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Corranabinnia: A Remote Mountain to Respect and Admire

Summit Comment ochils_trekker a day ago
I walked this impressive hill in the fine spell of early September 2023, approaching from the S and parking at L 912 977 next to the old farm building. Access to the open hill from here was o...

The Bones Peak: On Beenkeragh Ridge

Summit Comment Lauranna 2 days ago
Bird's-eye view of Lough Eagher, Lough Coomloughra, Lough Eighter and Lough Acoose during a climb of The Bones Peak, 8th September, 2023. Dingle Bay can be seen on the right in the background.

Bawn Mountain: Crouching Tiger Hidden Trig

Summit Comment TommyV 3 days ago
Nothing much to add to this one, drove to the mast compound as mentioned by Fergalh. It's a quick bag but if you come this far and want to stretch the legs there is a local walk near here cal...

MacGillycuddy's Reeks: The Three Arêtes

Track 4946 Lauranna 2 days ago
walk, Len: 16.0km, Climb: 1465m, Area: Hag's Tooth, MacGillycuddy's Reeks (Irel...

Focussed Summiteering Circuit.

Track 4947 osullivanm 5 days ago
walk, Len: 11.8km, Climb: 886m, Area: An Garn, Brandon Group (Ireland) An Garn,...

Rocky Island: North face conquered and no acclimitisation needed

Island Comment Fergalh 4 days ago
As it was a wet and windy day i took the North face ascent which was sheltered from the wind. At the pedestrian entrance steps to the crematorium I hopped the fence and zig -zaged briefly thr...

The Saddle - Trig Point: View From Summit

Summit Comment Lauranna 5 days ago
View to the west from The Saddle Trig Point, April 2023. The Black & Red Cuillin on the Isle of Skye are visible in the distance behind the Trig Pillar.

The Ben Starav Five

Track 4944 Lauranna 5 days ago
walk, Len: 28.2km, Climb: 2570m, Area: Ben Starav, Glen Etive to Glen Lochy (Br...

An Teallach - Bidein a'Ghlas Thuill: View From Summit

Summit Comment Lauranna 5 days ago
View back along the pinnacled ridge of An Teallach, July 2023.

Slioch: On Summit, August 2023

Summit Comment Lauranna 5 days ago
View from Slioch Summit towards An Teallach and the Fisherfield Munros.

Ben Starav: Loch Etive

Summit Comment Lauranna 5 days ago
Loch Etive, with Ben Cruachan shrouded in cloud on the left, viewed from the summit of Ben Starav. Picture was captured in September 2023.

Figure of eight from Shay Elliott.

Track 4945 simon3 a week ago
This route starts from the Shay Elliott memorial car park, just north of Drumgoff and visits most of the nearby s... walk, Len: 16.7km, Climb: 616m, Area: Carriglineen Mountain, Wicklow (Ireland)|...
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Mourne Mountains Area   E: Binnian Subarea
Place count in area: 58, OSI/LPS Maps: 20, 29, EW-CLY 
Highest place: Slieve Donard, 849m
Maximum height for area: 849 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 821 metres,

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Slieve Binnian Mountain Sliabh Binneáin A name in Irish (Ir. Sliabh Binneáin [PNNI], 'mountain of the small peak') Down County in NI and in Ulster Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Granite granophyre Bedrock

Height: 745.9m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 29 Grid Reference: J32055 23314
Place visited by 822 members. Recently by: amcneill, konrad, maitiuocoimin, paulbohs, chelman7, michaelseaver, Kaszmirek78, Sarahjb, Gergrylls, andalucia, itsaroadmap, miriam, bagoff, FrankMc1964, deirdre007
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Longitude: -5.980057, Latitude: 54.141928 , Easting: 332056, Northing: 323314 Prominence: 350.6m,  Isolation: 0.6km
ITM: 731976 823320,   GPS IDs, 6 char: SlvBnn, 10 char: SlvBnn
Bedrock type: Granite granophyre, (Mourne Mountains granite)

Also simply known as Binnion/Binneán. Dominates views of the Mourne Mountains from Annalong and Kilkeel. The folklore of Mourne explains the name Beanna Boirche as 'peaks of Boirche', a personal name. This character is said to have ruled his kingdom from Slieve Binnian. The name Binneán refers to the rocky tors which outcrop along the summit ridge. E. Estyn Evans, in his book Mourne Country, gives the name of one of these tors as The Buckie. In a discussion of the boats used at Kilkeel and other ports along the Co. Down coast, he explains the name as follows: Other variants of the lugger which old salts speak of, all of them of Scottish types, were the Fifie, Zulu, Banff and Buckie. One of the lesser tors on the long spine of Slieve Binnian is known as the Buckie, a name which was meaningless to me until I saw it from the east against the sky and recognised a vessel in full sail [Estyn Evans, 159]. On the facing page is a sketch showing Slieve Binnian's backbone seen from the east including the Buckie.   Slieve Binnian is the third highest mountain in the Mourne Mountains area and the 80th highest in Ireland. Slieve Binnian is the third highest point in county Down.
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by susanc  11 Nov 2016
Autumn colour on the hills opposite made the windy climb to the summit tor worth the effort. We just followed the path near the wall where work has been done to help minimise erosion by keeping you a bit further out. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/79/comment/18706/
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