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Bryn Brawd: Long tussocky trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh less than an hour ago
Park to south west at sharp bend in road near the forest. Cross gate and tussock grass bash all the way over a false summit before eventually arriving at the real summit marked with a trig pillar

Crug: Short steep climb

Summit Comment Fergalh less than an hour ago
Parked to North East at forest entrance walked up road crossed fence and headed for the summit. The summit is marked by a trig pillar in a small cairn

Esgair Fawr: Short trek to summit but long walk back to starting point

Summit Comment Fergalh less than an hour ago
From Cerrig Cyffion follow the edge of the Forest South West and than North West before heading across grassland to the unmarked summit. From here head south east for track and long walk back to s...

Cerrig Cyffion: Long trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh less than an hour ago
From Bryn Ffynnon a drop down east to the track and than continued North for a while. Eventually a short steep climb leads to the unmarked summit of Cerrig Cyffion

Bryn Ffynnon: Long trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh less than an hour ago
Parked to south just after small chapel and walked to farmers track and followed that North. Eventually a short climb West led to summit with trig pillar

Carn Fawr: Short steep climb

Summit Comment Fergalh an hour ago
Park to south east on bend on narrow road., Cross gate and head steeply uphill until it flattens out a bit. The summit is a large cairn. The trig pillar visible close to the south west is a separa...

Slieve Snaght: Rugged highpoint on a gnarly, rocky SW-NE ridge

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: markmjcampion, jackill 6 hours ago
Slieve Snaght, just S of Erigal, is a steep-sided sentinel mountain in an area of interesting but dangerous terrain. Much care is needed esp if parking sto the S. Views are stunning including Erig...

Allt yr Hebog: A walk in the woods

Summit Comment Fergalh 23 hours ago
Take the road North West of Curt y Cadno until you reach the brow of the road and a track to the west. Park here and head up through the beautiful deciduous forest until you reach the unmarked sum...

Allt yr Hebog: No push through in this forest

Summit Comment Fergalh 23 hours ago
The easy climb through the forest

Hellfire Club: 70 Miles as the crow flies

Summit Comment scannerman 23 hours ago
Was planning to climb this little hill last Friday 8th Jan during the snowfall but got called away on a errand but just prior I shot this image of Dublin with the Mourne mountains in the back roun...

Mynydd Bach: Heather bash

Summit Comment Fergalh 23 hours ago
Just south west of the charmingly named village of Ysbyty Ystwyth this hill is located in a forest. Park to the South east and follow track into forest and than take first turn north. Follow that ...

Graig Felen: Lots of small peaks here

Summit Comment Fergalh 23 hours ago
Despite being the second smallest this was a bit more difficult than expected as there was many small peaks to traverse. Head North East from Disgwilfa and with lakes on your left eventually you w...
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Wicklow Area   W: Baltinglass Subarea
Place count in area: 115, 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 342m
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 641mScarr 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 357mSeskin 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

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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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 55 members. Recently by: briankelly, abcd, Glanman2, Hallamshire, Colin Murphy, jgfitz, Grumbler, melohara, TipsyDempy, Pepe, Bunsen7, Garmin, GoldCircle, feargalf, markmjcampion
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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 897th 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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