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Binevenagh: PAAI ag dreapadh ar Bhinn Fhoibhne

Summit Comment pdtempan 4 days ago
Thaistil cnocadóirí Phobal ar a'n Iúl (grúpa atá lonnaithe san Ómaigh) ó thuaidh go Binn Fhoibhne i gContae Dhoire ar na mallaibh. Dhreap naonúr againn an sliabh Dé Domhnaigh. Lá breá grianmh...

Rocky Island: Rocky Island

Island Comment Pepe 5 days ago
The 'south face' is to the right of the rocky summit as you look at the photo

Exceptional wooded walk with island options!

Track 4537 march-fixer a day ago
This is a beautiful walk in a really nice woods with plenty of options to vary your route. You can reach the dizzying he walk, Len: 13.3km, Climb: 68m, Area: Partry & Joyce (Ireland) ||

Sunny Day Outing

Track 4541 march-fixer a day ago
What a lovely route on a clear sunny day. This way an introductory trek for most of the group. The views were cle... walk, Len: 7.8km, Climb: 668m, Area: Kilclooney Mountain, Comeragh Mountains (|...

Gearhane: Looks narrower from the north but offers a surprise!

Summit Comment Bunsen7 6 days ago
Approaching Gearhane from the south you can see how it fans out from the top to the east and west. I suppose there is a resemblance to a tooth or fang - which may have inspired the name. For ...

Beennabrack: Steep Cliffs to the North

Summit Comment Bunsen7 6 days ago
It's a shame that I've only summitted this particular top in thick mist but on a subsequent fair weather hike to Gearhane to the north I captured this image which gives a fair impression of t...

Causeway enjoyment

Track 4539 march-fixer a day ago
If you want a leisurely and scenic stroll by water then visit Inchequin Island with its lovely causeway. There is a larg walk, Len: 5.5km, Climb: 14m, Area: South Connemara (Ireland) ||

Binevenagh: Cliffs, woodland, a lake on top and magnificent views

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: 2 days ago
Binevenagh has an unmistakable profile, with its impressive line of basalt cliffs and a lower series of broken crags resembling fangs. There is a lake on the summit plateau. Binevenagh overlo...

Binevenagh: Access issues and warning of rockfalls

Summit Comment pdtempan 6 days ago
Options for accessing the mountain are more limited now than when I was last here about 3 years ago. Walkers are no longer permitted to park at St. Aidan's Church (C678315), the car-park bein...

Brandon Peak: One of the best for sure

Summit Comment Bunsen7 a week ago
If you park at Q47044 06865 and follow the track up over Gearhane to Brandon Peak, returning the same way, you will only expend between 2.5 and 3 hours of your time. Quite a small investment ...

Ashford Demesne visit

Track 4538 march-fixer a day ago
This lovely walk was part of a visit to Ashford Castle and gardens. The paths are very well maintained plus there are nu walk, Len: 6.7km, Climb: 55m, Area: Partry & Joyce (Ireland) ||

Brandon Peak: Garran Ceoil

Summit Comment liz50 a week ago
Iain T and Onzy both mention the impressive east ridge of Brandon Peak which leads directly to the summit from the shore of Lough Croite, the largest of the Paternoster lakes. Known locally a...
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Wicklow Area   W: Baltinglass Subarea
Place count in area: 116, OSI/LPS Maps: 28B, 55, 56, 61, 62, AWW 
Highest place: Lugnaquilla, 925m
Maximum height for area: 925 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 905 metres,

