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Crocknasharragh: Fine views on ascent

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 2 days ago
A view of the large sandbank jutting out into Lough Barra, taken from about 300m on the hill's NE slopes.

Lake District: Dale Head Horseshoe

Track 5076 Onzy a day 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 & |...

Crocknasharragh: Impressive views on nitial ascent.

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 2 days ago
A view of the large sandbank jutting out into Lough Barra, taken from about 300m ascent on the hill's NE slopes.

Lake District: Coledale Horseshoe

Track 5075 Onzy a day 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|...

Cunnigar: Short trek to summit

Coast Comment Fergalh 6 days ago
Parked at 274896 at car park. Walked along beach after traversing a small stream, the tide was out. Go past the wooden posts in the sea and than past the gorse. The high point is obvious when...

Longish walk to isolated top

Track 5073 Colin Murphy 2 days ago
Crocknasharragh is a fairly isolated top, which is almost a 5km walk in due to the zigzagging nature of the te... walk, Len: 8.9km, Climb: 637m, Area: Cnoc na Searrach, Derryveagh Mountains (I|...

Westtown Hill: Tramore's Highest Point

Summit Comment DeirdreM a week ago
It is still possible to walk up the driveway to the house mentioned previously and the trig is just to the left across a field. I knocked on their door and met a lovely lady and two big fine ...

Knockbrinnea West Top: Eflanagan on the Knockbrinneas

Summit Comment eflanaga a week ago
From summit of its sister peak to the East there is a short walk over rocky ground passing the side of a small spot height (unless you can be bothered going over its top) to the West Top summ...

Ascending the Knockbrinneas from the north.

Track 5074 simon3 a week ago
This was a surveying trip to see if Knockbrinnea was by any chance an Arderin. The most recent map from EastWe... walk, Len: 9.4km, Climb: 752m, Area: Knockbrinnea West Top, MacGillycuddy's Re|...

Knockbrinnea West Top: Larger Twin

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a week ago
This top is the larger of the two Knockbrinnea peaks. There are excellent views N to Castlemaine, NE to Killarney and SE into the Hag's Glen. It is best approached from the car-park at Lislei...

Lobawn Loop - Clockwise avoids any steep ascent! Easy stream crossing.

Track 5072 Bunsen7 a week ago
walk, Len: 11.7km, Climb: 506m, Area: Lobawn, Wicklow (Ireland) Lobawn, Sugarlo...

Knockaunanattin West Top: Views, loughs and a navigational aid.

Summit Comment simon3 a week ago
As others have remarked, this is a summit littered with small lakes and gifted with huge views.In this picture the main Knockaunanattin is to the left with Stumpa Duloigh SW hidden in the clo...
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North Mayo Area   E: Ballycastle Hills Subarea
Place count in area: 19, OSI/LPS Maps: 22, 23, EW-WNN 
Highest place: Maumakeogh, 379m
Maximum height for area: 379 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 294 metres,

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Maumakeogh Hill Mám an Cheo A name in Irish (Ir. Mám an Cheo [GÉ], 'pass of the mist') Mayo County in Connacht Province, in Binnion List, X-bedded sandstone and siltstone. Bedrock

Height: 379m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 23 Grid Reference: G03703 36823
Place visited by 11 members. Recently by: eamonoc, Carolyn105, TommyV, Fergalh, LordKelvin88, Garmin, Keithbrogan, chalky, FilHil, sandman, IncaHoots
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Longitude: -9.478868, Latitude: 54.27116 , Easting: 103703, Northing: 336823 Prominence: 294m,  Isolation: 8.2km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 503674 836826,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Mmkgh, 10 char: Maumakeogh
Bedrock type: X-bedded sandstone and siltstone., (Minnaun Sandstone Formation)

The neolithic farming complex of the Céide Fields lies on the northern slopes. Mám an Cheo is the title of a poem which talks of agricultural life and coring (Ir. comhar, co-operation between neighbours in the tasks of farming). It is available in Amhráin Chearbhalláin (Poems of Carolan, Irish Texts Society, edited by Tomás Ó Máille, 249-51), though it is one of the poems in the collection not attributed to Carolan.   Maumakeogh is the highest hill in the North Mayo area and the 1002th highest in Ireland.
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When in North Mayo
by sandman  19 Jul 2012
I would not make a trip especially to visit this hill and would only do it as a summit bagging excerise. Park at G06922 37808 starA and head towards summit at G03703 36823 starB app 3.5km away keeping right at end of bog pass to Famine cottage at G05762 37618 starC which will allow you to ford the stream even on a wet day, From the cottage its a slog over heather and boggy high grass to the summit - do not hand rail the forest as the under foot conditions are better to the right. You need height before views appear across to Downpatrick Head, Belderg Harbour Glinsk - Nephin and its neighbours. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/868/comment/14727/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Maumakeogh (<i>Mám an Cheo</i>) in area North Mayo, Ireland
Picture: Cottage Ruins		  
Wet and Boggy
by TommyV  9 Sep 2019
I followed the directions provided by sandman and I would second his opinion that this one is a summit bagging exercise. Very little to recommend about this one! Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/868/comment/20648/
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