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Track 4995 Onzy 3 hours ago
Broadly following Trailtrekker's walk description on hill page.I had been on the hill only once before and took the ... walk, Len: 13.3km, Climb: 561m, Area: Slieve Gullion, Gullion (Ireland) Sliev||

Carrane Hill: Mostly straightforward ascent from the SW

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 5 days ago
One approach is from the SW starting at the forest entrance at G83605 20008, where there is parking for several cars. Continue up the zig-zagging track, ignoring any turn on left. The final 3...

Straightforward ascent largely up forest tracks

Track 4994 Colin Murphy 5 days ago
Most of this ascent is via good forest tracks, although the tracks take you to within 500m of the summit, there i... walk, Len: 3.8km, Climb: 146m, Area: Carrane Hill, Arigna & Bricklieve & Curle|...

Naweeloge Top: Interesting Carn with dramatic cliff face

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 5 days ago
There is parking for 1/2 cars on road opposite a farm track at H02172 33464. Walk up track for about 1km, crossing 4 gates, and ignoring the turn on the right after 300m. At H01204 33387, cro...

Knockboy: Knockbui,"Knockboy"

Summit Comment oldsoldier 5 days ago
Climbed Knockboy yesterday, 23 Nov 2023. Great drive up and busy enough. New car park at summi of road. Space for about 15 cars. Beautiful day, views amazing. Very wet underfoot. Met local fa...

Interesting top but very muddy in parts

Track 4993 Colin Murphy 5 days ago
This is probably an interesting top to bag most days. Unfortunately the day I did it there was driving rain and n... walk, Len: 5.3km, Climb: 434m, Area: Naweeloge Top, Dartry Mountains (Ireland)|...

Douglas Top: Good views from so-so top.

Summit Comment Colin Murphy a week ago
Douglas Top doesn't have too many redeeming features, unless you count the ease with which it is bagged, but among them is the fine view to the north west of Slemish, standing in splendid iso...

Skye Trail - July 2023

Forum: General Geo 4 days ago
My Skye TrailMost people do the trail from North to South, but I had organised permission to leave my car in the excellent Broadford community campsite on the south of the Isle.Sunday 9am, wi...

Beinn Edra: Day 4 on the Skye Trail - Summer 2023

Summit Comment Geo 4 days ago
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Two Sugar Loaves

Track 4992 simon4 5 days ago
This route encompasses the Great Sugarloaf and the Little Sugar Loaf in a route starting from near the Glenview Hot... walk, Len: 14.3km, Climb: 753m, Area: Great Sugar Loaf, Wicklow (Ireland) Gre||

Knockboy: Leap of faith.

Summit Comment TommyV a week ago
It's possible to take the hair raising drive to a place called Priests Leap on the Cork-Kerry county boundry at V98563 61005. From here it's possible to follow a fence which marks the county ...

Slievemore: Epic fail

Summit Comment TommyV a week ago
This island is relatively straight forward to get around. Once the ferry drops you at the pier there are arrows marking the trail that can be followed, which is along the only main road runni...
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Ox Mountains Area   N: Sligo Hills Subarea
Place count in area: 18, OSI/LPS Maps: 16, 24, 25, 31, 32, 33 
Highest place: Knockalongy, 544m
Maximum height for area: 544 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 490 metres,

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Knocknarea Hill Cnoc na Riabh A name in Irish (Ir. Cnoc na Riabh [GÉ], 'hill of the stripes') Sligo County in Connacht Province, in Binnion List, Dark fine-grained cherty limestone Bedrock

Height: 327m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 16,25 Grid Reference: G62610 34586
Place visited by 244 members. Recently by: tonio22, bogllama2210, fsvanbuuren, josvanderlinden, Dee68, adam.mann, maitiuocoimin, gdg, SamanthaG, oreills8, FilHil, ToughSoles, Loman01, Marty_47, Hyperstorm
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Longitude: -8.574496, Latitude: 54.258764 , Easting: 162610, Northing: 334586 Prominence: 312m,  Isolation: 7.4km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 562567 834589,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Knc327, 10 char: Knocknarea
Bedrock type: Dark fine-grained cherty limestone, (Dartry Limestone Formation)

P.W. Joyce preferred the interpretation Cnoc na Riaghadh, 'hill of the executions'. Cnoc na Riogha, 'hill of the kings', has also been suggested. The huge cairn on the summit plateau is called Meascán Méabha, 'Maeve's mound'. It is considered likely that it conceals a passage tomb, though it has not yet been excavated. For more information on the archaeology, see Transforming Knocknarea - the archaeology of a mountain by Stefan Bergh, Archaeology Ireland, vol. 14, no. 2 (2000), pp. 14-18.   Knocknarea is the 1103th highest place in Ireland. Knocknarea is the most northerly summit in the Ox Mountains area.
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Easy walk up a very dominant feature. .. by group   (Show all for Knocknarea (Cnoc na Riabh))
 
A walk fit for a Queen. .. by TommyV   (Show all for Knocknarea (Cnoc na Riabh))
 
A stroll in Sligo. .. by Brendan777   (Show all for Knocknarea (Cnoc na Riabh))
 
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Knocknarea (<i>Cnoc na Riabh</i>) in area Ox Mountains, Ireland
Picture: From Standhill later in the day		  
Lots of interest
by Aidy  31 Aug 2015
Walked up from the car park to the east. As others have said, brilliant views for a very short, easy walk, and the added interest of the huge burial cairn on the summit. Also saw a few other interesting things on the way up - a stoat disappearing into the undergrowth near the car park, and fossils in the rocks exposed by the path about half way up. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/926/comment/18279/
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Knocknarea has everything for the inexperienced c .. by hazyview   (Show all for Knocknarea (Cnoc na Riabh))
 
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