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Shannavara 358m, Knockadav 224m,
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Summit Comment eamonoc 17 hours ago
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Coast Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Sweeney 2 days ago
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Sturrall: Great ridge scramble

Coast Comment Sweeney 2 days ago
Headed out to climb the Sturral from Port to the west. Scrambled directly along the ridge, and then turned around at the last steep few metres to the top, as it involved 1 committing climbing...

Rinvyle Point: Easy stroll to the point

Coast Comment Fergalh 4 days ago
Parked at 657638 Underneath Rinvyle Castle beside the beach. Followed track through two gates until 650641 than turn North west to the point. From here if the tide is out it is a short walk t...

Cullentragh and Derrybawn

Track 4794 simon3 5 days ago
This route takes a somewhat different route to find it's way to the Derrybawn ridge. walk, Len: 16.4km, Climb: 670m, Area: Cullentragh Mountain, Wicklow (Ireland) C...

Rossroe Island: Short stroll from mainland

Island Comment Fergalh 4 days ago
Parked at 932273 and strolled over bridge to island. Turned right and at 931273 walked up a green lane past a orange house until i reached a T junction. Here i turned right and than crossed w...

A'Mhaighdean, Ruadh Stac Mór and Beinn Tarsuinn

Track 4784 billbaggins 3 days ago
A’Mhaighdean and Ruadh Stac Mór are two of the more remote Munros. Their summits provide some of the best views in Sc... walk, Len: 39.5km, Climb: 1748m, Area: Loch Maree to Loch Broom (Britain) A\'||

Cloghercor South: Worth a visit if passing

Summit Comment eamonoc 4 days ago
Direct route up and down from R250, plenty of parking atG86210 99124, cross road to farm gate and onto open hillside for boggy trek to summit

Glengesh Hill: A boogy round trip

Summit Comment eamonoc 4 days ago
Done as part of a round trip from Glengesh gap, over Croaghavehy.

Fossy Mountain: Access update point B

Summit Comment moggy40 a week ago
The gate at point B now has a lock on it, so driving is out. Bike or walk is still an option

If you like your Binnions served wet

Track 4793 eamonoc 5 days ago
Started this walk from Carpark at Glengesh Gap, from the start the ground was very wet and boggy and continued so ov... walk, Len: 9.0km, Climb: 463m, Area: Cruach an Bheithe, Donegal SW (Ireland) ||

Errigal: Reflection

Summit Comment mcrtchly a week ago
Errigal rises majestically above the uncharacteristically calm Dunlewey Lough beckoning us to climb its snow covered summit the next day
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South Connemara Area   N: Shannavara Subarea
Place count in area: 14, OSI/LPS Maps: 44, 45, EW-CON 
Highest place: Shannavara, 358m
Maximum height for area: 358 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 329 metres,

Places in area South Connemara:
Cen: Kilkieran:   Cnoc Mordáin 354m
E: Moycullen:   Newtown Hill 198m
N: Cashel:   Cashel Hill 311mLettershinna Hill 192m
N: Derroura:   Cappanalaurabaun 273mKeeraunnageeragh 305m
N: Oughterard:   Cloghermore 280mKnocknasilloge 346mKnocknalee 291mLeam Hill 253m
N: Shannavara:   Knockadav 224mShannavara 358m
S: Lettermore:   Lettermore 117m
W: Roundstone:   Errisbeg 300m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Shannavara Hill Seanadh Bhéara A name in Irish (Ir. Seanadh Bhéara [logainm.ie], 'slope of Béara') Galway County in Connacht Province, in Binnion List, Paragneiss, migmatite, pebble beds Bedrock

Height: 358m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 45 Grid Reference: L93334 43718
Place visited by 24 members. Recently by: paulbrown, Haulie, markwallace, Fergalh, tphase, TommyV, markmjcampion, Murray-Tucker, erun, sandman, eamonoc, frankmc04, MichaelE, conormcbandon, jimbloomer
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Longitude: -9.605383, Latitude: 53.432119 , Easting: 93334, Northing: 243718 Prominence: 301m,  Isolation: 2.2km
ITM: 493321 743646,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Shnvr, 10 char: Shannavara
Bedrock type: Paragneiss, migmatite, pebble beds, (Cashel Schist Formation)

On Tim Robinson's map of Connemara, Seanadh Bhéara (Shannavara) only appears as a townland name. This hill is named Cnoc Úraid. A legend predicts that Cnoc Úraid / Oorid Hill will be the site of the last battle for Christianity. [TR]   Seanadh Bhéara is the highest hill in the South Connemara area and the 1041th highest in Ireland.
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Rugged hill with good views at the north of a vas .. by group   (Show all for Shannavara (Seanadh Bhéara))
 
This is the first comment on Seanadh Bheara, but .. by bryanmccabe   (Show all for Shannavara (Seanadh Bhéara))
 
Access Issues
by TommyV  14 Aug 2017
I was bagging a few hills in the South Connemara on Saturday 12th August. Shannavara was to be my 4th hill of the day. I followed bryanmccabe's directions and met the landowner who was out and about. I asked if it was okay to access the hill through his property (expecting a friendly yes as bryanmccabe had no issues). Instead I was surprisingly met with a friendly no. The farmer was very friendly and explained that he has had issues with walkers bringing dogs onto the land and leaving gates open.There was also a case where one walker hurt his ankle on the farmers property and tried to unsuccessfully to sue the farmer. Due to these reasons the farmer has imposed a blanket ban on walkers accessing the hill through his farm. I just wanted to let the hill walker community know that this is no longer an option to access Shannvara. Does anybody know if the route mentioned by Sandman is still an option? Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/888/comment/19682/
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Rain on the way! .. by paddyhillsbagger   (Show all for Shannavara (Seanadh Bhéara))
 
Low lying but definitely worth the bog slog! .. by markmjcampion   (Show all for Shannavara (Seanadh Bhéara))
 
Third time lucky .. by TommyV   (Show all for Shannavara (Seanadh Bhéara))
 
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