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Carricktriss Gorse: Safe access to this hill no longer seems possible

Summit Comment TommyMc a day ago
Safe access to this hill no longer appears possible via the turning circle at the end of the forest access track mentioned by other contributors. This is because large mounds of wood cuttings wast...

Binnion: Tullagh Bay and Rockstown Harbour

Summit Comment Jim_Brady 2 days ago
followed eejaymm's initial parking directions for Annagh except I didn 't take the lane beyond the fence and opted for a direct assaultafter parking at the dead end down to the left of his pa...

Donations Drive, now finished.

Forum: General simon3 2 days ago
The donations drive that MV has been running for the last month is now complete for this year. The MV committee who receive the funds would like to express thanks to all who donated.Such don...

Good, relatively easy double bag

Track 5077 Colin Murphy 4 days ago
Binbane and its sister hill Binbane NE are relatively easy summits to bag in a single walk and could also be comb... walk, Len: 3.9km, Climb: 317m, Area: An Bhinn Bhn, Bluestack Mountains (Irela||

Crocknapeast: Long walk up windfarm roads.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 4 days ago
Crocknapeast is reached via a longish walk of about 13km return, mostly along windfarm tracks, and can be combined with a visit to Mulnanaff and Balbane Hill (unlisted) if you wish. There is ...

Mulnanaff: Longish walk up windfarm road.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 4 days ago
Mulnanaff is reached via a longish walk of about 10km return, mostly along windfarm tracks. There is parking for a couple of cars at a forestry entrance at G70138 81131. Cross over gate and w...

Lake District: Dale Head Horseshoe

Track 5076 Onzy 6 days ago
Round taking in 5 Wainwrights - Maiden Moor, High Spy, Dale Head, Hindscarth and Robinson. The standard round ... walk, Len: 16.1km, Climb: 1057m, Area: Maiden Moor, Lake District - Central & |...

Double bag mostly on windfarm tracks.

Track 5078 Colin Murphy 4 days ago
I had hoped to make this a 3-bagged-tops outing but unfortunately I couldn’t find a way up Croaghacullin that did... walk, Len: 13.8km, Climb: 569m, Area: Crocknapeast, Donegal SW (Ireland) Croc||

Binbane NE Top: Simple bag from its neighbouring top.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 4 days ago
See Binbane summary for initial approach. From Binbane this top is a mere 600m. Head directly east, dropping down to about 400m elevation at the col, which is spotted with a few small pools. ...

Lake District: Coledale Horseshoe

Track 5075 Onzy 6 days ago
Classic Coledale taking in 5 Wainwrights - Grisedale Pike, Crag Hill, Sail, Outerside and Barrow. I was able t... walk, Len: 16.7km, Climb: 1202m, Area: Grisedale Pike, Lake District - Central|...

Binbane: Steepish approach to relatively easy Carn.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 4 days ago
Binbane and Binbane NE can be reach relatively easily from a forest entrance just off the Bluestack Way. Take the minor road north just off the R262 and follow it until you reach a gate, whic...

Crucknaree: Magnificent views!

Summit Comment paddyhillsbagger 5 days ago
Picking herself up at Knock Airport allowed a spot of hill bagging.There were a lot of small brown moths flying around the rather steep & rough heather on Crucknaree.Eventually managed to pho...
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Derrynasaggart Area   SE: Mullaghanish Subarea
Place count in area: 24, OSI/LPS Maps: 79 
Highest place: The Paps East, 694m
Maximum height for area: 694 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 623 metres,

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Ballyvouskill Hill Cork County in Munster Province, in Carn List, Green sandstone & purple siltstone Bedrock

Height: 401m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 79 Grid Reference: W25741 85244
Place visited by 23 members. Recently by: annem, Colin Murphy, madfrankie, chelman7, Wildrover, ilenia, Wilderness, Daingean, Juanita, CaminoPat, tommccarthy, mountainmike, eamonoc, Fergalh, hivisibility
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Longitude: -9.082336, Latitude: 52.014747 , Easting: 125741, Northing: 85244 Prominence: 35m,  Isolation: 3.5km
ITM: 525706 585301,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Blyvsk, 10 char: Blyvskl
Bedrock type: Green sandstone & purple siltstone, (Glenflesk Chloritic Sandstone Formation)

Ballyvouskill is the 945th highest place in Ireland. Ballyvouskill is the most easterly summit in the Derrynasaggart area.
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Fine views across the plains of Cork
Short Summary created by jackill  2 Sep 2014
From the Forest entrance at W24675 83393 starA,where there is room to park 8-10 cars, follow the excellent roadway constructed for the windfarm to W24800 84080 starB and then turn right down a bank onto an older track uphill, through a green gate, out to the turf cuttings. Hop the fence (look out for the fallen five stones that make up the Ballyvouskill stone circle) and cross 500 boggy meters before a slight 30 meter ascent to the cairn at the summit area. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/830/comment/5589/
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Ballyvouskill in area Derrynasaggart, Ireland
Picture: Claragh Mountain overlooking Millstreet on the left and the bulk of Musheramore on the right.		  
jackill on Ballyvouskill, 2009
by jackill  22 Nov 2009
From the Forest entrance at W24675 83393 starA follow the motorway constructed for the windfarm to W24800 84080 starB and then turn right following a stoney track , through a gate, out to the turf cuttings. Hop the fence and find if you can the fallen five stones that make up the Ballyvouskill stone circle. Then head down and march 500 boggy meters carefully to the cairn at the summit .
There is a truly fine view awaiting you. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/830/comment/4276/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Ballyvouskill in area Derrynasaggart, Ireland
Picture: A rather boggy stone circle
Circles and Turbines
by thomas_g  10 Aug 2012
Followed Jackill's excellent directions to the top, boggy going but worth it. I see now why Jackill calls it the motorway judging by the speed the local chap with cap passed me in his 4x4.
I did find the stone circle (gate side of the fence) after a bit of bog hopping: it looks kind of odd with all the turbines on the horizon. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/830/comment/14749/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Ballyvouskill in area Derrynasaggart, Ireland
Picture: Musheramore mountain from the top of Ballyvouskill		  
Views of Claragh and Musheramore
by chelman7  2 Oct 2020
Good views of the Boggeraghs Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/830/comment/20910/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Ballyvouskill in area Derrynasaggart, Ireland
Megalithic interest
by Colin Murphy  30 Jun 2021
Besides a substantial cairn and a stone circle on the ascent, the summit area is also notable for what may be the remnants of a collapsed portal tomb as seen in picture. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/830/comment/23198/
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