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Silvermine Mountains East Top: East Top is Easy Top

Summit Comment Leatra 2 weeks ago
You can make it to the top in 15 minutes, as I did, if you don't mind being short of breath for your attack on the West Top. If you ran it'd be even less.

Coppanagh: I'd go now if I were you.

Summit Comment chelman7 3 weeks ago
Still relatively easy to get to, the forest is reclaiming the trig. Will require hacking in 18-24 months I'd guess.

Silvermine Mountains West Top: Fab hill

Summit Comment Leatra 2 weeks ago
Nothing much else needs to be said about the West Top. The views of Keeper to its immediate south, Lough Derg to the northwest and across the tumbled landscape of north Munster, all the way t...

Dargle Gorge near Enniskerry, North Side.

Track 5370 simon3 3 weeks ago
This is a route that starts in Enniskerry and follows the top of the deep gorge in which the river Dargle runs towards walk, Len: 5.9km, Climb: 97m, Area: Wicklow (Ireland) ||

Hell or high water

Forum: General Colin Murphy a month ago
I visited Powerscourt Waterfall during the summer as part of a 15 km walk, and the place was packed with tourists having picnics, few of them paying much attention to the waterfall, which was...

Bree Hill: Bree no longer a breeze

Summit Comment chelman7 3 weeks ago
There are many fine tracks around this hill, including a couple that go close enough to the summit to lure you into a false sense of security. But that last summit push through undergrowth an...

Rostrevor: Kilbroney Forest Park with description

Track 5369 Onzy 3 weeks ago
Nice outing in the lower Mournes in the varied, scenic and very well kept forest park above Rostrevor. walk, Len: 17.3km, Climb: 659m, Area: Slievemartin, Mourne Mountains (Ireland) ...

Binn Chaonaigh: Havoc on the Maamturks!

Summit Comment jackill a month ago
In late September I was acting as staff on a Scouting Ireland event called "Mountain Havoc" in Connemara.Mountain Havoc is a series of 4 challenge events for older scouts(15-18 years) where t...

Mount Kid: A small grassy hill top with amazing views towards the sea and beyond

Summit Comment Superterence a month ago
Parking also available at the forest entrance W03378 40976. Walk up towards the cross roads, 100m or so, then enter the mountain field on your right and follow a small duel track all the way ...

Corraun Hill: Corraun at the double

Summit Comment Colin Murphy a month ago
Shot shows the trig pillar and large cairn that mark the summit of this mountain, which was our second stop on a Corraun East Top-Corraun walk. Set off along the track recommended by darrenf ...

Errisbeg Loop from Dog's Bay Beach

Track 5368 simoburn 3 weeks ago
We walked from Dog's Bag beach over the headland to Gurteen beach and followed the road in towards Roundstone vil... walk, Len: 10.0km, Climb: 361m, Area: Iorras Beag, South Connemara (Ireland) ||

Knocknacloghoge: Viewed across Lough Dan

Summit Comment melohara a month ago
Knocknacloghoge viewed across Lough Dan
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Purple Mountain Area   Cen: Purple Mountain Subarea
Place count in area: 6, OSI/LPS Maps: 78, EW-KNP, EW-R 
Highest place: Purple Mountain, 832m
Maximum height for area: 832 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 597 metres,

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Tomies Mountain North Top Mountain An Chathair mullach thuaidh) A name in Irish, also Tomies Rock, also Bearna an extra EastWest name in Irish For origin of name, see Tomies Mountain. Kerry County in Munster Province, in Arderin Beg, Irish Best Hundred Lists, Purple sandstone & siltstone Bedrock

Height: 568m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 78 Grid Reference: V89121 87468
Place visited by 148 members. Recently by: peakseeker, helenlonergan, shewanderswest, jjc, Clionaodriscoll, KellyA, nesa1206, Ciarraioch03, MarionP, conrad1179, Tuigamala, Alatar78, jackos, farmerjoe1, Kirsty
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Longitude: -9.616223, Latitude: 52.028638 , Easting: 89121, Northing: 87468 Prominence: 20m,  Isolation: 0.8km
ITM: 489095 587526,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Tms568, 10 char: TmsMntnNrt
Bedrock type: Purple sandstone & siltstone, (Ballinskelligs Sandstone Formation)

