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Track 5180 billbaggins a day ago
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Summit Comment simon3 5 days ago
Be careful to plan your route to avoid the steep slabs on this side of the hill.

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Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a day ago
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Track 5177 Onzy a day ago
Route to a reputedly difficult to access 3,000m hill which we had stewed on for a long time. The bus operator told us it walk, Len: 14.9km, Climb: 609m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Keecragh Mountain: Rugged, rock slab defended hill with great views.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 5 days ago
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Spain: Monachil Puppy Walk

Track 5179 Onzy a day ago
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Aughrus Point: End of the road

Coast Comment Geo a week ago
High point at L54350 57099 there's a small cairn built beside it. Park at L54448 57203 at the turning point at road end.A bit damp but only a 200m walk from car to feature. Great views of the...

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Track 5178 Onzy a day ago
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Knockullane: Trees gone from Mountain

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
On my walk along the Sli Gaeltacht Mhuscrai on 22/09/2024 I noticed the hill has been deforested . There appears to be a rough forest road giving access to the summit now.

Cahas Surveying: Changes to Arderins etc

Forum: Suggestions simon3 5 days ago
Surveying 2024, August and Sept in the Mournes and the Cahas.There are new positions for the Knocknaveacals, North and South, thanks to a suggestion from DoBIH. Knocknaveacal N was recorded w...

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Track 5175 Onzy a day ago
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Illaunnamweelin: Easy, but care required

Island Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Geo a week ago
Park at a turning area L64537 63583A stony beach runs north for about 500m under low cliffs of glacial deposits. Following this will bring you to where the mainland swings east of Rinvyle Poi...
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Wexford Area   NE: Wexford East  Subarea
Place count in area: 14, OSI/LPS Maps: 61, 62, 68, 69, 76, 77, EW-B, EW-B 
Highest place: Slieveboy, 420m
Maximum height for area: 420 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 304 metres,

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Tara Hill Hill Torrchoill A name in Irish, also Fordrum an extra name in English (Ir. Torrchoill [logainm.ie], 'tor-wood') Wexford County in Leinster Province, in Binnion List, Felsic volcanics Bedrock

Height: 253m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 62 Grid Reference: T20535 62332
Place visited by 69 members. Recently by: benjimann9, childminder05, mickhanney, MartaD, Jonesykid, Pepe, SenanFoley, pinchy, arthurdoylephoto, loftyobrien, oreills8, Cormacg, eugeneryan959, Aciddrinker, simoburn
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Longitude: -6.217719, Latitude: 52.69912 , Easting: 320535, Northing: 162332 Prominence: 198m,  Isolation: 10.8km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 720460 662378,   GPS IDs, 6 char: TrHl, 10 char: Tara Hill
Bedrock type: Felsic volcanics, (Campile Formation)

Contrary to appearances this name has nothing to do with the word Teamhair that occurs in Tara, Co. Meath, nor even with the Eng. word 'hill'. Name Fordrum noted on Wexford Coastal Path display.   Tara Hill is the 1277th highest place in Ireland. Tara Hill is the most easterly summit and also the second most northerly in the Wexford area.
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Coastal Views though lots of wood. .. by group   (Show all for Tara Hill (Torrchoill))
 
Tara Hill .. by wicklore   (Show all for Tara Hill (Torrchoill))
 
Although only 253 metres high, Tara Hill dominate .. by wicklore   (Show all for Tara Hill (Torrchoill))
 
Pleasant walk on a Saturday afternoon .. by hibby   (Show all for Tara Hill (Torrchoill))
 
Narrow Road but worth a Visit
by Pepe  11 Jun 2023
Followed wicklore’s instructions and parked at the double-gate. Mind you, it’s a very slender boreen that leads to that gate – it would not do to meet anything coming the other way (I was so preoccupied with the narrowness of the road I failed to notice the carpark at the foot of the hill).
Just opposite that aforementioned double-gate is a little red sign declaring ‘Mary Neale’s Spout’ marking a hillside spring. From here a delightful narrow trail leads you more or less directly up. You’ll be to the cairn and back at your car in under half an hour. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/998/comment/23982/
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