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Tawnaghmore 340m, Glinsk 304m,
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North Mayo Area   N: Benwee Head Cliffs Subarea
Place count in area: 19, OSI/LPS Maps: 22, 23, EW-WNN 
Highest place:
Maumakeogh, 379m
Maximum height for area: 379 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 294 metres,

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Tawnaghmore Hill An Tamhnach Mhór A name in Irish (Ir. An Tamhnach Mhór [logainm.ie], 'the big field') Mayo County in Connacht Province, in Binnion List, Monotonous massive to banded psammites. Bedrock

Height: 340m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 23 Grid Reference: F95964 39539
Place visited by 9 members. Recently by: Wilderness, TommyV, Fergalh, sandman, Garmin, chalky, FilHil, Geansai, IncaHoots
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Longitude: -9.598552, Latitude: 54.294035 , Easting: 95964, Northing: 339539 Prominence: 275m,  Isolation: 2.8km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 495936 839541,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Twnghm, 10 char: Twnghmr
Bedrock type: Monotonous massive to banded psammites., (Broad Haven Formation)

Tawnaghmore appears to be identical with Thauney, one of the peaks mentioned by Máire MacNeill, which is visited on Garland Sunday by the children of Belderg. Berries are gathered, and if the berries are plentiful, it is said that the crops will be good [MacNeill, 189]. Walks: for a cliff-top route from Porturlin to Belderg, passing near Tawnaghmore, see Whilde & Simms, New Irish Walk Guide - West and North, 78-79.   Tawnaghmore is the third highest hill in the North Mayo area and the 1077th highest in Ireland.

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Tawnaghmore (<i>An Tamhnach Mhór</i>) in area North Mayo, Ireland
Picture: Looking towards Slieve Mor on Achill Island
 
Vista over North Mayo
by Geansai  2 Jul 2011
A track leads to the saddle between Tagwnaghmore and point 303 meters from G980 402 starA. It was a bit awkward trying to park on the side of the road there without blocking a gate or the road so I had a look round and parked outside the school where there's a shoulder off the road, this being a saturday. The school is marked on the os map due east of the track about a fifteen minute walk away but maybe it wouldn't be a good idea on weekdays. The track peters out into clusters of stones and then a boggy section. There's a fence to be negotiated at the saddle. I had asked a farmer I ran into at the start if it was ok to go up the mountain this way and he said no problem so I hopped over the fence and turned left to make the final ascent. Nice views over to Glinsk and the coastline and to the south the shapes of Slieve Mor, Slieve Carr Nephin Beg Nephin Mor and others inbetween are clearly visible. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/910/comment/6394/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Tawnaghmore (<i>An Tamhnach Mhór</i>) in area North Mayo, Ireland
Picture: The North Mayo Coastline
Rural Mayo
by TommyV  9 Sep 2019
Followed the directions provided by Geansai. Just to mention with a bit of tidy parking it's possible to fit a car at the start of the bog road at F97993 40155 starB. I wouldn't recommend driving any further if you value your car in any way. Surprisingly good views at the summit. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/910/comment/20649/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Tawnaghmore (<i>An Tamhnach Mhór</i>) in area North Mayo, Ireland
Picture: Summit Area.
 
The Big One.
by sandman  2 Sep 2016
As mentioned in the previous comment parking is difficult on the tarred road but in a vehicle with normal ground clearance you can turn and park at the end of the bog track, F9713740388 starC, after this point the track is of a bygone era not pretty in wet weather. Alternative route from the opposite side parking at farm road F9544241331 starD . Truly good views from summit trig. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/910/comment/18625/
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