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Caher Ridge
Caher or Caher East Top () at , is the third-highest peak in Ireland, on the Irish Arderin and Vandeleur-Lynam classifications. It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks in County Kerry. Geography Caher is Ireland's third-highest peak. The mountain lies to the southwest of Carrauntoohil, Ireland's highest peak at , in the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range in County Kerry. Caher is often climbed as part of the '' Coomloughra Horseshoe'', which takes 6–8 hours and is described as "one of Ireland’s classic ridge walks". It takes in the circuit of neighbouring peaks of Caher West Top, Carrauntoohil, The Bones, Beenkeragh, and Skregmore. On Caher's western slopes is the townland of Derrynafeana (). Climbers refer to the narrow path that runs along the top of Caher West Top and neighboring Caher, as the ''Caher Ridge''. Caher is the 200th–highest mountain in Britain and Ireland on the Simm classification. Caher is regarded by the Scottish Mountaineering Club ("SMC") as one o ...
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Caher West Top
Caher West Top () at , is the fifth-highest peak in Ireland on the Irish Vandeleur-Lynam classification, and part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range. Caher West Top is the only Furth to have a prominence below . Geography The mountain is located about 500 metres west of Caher East Top and is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks of County Kerry. Caher West Top is often climbed as part of the '' Coomloughra Horseshoe'', which takes 6-8 hours and is described as "one of Ireland’s classic ridge walks". The horseshoe takes in other neighbouring peaks such as Carrauntoohil, Beenkeragh, The Bones (including the '' Beenkeragh Ridge''), Skregmore, and Cnoc Iochtair. Climbers refer to the narrow path that runs along the top of Caher West Top and neighboring Caher, as '' Caher Ridge''. Caher West Top is regarded by the Scottish Mountaineering Club ("SMC") as one of 34 Furths, which is a mountain above in elevation, and meets the other SMC criteria for a Munro (e.g. "suf ...
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Beenkeragh
Beenkeragh or Benkeeragh () is the second-highest peak in Ireland, at , on both the Lists of mountains in Ireland#Arderins, Arderin and Lists of mountains in Ireland#Vandeleur-Lynams, Vandeleur-Lynam lists. It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range in County Kerry. Beenkeragh also gives its name the infamous ''Beenkeragh Ridge'', the narrow rocky arêtes, arete between Beenkeragh and Carrauntoohil, Ireland's highest mountain. Geography Beenkeragh lies to the north of Carrauntoohil ., and is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range in County Kerry. Beenkeragh is joined to Carrauntoohil by a very narrow rocky ridge, or arête, arete, known as the ''Beenkeragh Ridge''. In the middle of the ''Beenkeragh Ridge'' is another other summit called, The Bones () . Beenkeragh is the List of mountains of the British Isles by height, 179th-highest mountain in Britain and Ireland on the Lists of mountains and hills in the British Isles#Simms, Simm classification. Beenkeragh is regar ...
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DoBIH
The mountains and hills of the British Isles are categorised into various lists based on different combinations of elevation, prominence, and other criteria such as isolation. These lists are used for peak bagging, whereby hillwalkers attempt to reach all the summits on a given list, the oldest being the 282 Munros in Scotland, created in 1891. A height above 2,000 ft, or more latterly 610 m, is considered necessary to be classified as a mountain – as opposed to a hill – in the British Isles. With the exception of Munros, all the lists require a prominence above . A prominence of between (e.g. some Nuttalls and Vandeleur-Lynams), does not meet the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) definition of an "independent peak", which is a threshold over . Most lists consider a prominence between as a "top" (e.g. many Hewitts and Simms). Marilyns, meanwhile, have a prominence above , with no additional height threshold. They range from small hills to ...
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List Of Furth Mountains In The British Isles
This is a list of Furth mountains in Britain and Ireland by height. Furths are defined as mountains that meet the classification criteria to be a Scottish Munro, including being over in elevation, but which are ''furth'' of (i.e. "outside" of) Scotland. They are also called Welsh Munros, Irish Munros, and English Munros respectively, or the ''three-thousanders,'' as in '' The Welsh 3000 challenge''. Some Furth definitions add a topographical prominence above , akin to a Scottish Murdo, however the official Scottish Mountaineering Club ("SMC") lists includes Furths with a prominence below this level. Applying the Real Munro definition to a Furth, requires a prominence above , akin to a Marilyn, and these 14 Furths are marked with (‡) in the tables below. The SMC lists 34 Furths: six in England, 15 in Wales, and 13 on Ireland. These compare with 282 Munros and 227 Munro Tops in Scotland. 33 have the in prominence to be Murdos. 14 have the of prominence to be Real Munros: ...
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Caher East Top
Caher or Caher East Top () at , is the third-highest peak in Ireland, on the Irish Arderin and Vandeleur-Lynam classifications. It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks in County Kerry. Geography Caher is Ireland's third-highest peak. The mountain lies to the southwest of Carrauntoohil, Ireland's highest peak at , in the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range in County Kerry. Caher is often climbed as part of the '' Coomloughra Horseshoe'', which takes 6–8 hours and is described as "one of Ireland’s classic ridge walks". It takes in the circuit of neighbouring peaks of Caher West Top, Carrauntoohil, The Bones, Beenkeragh, and Skregmore. On Caher's western slopes is the townland of Derrynafeana (). Climbers refer to the narrow path that runs along the top of Caher West Top and neighboring Caher, as the ''Caher Ridge''. Caher is the 200th–highest mountain in Britain and Ireland on the Simm classification. Caher is regarded by the Scottish Mountaineering Club ("SMC") as one o ...