Tomies Mountain North Top is the 371st highest place in Ireland. Tomies Mountain North Top is the most northerly summit and also the second most westerly in the Purple Mountain area.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Tomies Mountain North Top (<i>An Chathair mullach thuaidh)</i>) in area Purple Mountain, Ireland
Picture: Summit marker with Cnoc an Bhraca and Cnoc na dTarbh in distance.		  
Approach from north.
Short Summary created by Colin Murphy  20 Jun 2022
Usually done in conjunction with Tomies itself. One approach is from the north, parking in Tomies Wood car park at V90044 89268 starA. Go in the gate and follow the track around to the right. At the first bend leave the track and head south into wood keeping the stream on your right for a while. The river can be crossed easily after a dry period but if it's in spate there are a few bridges provided by fallen trees. Leaving the wood you will see Tomies North on the right with Tomies itself looming on the left, with two spurs dropping down towards you. The spur on the right is steeper but gives more direct access to the north top. Head SSW towards V89546 88339 starB and proceed up the slope. The approach is mostly grass with some heather. The summit is marked by a large pile of stones. Allow 3 hours up and down. Linkback: https://new.mountainviews.ie/summit/1421/comment/18049/
 
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Picture: view from summit towards Dunherron mountains
Rugged route from new access road at Tomies Wood.
by markmjcampion  23 Dec 2020
See my new comment on Tomies itself for a detailed route which starts at V90049 89233 starC and follows the stream which flows past the entrance to the woods. Great wild walk with no trails. Linkback: https://new.mountainviews.ie/summit/1421/comment/21851/
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by geohappy  12 Jul 2015
On returning home from the Killarney Challenge yesterday (sadly washed and blown out with almost all not completing) I logged on to add my peaks and discovered this one, which must be one of the new Arderin Begs as there is no comment yet. As it was the only peak not covered in cloud, I can say the views were great to the north but the imposing ridge to the south was out of sight. The route we took (2 groups of 75 starting at a 30 minute interval) follows simon3's well described route (track 2560). We continued on to Tomies and Purple but the weather steadily worsened. This north-south walk is great and I plan to come back to see what I missed. Linkback: https://new.mountainviews.ie/summit/1421/comment/18185/
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Picture: Summit cairn of Tomies North Top. 568m.		  
Summit Cairn .
by hivisibility  13 Jul 2015
And here is the summit cairn of Tomies North Top. Taken during the High Peaks challenge before the weather turned rotten. Linkback: https://new.mountainviews.ie/summit/1421/comment/18187/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Tomies Mountain North Top (<i>An Chathair mullach thuaidh)</i>) in area Purple Mountain, Ireland
Picture: The Gap of Dunloe from Tomies North.
A fine top in its own right.
by Colin Murphy  20 Jun 2022
Tomies North Top gets less press that it's big brother, but it is a very fine top in its own right, offering superlative views in all directions, including fine panoramas over Lough Leane to the east and even better vies of the Reeks. Linkback: https://new.mountainviews.ie/summit/1421/comment/23557/
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Beautiful views of the MacGillycuddy Reeks
by shewanderswest  27 Oct 2025
Was very lucky to have a beautifully clear and sunny autumn day, the views from here were incredible with the MacGillycuddy Reeks in the distance and the lakes of Killarney on the other. Slight trail available all the way, steep in parts coming from Kate Kearney's Cottage. Did this as part of a loop continuing on to Tomies, Shehy & Purple Mt. Descent from Purple is somewhat challenging and slippery along the scree but doable nonetheless. A gorgeous hike. Linkback: https://new.mountainviews.ie/summit/1421/comment/24567/
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