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Near Glen Etive to Glen Lochy (Britain)

Track 4888 eamonoc less than an hour ago
walk, Len: 28.5km, Climb: 2901m, Area: Glen Etive to Glen Lochy (Britain) Beinn...

Knockalla: Anticlockwise loop walk.

Summit Comment Wilderness 10 hours ago
I parked in Glenvar in-between the school and church and accessed the hills by taking the lane which leads up to the cross and grotto. 26303525. I walked from the north east top to the liste...

Bloody Foreland: Easy going walk.

Summit Comment Wilderness a day ago
I parked in the view point car park at Point E. From here the best way to access this hill is to walk down the main road a bit , and then turn right up a lane that leads to a small transmitte...

Tonduff: Some nice views, but unexciting summit

Summit Comment michaelseaver 2 days ago
Climbed Tonduff as part of circuit that included War Hill and Djouce. Parked in Crone Woods and followed the forest paths towards Maulin, then cut across a boggy path to Tonduff East Top and ...

Windfarm eases access

Track 4886 Colin Murphy 2 days ago
Approaching from Belhavel Lough, Google Maps directed me up a badly deteriorated road – only drivable with care t... walk, Len: 9.2km, Climb: 532m, Area: Lackagh Mountain, Dartry Mountains (Irela|...

Slieve Carn: Working Bog and Wind Farm

Summit Comment TommyV 2 days ago
Having read the comments about the approach from the East side, I followed a warren of roads on the West side of the hill and ended up parking at M29230 89101. From here I followed the approa...

Carranarah: Electric Dreams

Summit Comment TommyV 2 days ago
Followed the route mentioned by three5four0. The lane appears to be quite overgrown in parts now, but it's actually easy enough to push through. There is an extensive network of electric fenc...

Access via rocky trail

Track 4887 Colin Murphy 2 days ago
Parking for a couple of cars at start point. Continue N up tarred road, and around a bend, watching for a stony track... walk, Len: 5.7km, Climb: 401m, Area: Benbo, Dartry Mountains (Ireland) Benbo||

Bockagh Hill: Short but Hard Bag.

Summit Comment TommyV 2 days ago
Took the approach mentioned by Fergalh. There is room to squeeze a car at the mast. Then head North up the road for a few hundred metres looking for the summit cross on the left. Once you see...

Minneapolis: Minnihaha creek walk

Track 4885 Onzy 3 days ago
Urban park in Minneapolis... walk, Len: 3.1km, Climb: 61m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Mullaghanoe: Forest harvesting and mast compound

Summit Comment TommyV 2 days ago
The route already mentioned seems to be the only logical way to approach this very bland hill. I drove as far as far as a forest barrier and even though it was open I still decided to walk fr...

Benbo: A small but interesting Hill

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 2 days ago
Park at G860366, forestry entrance gate. Walk NE for about 200 metres and as the road swings left look for an entrance on to a muddy lane bounded on each side by a corrugated iron sheet. As o...
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Iveragh NW Area   N: Castlequin Subarea
Place count in area: 18, OSI/LPS Maps: 83, 84 
Highest place: Knocknadobar, 690m
Maximum height for area: 690 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 565 metres,

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Castlequin Hill Clochán Mhac Coinn A name in Irish Kerry County in Munster Province, in Binnion List, Purple sandstone & siltstone Bedrock

Height: 361m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 83 Grid Reference: V47000 82100
Place visited by 17 members. Recently by: leetelefson, fingalscave, Peter Walker, Cobhclimber, markmjcampion, Fergalh, TommyV, ciarraioch, conormcbandon, Wilderness, MichaelE, jimbloomer, chalky, trekker, David-Guenot
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Longitude: -10.227092, Latitude: 51.97042 , Easting: 47000, Northing: 82100 Prominence: 336m,  Isolation: 4km
ITM: 446983 582160,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Cstlqn, 10 char: Castlequin
Bedrock type: Purple sandstone & siltstone, (Ballinskelligs Sandstone Formation)

This peak is unnamed on OS maps. It is situated in the townland of Castlequin. Any information on the correct name of this hill would be welcome.   Castlequin is the 1038th highest place in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/886/
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A mixed bag .. by TommyV   (Show all for Castlequin (Clochán Mhac Coinn))
 
The end summit of 4 Hill Day .. by three5four0   (Show all for Castlequin (Clochán Mhac Coinn))
 
Not climbed Castlequin yet, but I did get to take .. by dbloke   (Show all for Castlequin (Clochán Mhac Coinn))
 
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Kimego peat works.
by conormcbandon  5 Sep 2018
Castlequin overlooks the Kimego peat works of which only an impressive chimney stack remain. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/886/comment/20057/
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Kimego .. by conormcbandon   (Show all for Castlequin (Clochán Mhac Coinn))
 
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