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Mount Gabriel: Simple and stunning

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 2 days ago
Can there be an easier summit to bag in Ireland, which also offers such amazing, expansive views? Unlikely. Drove almost to the top, walked 30m to trig pillar atop rocky outcrop, spent ten mi...

Steep ascent, stunning views

Track 5290 Colin Murphy 2 days ago
Tooreenbaha is usually done as part of the Cummeengeara horseshoe, but may also be done in isolation. It is a fai... walk, Len: 4.4km, Climb: 437m, Area: Tooreenbaha, Caha Mountains (Ireland) To||

Long trail to rewarding tops.

Track 5289 Colin Murphy 2 days ago
Parked on the road at Rossmacowen Church on the R572, room for multiple cars assuming that mass or a funeral e... walk, Len: 11.5km, Climb: 632m, Area: Knocknagree East Top, Caha Mountains (Ir|...

Knocknagree East Top: Fine top with good access mostly on trail

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 2 days ago
Usually done in conjunction with other tops such as Knocknagree itself, but this rather remote top may be done in isolation from, for example, the south. Parking for several cars to be had on...

Coomnalack Top: Lacks for nothing

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 2 days ago
Often done in conjunction with other tops like Coomnadiha, but may also be done in isolation. One approach is possible from the north, parking at Gleninquachin Park at V85686 62266. This is p...

Very fine Carn with stunning views.

Track 5306 Colin Murphy 2 days ago
Parked in a forest next to an old overgrown gate, room for a couple of cars, and several other spots along the... walk, Len: 4.8km, Climb: 275m, Area: Coomnalack Top, Caha Mountains (Ireland) |...

Little Bin: Tough little climb

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
Looking down on this from Meilke Bin it looked easy but it was not at all. I went north of Meikle bin and than followed the path which lead between Meile Bin and Little Bin. At the lowest poi...

GR 92: Estartit to l'Escala

Track 5305 BrianKennan 3 days ago
walk, Len: 18.1km, Climb: 295m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Meikle Bin: Long trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
From Cort Ma Law East Top i headed north east over wet tusocky ground to the edge of the forest south of Meikle Bin. At the lowest point just west of Black Hill i entered the forest. A wet an...

Cort-ma Law East Top: Do not climb in the rain !

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
From Ricket Hill headed south over boggy ground. Luckily the difficult middle section which was very wet was mangeable and i did not have Jackills difficulties. The trig pillar for Cort ma La...

GR 92: Roses to Cadaques

Track 5304 BrianKennan 3 days ago
walk, Len: 22.3km, Climb: 690m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Silvermines Hydro Project

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Antrim Hills Area   Cen: Central Antrim Hills Subarea
Place count in area: 27, OSI/LPS Maps: 14, 15, 4, 5, 8, 9 
Highest place: Trostan, 550m
Maximum height for area: 550 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 515 metres,

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Soarns Hill Hill Sliabh Bán A name in Irish, also Slievebane an extra name in English (Ir. Sliabh Bán [OSI], 'white or fallow mountain') Antrim County in NI and in Ulster Province, in Carn List, Olivine basalt lava Bedrock

Height: 403m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 9 Grid Reference: D21085 14081
Place visited by 32 members. Recently by: Colin Murphy, Paddym99, garybuz, Andy1287, Kilcoobin, eamonoc, Fergalh, Xiom5724, LorraineG60, MichaelG55, Ulsterpooka, trostanite, Wilderness, whoRya, Peter Walker
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Longitude: -6.110526, Latitude: 54.959558 , Easting: 321085, Northing: 414081 Prominence: 38m,  Isolation: 1.8km
ITM: 721007 914066,   GPS IDs, 6 char: SrnsHl, 10 char: Soarns Hil
Bedrock type: Olivine basalt lava, (Upper Basalt Formation)

The Irish name, Sliabh Bán, is fairly transparent. However, the origin of the English name, Soarns Hill, is obscure. It may be derived from Ir. sorn, 'kiln', but the hill seems rather too high and remote for this. There were limekilns near the coast at Carnlough.   Soarns Hill is the 928th highest place in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/810/
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Long, tough tramp through high heather & grass .. by group   (Show all for Soarns Hill (Sliabh Bán))
 
Forested summit .. by slemish   (Show all for Soarns Hill (Sliabh Bán))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Soarns Hill (<i>Sliabh Bán</i>) in area Antrim Hills, Ireland
Picture: Gloves mark the spot		  
Firebreak Bliss
by eamonoc  31 Mar 2019
Visited Soarns Hill on Thursday 21st March in atrocious weather, almost zero visibility and the 20km trek around Carncormick, Mid Hill and Colin top was akin to Mid Antrim water torture. Spent most of the day up to me Ankles in water
and the only respite came in the shape of the firebreak on Soarns Hill!!. In the midst of a 5hr soul searching exercise and repeating the mantra Why Oh Why!. Spotted a pair of Gloves beside the fence at entrance to said firebreak, rstored my faith in Mountainviews as gloves belonged to Fergal H. he had visited on 2nd December, dedicate this comment to the other 25 members who dared to visit Soarns Hill, If in Antrim well worth a viisit, if you must Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/810/comment/20475/
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Local summit visit .. by Harry Goodman   (Show all for Soarns Hill (Sliabh Bán))
 
Soarns Hill, a hill for bad weather. With a fore .. by three5four0   (Show all for Soarns Hill (Sliabh Bán))
 
Maybe, a not so hidden Central Antrim Gem of a hi .. by eamonoc   (Show all for Soarns Hill (Sliabh Bán))
 
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