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Burren: Black Head Loop

Track 5287 Onzy less than an hour ago
walk, Len: 24.3km, Climb: 616m, Area: West Clare (Ireland)

Carrigroe: Twin tops

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

Kilbrony Park Ramble

Track 5285 Onzy 6 days ago
Walk from Kilbrony Park loosely based on their Fallow Looped Trail.... walk, Len: 18.1km, Climb: 798m, Area: Slievemartin, Mourne Mountains (Ireland) ...

Letterettrin - a perspective on the N Connemara peaks

Track 5286 glencree 3 days ago
Park at L81005 61429, where there was space for 2 cars. The road leads in to Killary Harbour where there is a lar... walk, Len: 9.2km, Climb: 325m, Area: Leitir Eitreann, Twelve Bens (Ireland) L||

Grieve Hill: Summit position recently revised.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 2 weeks 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...

Knocknakilton & Cummeen, Dingle Penninsula

Track 5284 Deise-Man a week ago
walk, Len: 9.1km, Climb: 477m, Area: Knocknakilton, Central Dingle (Ireland) Kn...

Leean Mountain: Ireland's Best Small Hill?

Summit Comment Geo 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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...

Croaghnageer and Croghanirwore

Track 5283 Peter Walker a week ago
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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 a week 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...

Brown Mountain: Granite - mica schist boundary

Summit Comment hibby 2 weeks 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...
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Mourne Mountains Area   E: Binnian Subarea
Place count in area: 59, OSI/LPS Maps: 20, 29, EW-CLY 
Highest place: Slieve Donard, 849m
Maximum height for area: 849 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 821 metres,

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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 883 members. Recently by: Miriamowens, ccartwright, ryanguinness10, NomisAstro, martinmccrea, Sperrinwalker, nevgeoran, Beeman, knightsonhikes, noble.ian.mr, Josephineobrien, Daingean, hugh_oc, rosduke, Baz749
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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 81st highest in Ireland. Slieve Binnian is the third highest point in county Down.
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Very different approaches to tracks. .. by simon3   (Show all for Slieve Binnian (Sliabh Binneáin))
 
Second trip up to the Mournes and having previous .. by paulocon   (Show all for Slieve Binnian (Sliabh Binneáin))
 
2nd time up Binnian at the weekend. It's a nice w .. by paulocon   (Show all for Slieve Binnian (Sliabh Binneáin))
 
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GWPR on Slieve Binnian, 2004
by GWPR  21 Feb 2004
A view north along the crest of Binnian showing its Tors, with Slieve Bearnagh, Slieve Meelmore and Slieve Meelbeg in the background.
From Carrick Little Car Park to col between Cove Mt. and Slieve Lamagan and then south to summit Slieve Lamagan and Slieve Binnian and Slieve Binnian East Top before descent to Carrick Little. About 7 hrs.
A truly memorable walk in the Mournes! Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/79/comment/853/
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