Slieve Elva 344m hill, West Clare Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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West Clare Area

Place count in area: 14, OSI/LPS Maps: 51, 52, 57, 58
Highest place:

Slievecallan, 391m
Maximum height for area: 391 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 365 metres,

Places in area West Clare:

Gleninagh Mountain 316.1m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.

Slieve Elva Hill Sliabh Eilbhe A name in Irish
(Ir. Sliabh Eilbhe [logainm.ie], 'mountain of Eilbhe') Clare County, in Binnion List, Grey siltstone & sandstone Bedrock

Height: 344m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 51 Grid Reference: M15059 04412
Place visited by 80 members. Recently by: OisinD, FrankMc1964, geohappy, Damian120, sammullangalvin, Wilderness, conormcbandon, ahogan, wildwoman, shaunkelly, MichaelE, millsd1, Geo, grzywaczmarcin, omurchu
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Longitude: -9.268367, Latitude: 53.083836 , Easting: 115059, Northing: 204412 Prominence: 339m, Isolation: 5.8km, Has trig pillar
ITM: 515027 704444, GPS IDs, 6 char: SlvElv, 10 char: SlvElva
Bedrock type: Grey siltstone & sandstone, (Gull Island Formation)

The summit of Slieve Elva is geologically quite different from its slopes, this being the only place in the heart of the Burren where the layer of shale above the limestone has not been eroded away. This shale cap makes the top of Slieve Elva surprisingly boggy, and therefore it tends to be explored only by determined peak-baggers. An entry for A.D. 239 in the Annals of the Four Masters records the seven battles of Eilbhe (Mount Elva) by Cormac, son of Art, son of Conn of the Hundred Battles, King of Ireland. Walks: for a route on the NE slopes of Slieve Elva, see Kevin Corcoran, West of Ireland Walks, 20-29; for one including the slopes of Slieve Elva with Gleninagh Mountain and Black Head, see Whilde & Simms, New Irish Walk Guide - West and North, 22-23. Slieve Elva is the second highest hill in the West Clare area and the 1060th highest in Ireland.
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Beautiful Views but BEWARE of BOG .. by wildwoman (Show all for Slieve Elva)

I walked this hill on A clear December day from t .. by mindhealing (Show all for Slieve Elva)

Boggy Burren .. by paddyhillsbagger (Show all for Slieve Elva)

Spongy, even in dry weather. .. by garrettd (Show all for Slieve Elva)

buny clare on Slieve Elva, 2009

by buny clare 9 Jan 2009

Climbed Slieve Elva yesterday 08/1/09. Left car at Faunarooska above Fanore and approached
Slieve Elva from the North East ...a comfortable 3 hour trek, Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/906/comment/3517/

Sunny day in the Burren. .. by Buny Clare (Show all for Slieve Elva)

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		Some mapping: Open Street Map (Various variations used.)	British summit data courtesy: Database of British & Irish Hills (Creative Commons Licence)
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