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Mount Alto 276m,
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Crugiau Merched: Steep climb to ridge

Summit Comment Fergalh 12 hours ago
Very Steep climb up from road to North to summit marked with a trig pillar

Cefn Branddu: Ridge walk to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 12 hours ago
From Banc y Garig follow ridge with a small drop to this summit marked with some stones

Spotted on Letter hill

Forum: General timredfern 14 hours ago
It's a juvenile snowy owl! Spotted Wednesday lunchtime, November 25th right on top of the hill.

Banc y Graig: Track most of way to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 12 hours ago
From the village of Cwrt y Cadno head along road North East until you see track on left hand side. Follow this track nearly all the way to unmarked summit

Cefn Bach: Long walk to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 12 hours ago
Park in the delightful village of Cwrt Y Cadno head south east over small river and follow track which leads over Cefn Y Bryn and Esgair Ferchon than at edge of forest plunge into heather and bogg...

Mynydd Cynros: Misty Morning Mountain Hop

Summit Comment Fergalh 12 hours ago
Parked at old church in Talley and followed track in early morning mist to summit marked by a trig pillar

Banc Beili-Tew: Long walk from village

Summit Comment Fergalh 12 hours ago
Parked at Llanaswell opposite church graveyard there is a permissive path. This runs most of the way to hill and a short turn off to south leads you to summit with trig pillar

Mynydd Figyn: One metre walk !

Summit Comment Fergalh 12 hours ago
One hundred metres North of Crossroads Cross fence and you have done it ! Unmarked summit

Taliaris Hill: Wall scramble

Summit Comment Fergalh 13 hours ago
Parked on narrow lane to north and followed wall by cleared forest to brow and cross wall where it is knocked down. Than follow wall to east and trig pillar is summit.

Mynydd Llansadwrn: Short walk to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 13 hours ago
Park at gate to west and quick walk up to trig pillar

Banc y Garreg: Forest tracks and than short push through

Summit Comment Fergalh 13 hours ago
Park to east at entrance to forest and follow tracks to near the summit. Than a push through deciduous forest for around 200 metres to unmarked summit. As push throughs go not the worst !

Allt Ddu: Forest Tracks to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 13 hours ago
Park to west and follow tracks through forest to brow than cross into field for top which is a short distance from the trig pillar
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South Midlands Area
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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Mount Alto Hill Cnoc Ruairí A name in Irish
(Ir. Cnoc Ruairí [CF*], 'Rory's hill') Kilkenny County in Leinster Province, in Binnion List, Granite Bedrock

Height: 276m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 68,76 Grid Reference: S63061 35072
Place visited by 32 members. Recently by: Nakoz, Barry28213, mountainmike, jlk, conormcbandon, Garmin, markmjcampion, Colin Murphy, chalky, katekat, pavelbodi, eamonoc, Pepe, comsean, thomasgaffney
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Longitude: -7.072938, Latitude: 52.463879 , Easting: 263061, Northing: 135072 Prominence: 149m,  Isolation: 5.7km
ITM: 662996 635119,   GPS IDs, 6 char: MntAlt, 10 char: Mount Alto
Bedrock type: Granite, (Granite (undifferentiated))

The name Mount Alto is quite recent and it seems likely that it was given by the Tighe family, local landowners whose residence was at Woodstock House near Inistioge, at the foot of the hill. Máire MacNeill (234) suggests that Sceachánach is likely to have been an earlier name for this hill. This name is interpreted as 'abounding in whitethorns' by Eoghan Ó Ceallaigh [CF, 31], although he makes no link with Mount Alto.   Mount Alto is the 1216th highest place in Ireland.
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Short stroll, views not great.
Short Summary created by simon3, jackill  11 Nov 2012
Park at the forest entrance S63814 35542 A where there is room for 4-5 cars.Walk up the track, turning left at the first junction and right at the next, to the unmarked summit next to a tumbledown stone wall beside a forest turning circle
View of the Comeraghs, and Brandon to the North.
Walking time there and back at adult speed: 45 min. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/977/comment/5736/
 
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jackill on Mount Alto, 2010
by jackill  8 Mar 2010
I started from oldsoldiers coordinates and walked up the track, turning left at the first junction and right at the next, to the summit which is marked by no more than a few conifers and some bog.On the way down I noticed a roof of sorts poking out of the tree tops to my left. I eventually found this structure surrounded by briars and trees on all sides, a viewing point once for Woodstock House? Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/977/comment/4481/
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larrylampwick on Mount Alto, 2009
by larrylampwick  28 Dec 2009
An easy and rewarding climb from the car park at Woodstock Gardens. Good views over the valley of the river Arrigle to the Comeraghs, Slievenaman, and up to Kilkenny City. Be sure to call to the tea room in the gardens on the journey back to the car. This is situated in the reconstructed round conservatory. Allow about 1 and a half hours. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/977/comment/4316/
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oldsoldier on Mount Alto, 2010
by oldsoldier  25 Jan 2010
Mount alto is a very easy walk for any level of fitness. I followed larrylampwick's directions, but he forgot to mention there is a 4 charge to park in the car park. Instead I retreated form Woodstock and followed the road out of Inistioge as far as the cross roads at S 63855 35666 B signposted Ballyshame with waymarked post also. Here there is parking for several cars and the walk is much shorter. can be walked in 30 minutes. Nice heart starter in the morning before work. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/977/comment/4373/
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