Places in area Wicklow:
Cen: Glendalough North:   Brockagh Mountain 557mBrockagh Mountain NW Top 548mBrockagh Mountain SE Top 470mCamaderry Mountain 698.6mCamaderry South East Top 677.3mConavalla 734mTomaneena 682.4m
Cen: Glendalough South:   Carriglineen Mountain 455mCullentragh Mountain 510mDerrybawn Mountain 474mKirikee Mountain 474mLugduff 652mLugduff SE Top 637mMullacor 657mTrooperstown Hill 430m
N Cen: Tonelagee:   Carrignagunneen 561mFair Mountain 571.2mStoney Top 714mTonelagee 817mTonelagee NE Top 668mTonelagee South-East Top 546m
NE: Bray & Kilmacanogue:   Bray Head Hill 240mCarrigoona Commons East 242mDowns Hill 372mGreat Sugar Loaf 501.2mLittle Sugar Loaf 342.4m
NE: Djouce:   Djouce 725.5mKnockree 342mMaulin 570mTonduff 642mTonduff East Top 593mWar Hill 684.8mWhite Hill 631.1m
NE: Fancy:   Ballinafunshoge 480mKanturk 523mKnocknacloghoge 534mLuggala 595mRobber's Pass Hill 508.9mScarr 640mScarr North-West Top 561mSleamaine 430m
NE: Vartry:   Ballinacorbeg 336mBallycurry 301mDunranhill 342mMount Kennedy 365.9m
NW: Blessington:   Carrigleitrim 408mLugnagun 446.2mSlieveroe 332mSorrel Hill 599.5m
NW: Mullaghcleevaun:   Black Hill 602.2mCarrigshouk 572.5mCarrigvore 682mDuff Hill 720mGravale 718mMoanbane 703mMullaghcleevaun 849mMullaghcleevaun East Top 795mSilsean 698m
S: Aughrim Hills:   Cushbawn 400mKilleagh 249mMoneyteige North 427mPreban Hill 389m
S: Croaghanmoira:   Ballinacor Mountain 531mBallycurragh Hill 536mBallyteige 447mCarrickashane Mountain 508mCroaghanmoira 664mCroaghanmoira North Top 575mFananierin 426mSlieve Maan 547.8mSlieve Maan North Top 546.1m
S: Croghan Kinsella:   Annagh Hill 454mCroghan Kinsella 606mCroghan Kinsella East Top 562.1mKilmichael Hill 267mSlievefoore 414m
S: Shillelagh Hills:   Lakeen 357mMonaughrim 206mSeskin 344mStookeen 420m
S: Tinahely Hills:   Ballycumber Hill 431mEagle Hill 296mMuskeagh Hill 397m
SE: Wicklow South East:   Ballinastraw 284mBallyguile Hill 188mBarranisky 280mCarrick Mountain 381mCollon Hill 238mKilnamanagh Hill 217mWestaston Hill 270m
W: Baltinglass:   Ballyhook Hill 288mBaltinglass Hill 382mCarrig Mountain 571mCarrigeen Hill 298mCloghnagaune 385mCorballis Hill 258mKeadeen Mountain 653mSpinans Hill 409mSpinans Hill SE Top 400mTinoran Hill 312m
W: Cen Lugnaquilla:   Ballineddan Mountain 652mBenleagh 689mCamenabologue 758mCamenabologue SE Top 663mCloghernagh 800mCorrigasleggaun 794mLugnaquilla 925mSlievemaan 759m
W: Donard:   Brewel Hill 222mChurch Mountain 544mCorriebracks 531mLobawn 636mSlievecorragh 418mSugarloaf 552mTable Mountain 701.7mTable Mountain West Top 563m

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Spinans Hill Hill Cnoc na Spíonán A name in Irish Wicklow County in Leinster Province, in Carn List, Dark slate-schist, quartzite & coticule Bedrock

Height: 409m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 55 Grid Reference: S91944 91616
Place visited by 56 members. Recently by: pinchy, briankelly, abcd, Glanman2, Hallamshire, Colin Murphy, jgfitz, Grumbler, melohara, TipsyDempy, Pepe, Bunsen7, Garmin, GoldCircle, feargalf
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Longitude: -6.632345, Latitude: 52.967723 , Easting: 291944, Northing: 191616 Prominence: 184m,  Isolation: 1.2km
ITM: 691870 691648,   GPS IDs, 6 char: SpnnHl, 10 char: SpnnsHil
Bedrock type: Dark slate-schist, quartzite & coticule, (Butter Mountain Formation)

Price relates the townland name Spinans to Ir. spíonán, 'a gooseberry bush' [PNCW].   Spinans Hill is the 903rd highest place in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/787/
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One way of getting along the ridge between the tw .. by simon3   (Show all for Spinans Hill (Cnoc na Spíonán))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Spinans Hill (<i>Cnoc na Spíonán</i>) in area Wicklow, Ireland
Picture: Spinans Hill from the north.		  
View from the north.
by simon3  17 Sep 2015
This is a view of Spinans Hill from the north. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/787/comment/18314/
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Spinans Hill, only 409 metres above sea level. A .. by csd   (Show all for Spinans Hill (Cnoc na Spíonán))
 
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I climbed Spinian after Spinian SE Top. For those .. by wicklore   (Show all for Spinans Hill (Cnoc na Spíonán))
 
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