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The Bones Peak: On Beenkeragh Ridge

Summit Comment Lauranna 4 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 5 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...

Focussed Summiteering Circuit.

Track 4947 osullivanm a week 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 6 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...

Corranabinnia: A Remote Mountain to Respect and Admire

Summit Comment ochils_trekker 3 days 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 Saddle - Trig Point: View From Summit

Summit Comment Lauranna a week 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.

MacGillycuddy's Reeks: The Three Arêtes

Track 4946 Lauranna 4 days ago
walk, Len: 16.0km, Climb: 1465m, Area: Hag's Tooth, MacGillycuddy's Reeks (Irel...

The Ben Starav Five

Track 4944 Lauranna a week 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 a week ago
View back along the pinnacled ridge of An Teallach, July 2023.

Slioch: On Summit, August 2023

Summit Comment Lauranna a week ago
View from Slioch Summit towards An Teallach and the Fisherfield Munros.

Ben Starav: Loch Etive

Summit Comment Lauranna a week 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 2 weeks 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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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 22 members. Recently by: Colin Murphy, madfrankie, chelman7, Wildrover, ilenia, Wilderness, Daingean, Juanita, CaminoPat, tommccarthy, mountainmike, eamonoc, Fergalh, hivisibility, petercrowley
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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 943rd 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 .. by group   (Show all for Ballyvouskill )
 
From the Forest entrance at W24675 83393 A f .. by jackill   (Show all for Ballyvouskill )
 
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Views of Claragh and Musheramore .. by chelman7   (Show all for Ballyvouskill )
 
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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