Shannavara 358m hill, South Connemara Ireland at MountainViews.ie
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Shannavara 358m, Knockadav 224m,
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An Bhinn Bhuí: Benwee Loop walk towards Portacloy.

Summit Comment ucampbell 14 hours ago
The Loop walks here are well signposted, it's a great idea to go out onto each headland.

Doonvinalla N Top: Coastal Hill

Summit Comment sandman 18 hours ago
On 26/4/2014 i spent a very enjoyable afternoon walking this area visiting the army observation hut and the stone constructed EIRE marking as part of an addition to the Benwee Head Loop walk but i...

Doonvinalla N Top: Flat topped but hard to get to.

Summit Comment simon3 18 hours ago
View from the west.

Circuit of Dirkbeg Lough - easier ascent

Track 3882 simon3 2 days ago
The purpose of this walk is to reach the Maumtrasna plateau and Maumtrasna NE top (MNET). The lattter is quite possib... walk, Len: 11.6km, Climb: 564m, Area: Maumtrasna North-East Top, Partry/Joyce

Near Galtybeg, Galty Mountains (Ireland)

Track 3884 caiomhin 2 days ago
walk, Len: 11.3km, Climb: 663m, Area: Galtybeg, Galty Mountains (Ireland) Galty...

Benwee Coastal Walk

Track 3870 simon3 2 days ago
The walk starts at a small carpark and Wild Atlantic Way sign just west of Benwee. In fact some of the local rock has ... walk, Len: 8.1km, Climb: 245m, Area: An Bhinn Bhu?, North Mayo (Ireland) An B

Benwee NE Head: Jagged summit

Summit Comment simon3 18 hours ago
View from the east.

Riddle of the Spinc

Forum: General BleckCra 2 days ago
I was at Glendalough yesterday and on the Spinc for the first time. I cannot imagine there haven't already been a thousand hours debate on the boardwalk and and that there won't be a thousand hour...

Benwee NE Head: Jagged summit

Summit Comment simon3 18 hours ago
Picture from the west.

Kid Island: Steepwalled island.

Island Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 20 hours ago
Kid Island is very visible from Benwee Head.

Lenadoon Coastal Walk

Track 3876 simon3 2 days ago
walk, Len: 2.5km, Climb: 8m, Area: Mayo Coastal Hill (Ireland)

Buckaun East: Cliffy north edge.

Summit Comment simon3 20 hours ago
This is a picture of Buckaun East taken from the valley below.. Obviously the safest way to go up and down this is to the left or south of the ridge.
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South Connemara Area
Place count in area: 14, OSI/LPS Maps: 44, 45 
Highest place: Shannavara, 358m
Maximum height for area: 358 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 329 metres,

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 Binnion List, Paragneiss, migmatite, pebble beds Bedrock

Height: 358m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 45 Grid Reference: L93334 43718
Place visited by 18 members. Recently by: markmjcampion, Murray-Tucker, erun, sandman, eamonoc, frankmc04, MichaelE, conormcbandon, jimbloomer, chalky, taobear, eilismoylan, patmoran, juliewoods, Jamessheerin
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Longitude: -9.605626, Latitude: 53.432969 , Easting: 93334, Northing: 243718 Prominence: 301m,  Isolation: 2.2km
ITM: 493307 743741,   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 1035th highest in Ireland.
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This is the first comment on Seanadh Bheara, but .. by bryanmccabe   (Show all for Seanadh Bhéara)
 
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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? Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/888/comment/19682/
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Rain on the way! .. by paddyhillsbagger   (Show all for Seanadh Bhéara)
 
A Tale of Two Cairns. .. by sandman   (Show all for Seanadh Bhéara)
 
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