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MountainViews Online Database
In these lists of mountains in Ireland, those within Northern Ireland, or on the Republic of Ireland – United Kingdom border, are marked with an asterisk, while the rest are within the Republic of Ireland. Where mountains are ranked by height, the definition of the topographical prominence used to classify the mountain (e.g. the change in elevation required between neighbouring mountains), is noted. In British definitions, a height of is required for a mountain, whereas in Ireland, a lower threshold of is sometimes advocated. The lowest minimum prominence threshold of any definition of an Irish mountain is (e.g. the Vandeleur-Lynam), however most definitions, including the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) criteria, do not consider prominences below as being mountains (e.g. must at least be an Arderin or a Hewitt). Many British definitions consider a peak with a prominence below , as being a ''top'', and not a mountain (e.g. must be a Marilyn ...
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Irish Munro
This is a list of Furth mountains in Britain and Ireland by height. Furths are defined as mountains that meet the classification criteria to be a Scottish Munro, including being over in elevation, but which are ''furth'' of (i.e. "outside" of) Scotland. They are also called Welsh Munros, Irish Munros, and English Munros respectively, or the ''three-thousanders,'' as in '' The Welsh 3000 challenge''. Some Furth definitions add a topographical prominence above , akin to a Scottish Murdo, however the official Scottish Mountaineering Club ("SMC") lists includes Furths with a prominence below this level. Applying the Real Munro definition to a Furth, requires a prominence above , akin to a Marilyn, and these 14 Furths are marked with (‡) in the tables below. The SMC lists 34 Furths: six in England, 15 in Wales, and 13 on Ireland. These compare with 282 Munros and 227 Munro Tops in Scotland. 33 have the in prominence to be Murdos. 14 have the of prominence to be Real Munros: ...
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Munro
A Munro () is defined as a mountain in Scotland with a height over , and which is on the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) official list of Munros; there is no explicit topographical prominence requirement. The best known Munro is Ben Nevis (Beinn Nibheis), the highest mountain in the British Isles at . Munros are named after Sir Hugh Munro, 4th Baronet (1856–1919), who produced the first list of such hills, known as ''Munro's Tables'', in 1891. Also included were what Munro considered lesser peaks, now known as Munro Tops, which are also over 3,000 feet but are lower than the nearby primary mountain. The publication of the original list is usually considered to be the epoch event of modern peak bagging. The list has been the subject of subsequent variation and as of 10 December 2020, the Scottish Mountaineering Club has listed 282 Munros and 226 Munro Tops. "Munro bagging" is the activity of climbing all the listed Munros. As of 31 December 2021, 7,098 people had reported ...
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Scottish Mountaineering Club
Established in 1889, the Scottish Mountaineering Club is the leading club for climbing and mountaineering in Scotland. History The Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) was formed in 1889 as Scotland’s national club and the initial membership of a hundred was very much a cross section of the ‘great and the good’ of Scottish society, many of whom had an interest in mountains and mountaineering, without necessarily actually being mountaineers. The founder-member who is now most well known is Hugh Munro, who catalogued the distinct 3000 foot mountains of Scotland, now known as “ The Munros”, and “Munro Baggers” are people who focus on climbing them all. The SMC keeps a list of those who wish to record their ‘compleation’ of the Munros and, at the time of writing in 2021, approximately 6,600 people have “compleated”. Membership The SMC consists of experienced and competent climbers and mountaineers, both men and women, who have a commitment to climbing in Scotland ...
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Database Of British And Irish Hills
The mountains and hills of the British Isles are categorised into various lists based on different combinations of elevation, prominence, and other criteria such as isolation. These lists are used for peak bagging, whereby hillwalkers attempt to reach all the summits on a given list, the oldest being the 282 Munros in Scotland, created in 1891. A height above 2,000 ft, or more latterly 610 m, is considered necessary to be classified as a mountain – as opposed to a hill – in the British Isles. With the exception of Munros, all the lists require a prominence above . A prominence of between (e.g. some Nuttalls and Vandeleur-Lynams), does not meet the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) definition of an "independent peak", which is a threshold over . Most lists consider a prominence between as a "top" (e.g. many Hewitts and Simms). Marilyns, meanwhile, have a prominence above , with no additional height threshold. They range from small hills to ...
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List Of Mountains Of The British Isles By Height
This is a list of mountains in Britain and Ireland by height and by prominence. Height and prominence are the most important metrics for the classifications of mountains by the UIAA; with isolation a distant third criterion. The list is sourced from the ''Database of British and Irish Hills'' ("DoBIH") for peaks that meet the consensus height threshold for a mountain, namely ; the list also rules out peaks with a prominence below and thus, the list is therefore precisely a list of the 2,756 Simms in the British Isles (as at October 2022). Many classifications of mountains in the British Isles consider a prominence between as being a "top", and not a mountain; however, using the prominence threshold gives the broadest possible list of mountains. For a ranking of mountains with a higher prominence threshold use: * List of Marilyns in the British Isles, for ranking by height and by prominence, of peaks with prominence over ; or * List of P600 mountains in the British Isles, for ...
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Placenames Database Of Ireland
The Placenames Database of Ireland ( ga, Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann), also known as , is a database and archive of place names in Ireland. It was created by Fiontar, Dublin City University in collaboration with the Placenames Branch of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. The website is a public resource primarily aimed at journalists and translators, students and teachers, historians and researchers in genealogy. Placenames Commission and Placenames Branch The Placenames Commission ( ga, an Coimisiún Logainmneacha) was established by the Department of Finance (Ireland), Department of Finance in 1946 to advise Ordnance Survey Ireland and the government of what the Irish name of places should be. Although both the 1922 Constitution of the Irish Free State and the Constitution of Ireland, current constitution adopted in 1937 recognised Irish as the national language, the law in regard to placenames was carried over from the 19th-century ...
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