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Dún Briste: You must be joking

Island Comment TommyV a day ago
So I definitely didn't visit Dun Briste sea stack and I can't imagine that there will be many who will but I will use this section as an excuse to mention Downpatrick Head. It's a nice short ...

Knocklettercuss: Ascend via the spur

Summit Comment TommyV a day ago
As mentioned by gerrym, the Bangor Erris trail gives easy access to Knocklettercuss. My plan was to follow the trail for a few kilometres before ascending directly to the summit and then retu...

Letterettrin - a perspective on the N Connemara peaks

Track 5286 glencree 6 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||

Doonvinalla E Top: Portacloy Cliff Walk

Summit Comment TommyV a day ago
Technically I did not take in Doonvinalla E Top as I had the smallies in tow but did the Portacloy cliff walk from the car park mentioned by sandman. Went out as far as the lookout tower wher...

Burren: Black Head Loop

Track 5287 Onzy 3 days ago
walk, Len: 24.3km, Climb: 616m, Area: West Clare (Ireland) ||

Erris Head Hill: Fantastic loop

Summit Comment TommyV a day ago
Erris Head loop follows waymarked arrows from the Wild Atlantic Way sign at the car park. The loop will eventually take you to thetrig point at the summit towards the latter half of the walk....

Kilbrony Park Ramble

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

Aghaglasheen: Highest point on the peninsula

Summit Comment TommyV a day ago
I started from a similar location mentioned by sandman but didn't use any tracks. I hoped a fence and headed North until I reached the summit. Lovey early morning views of the North Mayo coast.

Knocknakilton & Cummeen, Dingle Penninsula

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

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...

Silvermines Hydro Project

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Carrigroe: Twin tops

Summit Comment Colin Murphy a week ago
A view of Carrigalachan and Carrigroe taken from the southern slopes of Blackstairs mountain.
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Boggeragh Mountains Area   N: Banteer Subarea
Place count in area: 11, OSI/LPS Maps: 79, 80 
Highest place: Musheramore, 642.7m
Maximum height for area: 642.7 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 439 metres,

Places in area Boggeragh Mountains:
Cen: Seefin:   Knockcraugh 434mSeefin 491mSeefin East Top 491m
N: Banteer:   Mount Hillary 391mTooreen 322m
NE: Bweeng:   Bweeng Little 414mBweengduff 416m
S: Macroom Hills:   Burren 380mKnockagreenan 263m
W: Musheramore:   Musherabeg 498.8mMusheramore 642.7m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Mount Hillary Hill Mullach Allaíre A name in Irish (Ir. Cnoc an Iolair [PNABD*], 'hill of the eagle') Cork County in Munster Province, in Binnion List, Red conglomerate, sandstone & mudstone Bedrock

Height: 391m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 80 Grid Reference: W42527 95648
Place visited by 65 members. Recently by: JustMe, jeb, Padraigin, Leatra, DeirdreM, markmjcampion, Glanman2, dregish, Causticblonde, caiomhin, mlmoroneybb, maryblewitt, mh400nt, nolanlyn, John.geary
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Longitude: -8.839616, Latitude: 52.110246 , Easting: 142527, Northing: 95648 Prominence: 176m,  Isolation: 4.6km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 542489 595705,   GPS IDs, 6 char: MntHlr, 10 char: MntHlry
Bedrock type: Red conglomerate, sandstone & mudstone, (Old Red Sandstone (undifferentiated))

Mount Hillary is the 976th highest place in Ireland. Mount Hillary is the most northerly summit in the Boggeragh Mountains area.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/852/
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salee on Mount Hillary, 2008
by salee  3 Dec 2008
gentle walking along coillte tracks, access from carpark on the north or west, several way-marked ways in different colours for different lengths - all very easy. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/852/comment/3463/
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