A name in Irish (prob. Ir. Cruachán [PDT], 'little stack') Antrim County in NI and in Ulster Province, in Carn List, Argyll Group; Psammitic & pelitic schist, marble, Bedrock

Height: 417m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 5 Grid Reference: D11800 30800
Place visited by 61 members. Recently by: ElaineM76, headspace, Paddym99, garybuz, Colin Murphy, Bernieor, madfrankie, Kilcoobin, pdtempan, PPruzina, LorraineG60, MichaelG55, eamonoc, whoRya, Ulsterpooka
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Longitude: -6.24886, Latitude: 55.111829 , Easting: 311800, Northing: 430800 Prominence: 112m,  Isolation: 4.5km
ITM: 711724 930782,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Crg422, 10 char: Croaghan
Bedrock type: Argyll Group; Psammitic & pelitic schist, marble,, (Torr Head Limestown Formation)

Croaghan is the 868th highest place in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/748/
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Straightforward trail to summit. .. by group   (Show all for Croaghan (Cruachán))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Croaghan (<i>Cruachán</i>) in area Antrim Hills, Ireland
Picture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEbqTaOIVpU		  
A Nicky McBride Film
by CaptainVertigo  2 Apr 2015
It's time to welcome Nicky McBride ("The Antrim Rambler") to the world of Irish mountain video makers. Croaghan is not the most spectacular of creatures but that is immaterial: Nicky gives the potential walker an excellent idea of what to expect. And it's all done with crystal clear video images. This appears to be a job done by two walkers: one filming and one moving. Plenty of colour. I look forward to more material.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEbqTaOIVpU Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/748/comment/17902/
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Ascent from Altarichard car-park .. by pdtempan   (Show all for Croaghan (Cruachán))
 
Took a evening stroll round the longer Breen Fore .. by kdsb23   (Show all for Croaghan (Cruachán))
 
I had never climbed Croaghan before today and was .. by slemish   (Show all for Croaghan (Cruachán))
 
Wild flattish top. .. by Harry Goodman   (Show all for Croaghan (Cruachán))
 
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