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Name:Shehy Mountain [Seiche]
Hill number:20056
Height:761m / 2497ft
Parent (Ma):20023  Purple Mountain [An Sliabh Corcra]
RHB Section:50C: Macgillycuddy's Reeks
County/UA:Kerry
Hill area:Purple Mtn
Class:Simm, Hewitt, Dillon, Vandeleur-Lynam, Arderin
(Sim,Hew,Dil,VL,A)
Grid ref:V 90179 85706
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:44m
Col:717m  V896857  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 78
Observations:cairn to NE is lower
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 33 users)ByDate of Ascent
Climbed purple mountain purple,shehy mountain, purple mountain NE and Tomies mountain starting and finishing at the top of the Gap of Dungloe.Danny Devlin11/05/2022
With Purple Mountain, good views over to Killarneynickywood114/05/2016
Circuit with Tomies & Purple Mtns from 877863.jimbloomer17/09/2010
Solo.Dangerous Dave20/04/2006
Part of a long loop with Tomies, heather moorlandRhayader_wander05/08/2004
fine rock/stone summit. cw circuit from KKCottage RHW08/06/2004
first ascent, snow cover on the tops, clear, solo, 11 miles approx. track south of k.k, onto steep heathery hillside, nw top, homies mtn, south top, sherry mtn - good views, purple mtn.steep descent to glas lough, followed old wall down to dunlop track and back to k.krum doodle 13/04/1998
nigelcmason12/05/2023
ChrisShaw199313/06/2022
interloper25/07/2018
Fletch25/07/2018
Onzy10/11/2017
neilsan14/09/2016
David-Guenot22/03/2016
Fergalh20/05/2014
mae21/09/2010
try9fan04/07/2009
GaryJones01/04/2009
Geo07/02/2009
chalky195305/05/2007
Smudge12/04/2007
Martin R05/09/2006
roscorrocket20/07/2005
CXB19/08/2003
Jim.Fothergill09/09/2002
Sherlock30/05/2000
ianwatson09/09/1998
Sunhat19/06/1996
GordonAdshead00/12/1995
PN_Runner01/10/1995
borderline24/09/1995
IainT18/05/1993
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