Turf Cutting Old & New
Turf Cutting Old & New Getting to that time of year when traditionally turf will be cut as the bogs dry out a bit in early summer. The sods are…
Placenames & Heritage Notes
Sheep Pen Complex
Sheep Pen Complex Spotted what looks like an extraordinary complex of sheep pens when plotting detail. Notice how the entrances to the paddocks seem to radiate from a central area.…
Pointy Manmade Things
Pointy Manmade Things There are several & various terms used for pointy things in the Irish upland landscape. These are usually man made objects that stick out on the skyline.…
Giant’s Chair
Giant’s Chair The Blackstairs Challenge Walk is coming up in a few weeks time on the 20th May. It is 30+ kilometres in length and traverses the full range on…
Sweep’s Pit and Cross Rock
Sweep’s Pit and Cross Rock Sweep’s Pit and Sweep’s or the Cross Rock are two small features found up on Killakee Mountain as you head up the Featherbeds of the…
Cooley 1601
Cooley 1601 An early & interesting map of Cooley & Mourne districts. Dated 1601, there are numerous hills marked on the lands south of Newrye. If anything, the Cooley peninsula…
Brown Lines
Brown Lines What are the ‘brown lines’ on maps by EastWest Mapping? We use three line symbols for boundaries/ linear features on our maps ~ in green, black & brown.…
School & Mass Paths
We are all encouraged to walk & cycle more now as a means of local transport. Cycle lanes and Greenways are built at some cost to encourage sustainable local transport.…
Granite Tors
Granite Tors The Dublin Hills may be modest in height and terrain but they sport a few dramatic outcrops of rock. Granite tors as in the photo here can be…
Moanyer Well
Moanyer Well Nestled in a clump of sedges and sphagnum, this little pool called Moanyer Well is deserving of it’s own name high up on the shoulder of Mount Leinster.…
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