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Knocknalee: Fencing a way to the Top

Summit Comment eamonoc 2 hours ago
11/2/2016, Started at M09188 37968 at forest entrance, weather was very foggy with limited visibility. Walked on forest track for about 200mts, then crossed fence and keeping the forest on my righ...

Knocknalee: Quick hill from Oughterard.

Summit Comment fieldoptic 2 hours ago
Boggy bare hill, no great challenge, 3.5km over Luggakeeraun from where I parked at last entrance to Coilte plantation at M09188 37968. Has rewarding view over Lough Corrib and beyond to plains of...

Sron a'Choire Ghairbh: Smmmit Cairn

Summit Comment billbaggins 19 hours ago
Summit Cairn Sròn a' Choire Ghairbh

Newtown Hill

Track 4396 conormcbandon 20 hours ago
walk, Len: 2.2km, Climb: 103m, Area: Cnoc an Bhaile Nua, South Connemara (Irela...

Stob Ghabhar: View NW from summit cairn

Summit Comment billbaggins 20 hours ago
View NW from summit cairn of Stob Gabhar towards Buachaille Etive Mor

Newtown Hill: Connemara magic

Summit Comment Fergalh 20 hours ago
Take first left after Moycullen, then park at M18665 33010 near some houses in a row. Proceed through bog and fields to top behind marked with cairn.

Spinans Hill and Cloghnagaune

Track 4743 simoburn 4 days ago
Spinans Hill and CloghnagauneThis route is a fantastic day out in the minor hills of West Wicklow. The Spinans are e... walk, Len: 15.9km, Climb: 561m, Area: Spinans Hill, Wicklow (Ireland) Spinans||

Keeraunnageeragh: A Dr Jekyll, Mr Hyde walk

Summit Comment TommyV 21 hours ago
This walk starts out as a pleasant stroll through Derroura Wood from a forest entrance at M05739 48822. Follow the forrest track for about 1.5 kilometres then take the trail that veers off to...

Keeraunnageeragh: Coillte, Cairn and Copper

Summit Comment fieldoptic 23 hours ago
The Coillte road from M05739 48822 makes this a very accessible hill. I departed from it at M05664 47931, and headed up to the mountain bike path, across that and made directly for the cairn....

Crockaneel via Ballypatrick Forest

Track 4742 Colin Murphy 5 days ago
This route involves a long walk through the woods - almost 12km return trip. Start at the entrance to Ballypatrick F... walk, Len: 5.9km, Climb: 326m, Area: Crockaneel, Antrim Hills (Ireland) Crock||

Keeraunnageeragh: Coillte comes out tops!

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: JohnA 23 hours ago
Access forest at M05739 48822 where there is a Coillte forest track which winds its way up the hillside. You can download a Coillte map of Derroura forest tracks on coillte.ie which is better...

Rinavore: Nice Views.

Summit Comment sandman a day ago
Because of my visit to nearby Knocknafaughy I ascended this hill on the opposite side to Mark which, although steep, is not as steep as the ascent from the R336 road. If you wish you can park...
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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, 924.7m
Maximum height for area: 924.7 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 905 metres,

Places in area Wicklow:
Cen: Glendalough North:   Brockagh Mountain 556.9mBrockagh Mountain NW Top 549.5mBrockagh Mountain SE Top 471.7mCamaderry Mountain 698.6mCamaderry South East Top 677.3mConavalla 734mTomaneena 682.4m
Cen: Glendalough South:   Carriglineen Mountain 456.6mCullentragh Mountain 510mDerrybawn Mountain 476.1mKirikee Mountain 474.5mLugduff 653.2mLugduff SE Top 638mMullacor 660.7mTrooperstown Hill 430m
N Cen: Tonelagee:   Carrignagunneen 561mFair Mountain 571.2mStoney Top 713.7mTonelagee 815.8mTonelagee E Top 668mTonelagee South-East Top 545.8m
NE: Bray & Kilmacanogue:   Bray Head Hill 238.9mCarrigoona Commons East 242mDowns Hill 372.9mGreat Sugar Loaf 501.2mLittle Sugar Loaf 342.4m
NE: Djouce:   Djouce 725.5mKnockree 342.1mMaulin 570mTonduff 642mTonduff East Top 593mWar Hill 684.8mWhite Hill 631.1m
NE: Fancy:   Ballinafunshoge 480mKanturk 527.4mKnocknacloghoge 532.4mLuggala 593.3mRobber's Pass Hill 508.9mScarr 640mScarr North-West Top 559.8mSleamaine 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 682.4mDuff Hill 720.8mGravale 719mMoanbane 703mMullaghcleevaun 846.7mMullaghcleevaun East Top 796mSilsean 698m
S: Aughrim Hills:   Cushbawn 400mKilleagh 249mMoneyteige North 427mPreban Hill 389m
S: Croaghanmoira:   Ballinacor Mountain 529.3mBallycurragh Hill 536mBallyteige 447mCarrickashane Mountain 508mCroaghanmoira 662.3mCroaghanmoira North Top 579.5mFananierin 426mSlieve Maan 547.8mSlieve Maan North Top 546.1m
S: Croghan Kinsella:   Annagh Hill 454mCroghan Kinsella 606mCroghan Kinsella East Top 562.1mSlievefoore 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 794.6mLugnaquilla 924.7mSlievemaan 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 61 members. Recently by: simoburn, annem, JoHeaney, hibby, loftyobrien, pinchy, briankelly, abcd, Glanman2, Hallamshire, Colin Murphy, jgfitz, Grumbler, melohara, TipsyDempy
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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 902nd 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))
 
Spinans Hill, only 409 metres above sea level. A .. by csd   (Show all for Spinans Hill (Cnoc na Spíonán))
 
I climbed Spinian after Spinian SE Top. For those .. by wicklore   (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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