Carricktriss Gorse 314m hill, South Midlands Walsh Mountains Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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South Midlands Area Walsh Mountains Subarea

Place count in area: 31, OSI/LPS Maps: 53, 54, 55, 59, 60, 61, 66, 67, 68, 74
Highest place:

Slievenamon, 720.2m
Maximum height for area: 720.2 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 711 metres,

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Carricktriss Gorse Hill Kilkenny County, in Binnion List, Green pyroclastic rock, dark silty slate Bedrock

Height: 314m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 75 Grid Reference: S48312 29103
Place visited by 20 members. Recently by: TommyV, conormcbandon, Barry28213, Pepe, jasonmc, Garmin, chalky, eamonoc, la1ena, thomasgaffney, Fergalh, Geansai, paddyhillsbagger, thomas_g, sandman
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Longitude: -7.290748, Latitude: 52.411754 , Easting: 248312, Northing: 129103 Prominence: 169m, Isolation: 4.6km, Has trig pillar
ITM: 648252 629152, GPS IDs, 6 char: CrckGr, 10 char: CrcktrsGrs
Bedrock type: Green pyroclastic rock, dark silty slate, (Carricktriss Formation)

Located in the townland of Mullenbeg. Carricktriss Gorse is the highest point in the Walsh Mountains. It is unclear why the element Gorse has been added to this name. The Ordnance Survey Letters for Kilkenny explain the name as Carrick-Trost (Carraig a Triost) from Carrick as above [a rock] and Troste a crack or fissure. Carricktriss Gorse is the 1122th highest place in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/941/

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Simple to walk up with a unique view to the west .. by group (Show all for Carricktriss Gorse)

Well now an unusual name for a small hill. The bi .. by jackill (Show all for Carricktriss Gorse)

Different approach, same result .. by Pepe (Show all for Carricktriss Gorse)

MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Carricktriss Gorse in area South Midlands, Ireland

Picture: Trig in the woods

Looking for a trig in the trees.

by TommyV 18 Mar 2019

Followed the directions provided by wicklore and jackhil. Happy to report that there is no sign of the rottweiler but the house does have a beware of the dog sign. Just to mention it's possible to stay on the forest side of the fence if there is livestock in the field and you would rather stay off private farmland. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/941/comment/20458/

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