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Cnoc Mordáin 354m, llauneeragh West 15m, Crow Island 9m,
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Mount Gabriel: Simple and stunning

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 2 days ago
Can there be an easier summit to bag in Ireland, which also offers such amazing, expansive views? Unlikely. Drove almost to the top, walked 30m to trig pillar atop rocky outcrop, spent ten mi...

Steep ascent, stunning views

Track 5290 Colin Murphy a day ago
Tooreenbaha is usually done as part of the Cummeengeara horseshoe, but may also be done in isolation. It is a fai... walk, Len: 4.4km, Climb: 437m, Area: Tooreenbaha, Caha Mountains (Ireland) To||

Long trail to rewarding tops.

Track 5289 Colin Murphy a day ago
Parked on the road at Rossmacowen Church on the R572, room for multiple cars assuming that mass or a funeral e... walk, Len: 11.5km, Climb: 632m, Area: Knocknagree East Top, Caha Mountains (Ir|...

Knocknagree East Top: Fine top with good access mostly on trail

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a day ago
Usually done in conjunction with other tops such as Knocknagree itself, but this rather remote top may be done in isolation from, for example, the south. Parking for several cars to be had on...

Coomnalack Top: Lacks for nothing

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 2 days ago
Often done in conjunction with other tops like Coomnadiha, but may also be done in isolation. One approach is possible from the north, parking at Gleninquachin Park at V85686 62266. This is p...

Very fine Carn with stunning views.

Track 5306 Colin Murphy 2 days ago
Parked in a forest next to an old overgrown gate, room for a couple of cars, and several other spots along the... walk, Len: 4.8km, Climb: 275m, Area: Coomnalack Top, Caha Mountains (Ireland) |...

Little Bin: Tough little climb

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
Looking down on this from Meilke Bin it looked easy but it was not at all. I went north of Meikle bin and than followed the path which lead between Meile Bin and Little Bin. At the lowest poi...

GR 92: Estartit to l'Escala

Track 5305 BrianKennan 3 days ago
walk, Len: 18.1km, Climb: 295m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Meikle Bin: Long trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
From Cort Ma Law East Top i headed north east over wet tusocky ground to the edge of the forest south of Meikle Bin. At the lowest point just west of Black Hill i entered the forest. A wet an...

Cort-ma Law East Top: Do not climb in the rain !

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
From Ricket Hill headed south over boggy ground. Luckily the difficult middle section which was very wet was mangeable and i did not have Jackills difficulties. The trig pillar for Cort ma La...

GR 92: Roses to Cadaques

Track 5304 BrianKennan 3 days ago
walk, Len: 22.3km, Climb: 690m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

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South Connemara Area   Cen: Kilkieran 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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Cnoc Mordáin Hill (Ir. Cnoc Mordáin [logainm.ie], 'hill of Mordán') Galway County in Connacht Province, in Binnion List, Megacrystic pink/grey monzogranite Bedrock

Height: 354m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 44 Grid Reference: L86408 37770
Place visited by 49 members. Recently by: dominic divilly, glencree, Haulie, Voyager, obrien116, TommyMc, paulbrown, GSheehy, tphase, markwallace, Fergalh, conormcbandon, Margaret_P, mpowell, TommyV
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Longitude: -9.707642, Latitude: 53.378105 , Easting: 86408, Northing: 237770 Prominence: 329m,  Isolation: 6.4km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 486382 737795,   GPS IDs, 6 char: CncMrd, 10 char: CncMrdán
Bedrock type: Megacrystic pink/grey monzogranite, (Errisbeg Townland Granite)

Mordán is a wizard connected in folklore with this hill [TR]. The name is very suggestive of the Welsh Merddyn (Merlin). Walks: for a route around Binn Bhuí, S of Cnoc Mordáin, see Walking in Connemara, 3.2. For a walk along the ridge (named Derryrush to Kilkieran, rather than Cnoc Mordáin), see Whilde & Simms, New Irish Walk Guide - West and North, 28-29.   Cnoc Mordáin is the second highest hill in the South Connemara area and the 1053th highest in Ireland.
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The summit area is a great vantage point for view .. by simon3   (Show all for Cnoc Mordáin )
 
Arguably Cnoc Mordáin is the best of the south Co .. by simon3   (Show all for Cnoc Mordáin )
 
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Picture: Granite of Cnoc Mordáin.		  
simon3 on Cnoc Mordáin, 2009
by simon3  17 Jun 2009
The view south and east from the steep side of the summit showing the sea at Kilkieran Bay and Lettermore Island, offshore right of picture. The granite of the slope is in giant broken ridges such as the one nearby. Unusually the flattish land between the summit and the sea also has rock ridges. The blue water, right inland, is a sea inlet. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/897/comment/3867/
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Long Connemara Summer Evening .. by fieldoptic   (Show all for Cnoc Mordáin )
 
South Connemara packs a punch. .. by TommyV   (Show all for Cnoc Mordáin )
 
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