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Feature count in area: 11, all in Cork,
OSI/LPS Maps: 79, 80
Highest Place: Musheramore 642.7m
Starting Places (8) in area Boggeragh Mountains:
Butter Road, Duhallow Way, Derry Wood, Glannaharee East Woods S, Laharan Woods N, Millstreet Country Park, Mount Hillary Wood N, Mount Hillary Wood W, St John's Well
Summits & other features in area Boggeragh Mountains:
Cen: Seefin: Knockcraugh 434m, Seefin 491m, Seefin East Top 491m
N: Banteer: Mount Hillary 391m, Tooreen 322m
NE: Bweeng: Bweeng Little 414m, Bweengduff 416m
S: Macroom Hills: Burren 380m, Knockagreenan 263m
W: Musheramore: Musherabeg 498.8m, Musheramore 642.7m
Note: this list of places may include island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
Highest Place: Musheramore 642.7m
Starting Places (8) in area Boggeragh Mountains:
Butter Road, Duhallow Way, Derry Wood, Glannaharee East Woods S, Laharan Woods N, Millstreet Country Park, Mount Hillary Wood N, Mount Hillary Wood W, St John's WellSummits & other features in area Boggeragh Mountains:
Cen: Seefin: Knockcraugh 434m, Seefin 491m, Seefin East Top 491m
N: Banteer: Mount Hillary 391m, Tooreen 322m
NE: Bweeng: Bweeng Little 414m, Bweengduff 416m
S: Macroom Hills: Burren 380m, Knockagreenan 263m
W: Musheramore: Musherabeg 498.8m, Musheramore 642.7m
Note: this list of places may include island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
Place Rating ..
Grid Reference W37663 78946, Mapsheet(s): 79
Place visited by: 24 members, recently by: learykid, John.geary, Pepe, chelman7, Fergalh, MichaelE, jimbloomer, Wildrover, Juanita, Daingean, CaminoPat, DeltaP, PeakPaul, eamonoc, sandman
I visited this place: NO
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Bedrock type: Sandstone and siltstone, (Gortanimill Formation)
Short or GPS IDs, 6 char: Bur380, 10 char: Burren 380
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/867/
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Summary
for Burren (Boireann):
Awkward access
Summary created by sandman, jackill
07 Sep, 2015
Note: although I went up this way , it may not be possible at some future point as there appeared to be a house being constructed at the access point to the fields. No restriction on access from point B (B (W38131 78642)) as oh Sept 2015.
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One km with 500m of misery.
by thomas_g
23 Jun 2012
Burren has been nagging me for a while, I kept seeing it on my profile, the closest hill to you is Burren and you haven't climbing it yet: so I did what any sensible person does, waited for a truly miserable day after several days of rain with poor visibility to 'enjoy' my trip to the top.
Being an avid student of the interweb - I found an interesting track from the north that promised a mere 700m of walking to bag my closest hill. Starting at the Burren power track at C (W38078 79548) (loads of room to park), I spent 5 mins being very pleased with myself that I'd found a easy way up on what was a pretty unpleasant day, then the track missed the summit and kept going - that wasn't in the plan. So there was nothing for it but set the GPS and head straight for the summit: 25 minutes of misery pushing through soaking wet, knee and sometime waist-high prickly bushes later, I finally found the trig point. If you must do it this way (I assume Jackills way is easier) I suggest you turn off the track at D (W38004 79020) and head up a steep track, when the track stops by the power poles, put on your gaiters and head almost due west - enjoy!
The upside: the 2km round trip took about an hour and warm tea cures all.
Update: Now my profile says closest unclimbed: Coolsnaghtig, Jackill says "a high point in the bog next to an overturned tree stump" - oh joy... Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/867/comment/14696/
Being an avid student of the interweb - I found an interesting track from the north that promised a mere 700m of walking to bag my closest hill. Starting at the Burren power track at C (W38078 79548) (loads of room to park), I spent 5 mins being very pleased with myself that I'd found a easy way up on what was a pretty unpleasant day, then the track missed the summit and kept going - that wasn't in the plan. So there was nothing for it but set the GPS and head straight for the summit: 25 minutes of misery pushing through soaking wet, knee and sometime waist-high prickly bushes later, I finally found the trig point. If you must do it this way (I assume Jackills way is easier) I suggest you turn off the track at D (W38004 79020) and head up a steep track, when the track stops by the power poles, put on your gaiters and head almost due west - enjoy!
The upside: the 2km round trip took about an hour and warm tea cures all.
Update: Now my profile says closest unclimbed: Coolsnaghtig, Jackill says "a high point in the bog next to an overturned tree stump" - oh joy... Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/867/comment/14696/
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jackill on Burren
by jackill
24 Oct 2009
From some angles Burren I think could be an interesting lump.
Unfortunately on the day of my visit it was covered in fog and drenched in spitting rain.
I had intended to ascend from the east on the track at B (W38131 78642) but found this whole side of the mountain peppered in "private land" signs. Instead I made a some what longer ascent through farm land (less than ideal but didn't meet anyone) from A (W36490 78617). As of October 2009 there was evidence of lots of windfarm activity around adding to the challenge of access.
I passed an interesting memorial underneath Burren at Bawnmore crossroads. It commemorates a soup house that operated near the cross during the great famine and remembers all those who died during that time. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/867/comment/4224/
Unfortunately on the day of my visit it was covered in fog and drenched in spitting rain.
I had intended to ascend from the east on the track at B (W38131 78642) but found this whole side of the mountain peppered in "private land" signs. Instead I made a some what longer ascent through farm land (less than ideal but didn't meet anyone) from A (W36490 78617). As of October 2009 there was evidence of lots of windfarm activity around adding to the challenge of access.
I passed an interesting memorial underneath Burren at Bawnmore crossroads. It commemorates a soup house that operated near the cross during the great famine and remembers all those who died during that time. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/867/comment/4224/
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Masochists will enjoy
by chelman7
16 Jul 2020
Had to do as it was in my local 100 list, but wouldn't recommend unless you enjoy chest high heather and prickly furze. My dog disappeared completely in the undergrowth. Still, nice view from the top. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/867/comment/20821/
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