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Delta Drainage

We encounter various & diverse types of landscape when compiling maps: upland mountains, upland farms, forests, intensive agriculture, urban areas, industrial zones, coastal cliffs and islands. In each case the…

Comeragh Map Update

Please note this correction to the route of the East Munster Way walking route at Cannon Hill near Clonmel. You’ll find the detail on our Comeragh 1:25,000 scale map. If…

Map Price Increases and VAT

Customers of our print maps will appreciate that the retail prices of our standard paper folded and laminated folded have remained fairly steady over the last 5 years. I’ve always…

Hiiker Web Planner

Digital versions of our maps are now found on the Hiiker app for Android & Apple devices. This is a subscription service and includes all maps from EastWest Mapping as…

EastWest Mapping Website

A quick and reliable way to get your maps is through our website at www.eastwestmapping.ie We’ve needed to add an extra security step recently due to a spambot attack that…

Dingle Maps to Print

Our three new 1:25,000 scale maps for the Dingle peninsula are finally at proofing stage with the printers and will be available in 2023. A good years work and I…

Beenoskee

Beenoskee is the highest hill in the central section of the Dingle peninsula and overlooks the Magharees. The name is generally understood now in Irish to be Binn os Gaoith,…

Brandon Air Crashes

There are four known air crashes on Brandon Mountain in Kerry that date to World War 2. The best known of these are the engine remains of a Luftwaffe Condor…

Contour Labelling

All text on a topographic map potentially obscures useful detail underneath, whilst adding usefulness. Placename text is positioned first, then Grid Labels, followed by Spot Heights and finally Contour Labels…

Spot Heights

Inserting spot heights is a stage in map production, these are measured from a digital surface model with an accuracy of +/- 0.5 metre on open terrain. Spot heights are…