Tawnaghmore 340m hill, North Mayo N: Benwee Head Cliffs Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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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,

Places in area North Mayo:
Cen: Pulathomas:

Barnacuillew 260m
E: Ballycastle Hills:

Knockaghaleague 237m

Knockboha 186m

Maumakeogh 379m
N: Benwee Head Cliffs:

Illanmaster Island 105m

Porturlin Hill 155m

Srahataggle 182m

Tawnaghmore 340m
S: Bangor Erris Hills:

Carrafull 269m

Knocklettercuss 370m

Knocknascollop NW Top 244m

Sheean 295m

Slieve Fyagh 335m
W: Belmullet:

Aghaglasheen 132m

Termon Hill 103m

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

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 8 members. Recently by: 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 1074th highest in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/910/

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Vista over North Mayo .. by Geansai (Show all for Tawnaghmore (An Tamhnach Mhór))

Rural Mayo .. by TommyV (Show all for Tawnaghmore (An Tamhnach Mhór))

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 star

C, 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 star

D . Truly good views from summit trig. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/910/comment/18625/

(End of comment section for Tawnaghmore (An Tamhnach Mhór).)

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