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Gartan Mountain 357m,
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Bweengduff: The Shiddy Way?

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 3 days ago
This isn't a particularly interesting hill, although after a prolonged rainy period, I did see multiple gushing streams on my walk, some of them having flooded sections of the forest track. T...

Glenshee ramble

Track 4830 billbaggins 6 days ago
Parked at the Ski Centre, NO 141 775. Cycled down to parking spot at NO 131 757 and began hiking. Reached A93 at ... walk, Len: 24.6km, Climb: 1296m, Area: Creag Leacach SW Top, Braemar to Montro|...

Carrigshouk: Lovely loop

Summit Comment 500plusclub a day ago
Lovely loop up one side and down the other . On a clear day you have a great view north and south.

Bweengduff: A good forest road to access this summit

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 3 days ago
Park at a forest entrance W46444 88741, room for 5 cars. Follow the track into the forest , along the Duhallow way, taking the second left, then the first right, then second left then first r...

Seefin East Top: An easy bog trot.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 3 days ago
This is an easy walk starting from the large carpark at W34900 86100 and following the track (which is show as part of the Dulhallow way on the Discovery map) past bog works and the access ro...

Ballinruan

Track 4834 anthonygriffin99 a week ago
walk, Len: 4.5km, Climb: 94m, Area: East Clare (Ireland) ||

Seefin: An easy road with distant balcony views but nearby clutter

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 4 days ago
This is an easy walk starting from the large carpark at W34900 86100 and following the track (which is show as part of the Dulhallow way on the Discovery map) past bog works along the access ...

Inisbroon: Interesting looking island

Island Comment markwallace 6 days ago
Just a photo of this striking looking little island, which I haven’t visited. As seen from around Renvyle point, it consists of a grassy ramp ending abruptly at a line of crumbling cliffs. Lo...

Meall nan Tarmachan

Track 4832 billbaggins a week ago
walk, Len: 15.4km, Climb: 912m, Area: Meall nan Tarmachan SE Top, Glen Lyon to ...

Seefin - Seefin East Top

Track 4833 Colin Murphy 4 days ago
This track takes in Seefin and Seefin East Top and will take roughly 1 hour 45 minutes hours to compete. There is am... walk, Len: 7.1km, Climb: 375m, Area: Seefin, Boggeragh Mountains (Ireland) Se||

Knocklettercuss: A grand viewpoint into the Wild Nephin National Park

Summit Comment gerrym a week ago
Bangor Erris gives easy access to Knocklettercuss and there is parking for hundreds at the GAA pitch which it literally a few steps from the start of the Bangor Trail. Thankfully its wetness ...

Slievelamagan: Steep, rocky peak with great local views

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: markmjcampion a week ago
Slieve Lamagan in the E Mournes is a rough, rocky prominence whose SW spur can cause much huffing and puffing. The peak takes the form of a S-N ridge with a lesser gap on the N side, and with...
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Donegal Central Area   SW: Glendowan Mountains Subarea
Place count in area: 15, OSI/LPS Maps: 1, 2, 6 
Highest place: Moylenanav, 539m
Maximum height for area: 539 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 364 metres,

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Gartan Mountain Hill Sliabh Gartáin A name in Irish Ir. Sliabh Gartáin [logainm.ie], 'mountain of Gartán’ Donegal County in Ulster Province, in Binnion List, Coarse biotite granite & granodiorite Bedrock

Height: 357m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 6 Grid Reference: C05000 20800
Place visited by 18 members. Recently by: Jojo1891, finkey86, Fergalh, galwayray, hgboyle, magicstep, kmoore, chalky, kenmoore, Brambler, Lucky1, Vikingr2013, cody1, mark-rdc, Garmin
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Longitude: -7.922592, Latitude: 55.034565 , Easting: 205000, Northing: 420800 Prominence: 212m,  Isolation: 4.3km
ITM: 604948 920784,   GPS IDs, 6 char: GrtnMn, 10 char: GrtnMntn
Bedrock type: Coarse biotite granite & granodiorite, (Main Donegal Granite)

This peak is unnamed on OS maps. It is located in the townland of Loughaskerry. Any information on the correct name of this hill would be welcome. Has been called Carrowtrasna or Gartan Mountain.   Gartan Mountain is the 1042th highest place in Ireland.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Gartan Mountain (<i>Sliabh Gartáin</i>) in area Donegal Central, Ireland
Picture: Gartan Mountain from the west.		  
Flattish wild top with good views.
Short Summary created by simon3  11 Oct 2015
An obvious start for this summit is from the path at C0358520777 starA. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/890/comment/5649/
 
A small hill but do not underestimate it ! .. by Harry Goodman   (Show all for Gartan Mountain (Sliabh Gartáin))
 
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