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Donegal NW Area   N: Gweedore Subarea
Place count in area: 8, OSI/LPS Maps: 1, 10, 11 
Highest place:
Tievealehid, 429m
Maximum height for area: 429 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 304 metres,

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Bloody Foreland Hill Cnoc Fola A name in Irish (Ir. Cnoc Fola [OSI], 'hill of blood') Donegal County in Ulster Province, in Binnion List, Whitish quarztite with pebble beds Bedrock

Height: 314m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 1 Grid Reference: B83368 32280
Place visited by 45 members. Recently by: MichaelG55, marktrengove, Wilderness, eamonoc, jlk, Lauranna, eflanaga, dregish, Aongus, dregishjake, Hoverla, FrankMc1964, finkey86, trostanite, scottwalker
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Longitude: -8.26157, Latitude: 55.137435 , Easting: 183368, Northing: 432280 Prominence: 219m,  Isolation: 4.5km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 583321 932262,   GPS IDs, 6 char: BldyFr, 10 char: BldyFrlnd
Bedrock type: Whitish quarztite with pebble beds, (Ards Quartzite Formation)

The Irish name Cnoc Fola only applies to the hill and not the headland, which is called An Reannach Rua [ET].   Cnoc Fola is the third highest hill in the Donegal NW area and the 1129th highest in Ireland. Cnoc Fola is the most northerly summit in the Donegal NW area.

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Climbed Bloody Foreland from the car park mention .. by three5four0   (Show all for Bloody Foreland (Cnoc Fola))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Bloody Foreland (<i>Cnoc Fola</i>) in area Donegal NW, Ireland
Picture: Rock strewn top of Cnoc Fola looking E over Inishbofin and the Dooey Penninsula
 
Harry Goodman on Bloody Foreland, 2009
by Harry Goodman  28 Sep 2009
I started my walk at the viewpoint shown on the OSI Sheet 1 1:50,000 scale at B 816322 starD. I climbed up the long ridge east over Pt. 217 to the stoney top of the hill at 314m. This modest height commands the most westerly high point listed by MV for the Donegal NW mainland. There are fine views to the N and E of Tory Island, Inishbofin and the long fine sandy beach of the Dooey Penninsula near Magheraroarty. The top of the hill is strewn with a motley collection of small stone cairns and other "decorative" work !(see photo). Rather than simply go back the way I came up I opted to continue NE downhill to the R257 where I continued along the road to my arranged pick up point at Glassercoo. In all a short, easy but satisfying ramble. If in the area to climb Cnoc Fola I would also commend a visit to and walk around the nearby Dooey Penninsula. The sand dunes at the north end are magnificent and are easily the most dramatic I have come across in Ireland. The two walks combined make a very satisfying day out. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/939/comment/4132/
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A "top-of-the-world" sensation !! .. by David-Guenot   (Show all for Bloody Foreland (Cnoc Fola))
 
Easy going walk. .. by Wilderness   (Show all for Bloody Foreland (Cnoc Fola))
 
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