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Name: | The Big Gun [An Gunna Mor] |
Hill number: | 20010 |
Height: | 939.9m / 3084ft |
Parent (Ma): | 20004 Cnoc na Peiste [Knocknapeasta] |
RHB Section: | 50C: Macgillycuddy's Reeks |
County/UA: | Kerry |
Hill area: | MacGillycuddy's Reeks |
Class: | Simm, Furth, Hewitt, Dillon, Vandeleur-Lynam, Arderin (Sim,F,Hew,Dil,VL,A) |
Grid ref: | V 84068 84500 |
Summit feature: | outcrop |
Drop: | 74m |
Col: | 866m V 8398 8435 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 78 |
Survey: | Trimble GeoXH 6000 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 176 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Part of a long ridge walk in glorious weather with Andy. Took about 7 hours. | Tintenty | 01/09/2022 |
Starting at cronins yard climbed Cruach Mhor, The Big Gun Cnoc Na Breaca and Cnoc na dTarbh finishing at the top of thegap Road. | Danny Devlin | 16/07/2022 |
From Kate Kearney's Cottage via Cruach Mhor. Returned the same way. | ChrisR | 15/07/2019 |
east-west traverse of macgillycuddys reeks from cronins yard. | robertphillips | 13/06/2017 |
Some scrambling and route finding in the clag away from the crest but passed on the right without too much difficulty | kenmorti | 17/07/2016 |
from Cronin's Yard with KM and MT, then Cruach Mhor and carefully following path mostly to R of ridge. Airy step immediately after the Big Gun! In cloud while on ridge | niallp | 17/07/2016 |
Continuation of walk from Cruach Mor. Dropped down to col, then reasonably easy scramble on a bit of a path on west flank past the summit, then up without too much difficulty. Onwards to Cnoc na Peiste. With KM and NP. | Man of Kernow1 | 17/07/2016 |
Traverse of Macgillycuddy's Reeks from Cronin's Yard. 
20km, +/-1700m, 9 hours. | PGCE | 02/05/2016 |
f/a, s/a for malign bui, croc na peiste, the big gun, & cruach mhor, 2 in party, hot & sunny with a breeze, 8hrs approx, 14 km approx. another sunny day, from cronins yard, track then path (priests path?) up onto the shoulder & croc na toinne. along the ridge taking in the tops, good ridge walk, from croc na peiste there is some good scrambling, ridge narrows with some scrambling, choice of a short wet descent to north and reascent back to the ridge or a short step in the ridge. from the big gun, turn the over hang by a steep descent on a path, first large block can be turned by a short descent of a damp tight corner on the east side, clambering around its base to regain the ridge. either take to the crest with several steep down climbs or take a faint path on the west side. this ridge is best tackled coming from cruach mhor rather than from the big gun, this gives the option of tackling the short vertical sections or avoiding them, rather than suddenly arriving at the top of them. des | rum doodle | 08/04/2015 |
Big long high circuit that included the big gun | Fergalh | 14/07/2014 |
with R -all 5 along eastern ridge | Dunlawyering | 09/07/2014 |
Hags Glen Horseshoe | Packmule | 02/05/2014 |
The Hagg' Glen Circuit 11 mountains in 12 Hours and 20 Mins In excellent sunny conditions degrees and light wind . 9.8 mile circuit | Sorina | 29/06/2013 |
with John Green, Oliver Bartrum | davidsbatty | 30/04/2013 |
Marvellous exposed scrambling from Cnoc na Peiste. A shark's fin ridge was evident from that summit, and keeping to it was engrossing. Then route finding, with scrambling on or amongst exposed (one very exposed but with comforting jug holds) slabs took me to 20m. below this summit to finish on the ridge leading up from Dunloe. Glad of good visibility. A dramatic route but never exceeding Grade 1 scrambling. | pwheeler | 24/05/2011 |
completed as part of the EURO 48 challenge | mcallmar | 28/04/2011 |
CK | SheilaS | 12/05/2009 |
Up by Cruach Mhor and down by Devil's Ladder to complete Irish 3000 footers. | lordtonult | 20/04/2008 |
Irish munro haul - circuit from Meallis | nordicstar | 27/05/2007 |
misty - met up about 6 Irish lads who got me round the ridge in bad weather | johnjennison | 23/08/2006 |
Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 19/04/2006 |
R Rup | Richard Tait | 27/07/2005 |
Climb of MacGillicuddy's Reeks via Devil's Ladder and Hag's Glen, from Gearha. 
Excellent traverse of Cnoc na Toinne, Cnoc an Chuillin, Maolan Bui, Knocknapeasta, An Gunna Mor, Cruach Mhor - the scramble over An Gunna Mhor was the highlight. 
Very clear visibility except couple of showers. Met only four people in whole day. | mavero10 | 15/08/2003 |
first ascent, 2 in party, snow, spindrift and windy, 13km approx. scrambled up re entrant from dunloe, croc an bhraca, cruach mhor, lots of snow out to the big gun, started snowing heavily, continued along the ridge to croc na pest then maolan bui and descended down the bone to cronins yard. | rum doodle | 11/04/1998 |
Clockwise round of Macgillycuddy's Reeks. | Eddie | 26/10/1994 |
Month is right, not sure of actual date. With Jeanette and Ellen. Part of a trip to complete all of the Irish 3000 feet mountains. | dickscroop | 12/08/1994 |
Part of a trip to cover all the Irish 3000' | Rhayader_wander | 27/06/1994 |
Circuit from the North via Gaddagh River | rjf35 | 07/04/1993 |
Galltywenallt | 19/09/1992 | |
From the road end to the north. Cruach Mhor and tops along the ridge to Devils ladder and back down Hags Glen. | PeterD | 19/08/1991 |
With Dave, Nick, Danny. | jim.r | 31/07/1991 |
from C Mhor. Traverse in mist first on one side then the other. To top. then Cnoc na Peasta. | arranc | 13/04/1991 |
Date unknown. Corran Tuathaill YH circuit | RHW | 01/01/1990 |
petey | 01/01/1990 | |
With Ed Anderson round of Cruach Mhor to Cnoc an Chuillinn from Hag's Glen. Strong winds. | ColB | 19/08/1988 |
Farm 1km above Corran Tuathail YH - Lough Cummeennapeasta - Cruach Mhor - The Big Gun - Cnoc na Peiste - Maolan Bui - Cnoc an Chuilinn - Cnoc na Toinne - Col (for Devil's Ladder into Hag's Glen) - Carrauntoohil - Caher - W Top of Caher - Back to Carrauntoohil - The Bones - Beenkeragh - Knockbrinnea - Hag's Glen - Farm above Youth Hostel. (PM) | gerrybowes | 23/07/1987 |
Solo. From Carrauntoohil Youth Hostel. After Cruach Mhor I went along the ridge of Macgillycuddy's Reeks. This is at first a rocky scramble passing over Bearna Rua (3159') and Knocknapeasta (3190'). Continued to Caher and Carrauntoohil before descending to the youth hostel. Time: 7hr 50min. The weather was good. It was misty on and off on the summits. | pwbellarby | 14/06/1987 |
JEB | HFB | 26/07/1984 |
With Ian | Alan Moore | 17/03/1981 |
Getting near the end of the traverse now. | Aye Jimmy | 10/08/1978 |
oldbagger27 | 29/08/2023 | |
SunnyAdventures2 | 12/06/2023 | |
Pete R | 11/05/2023 | |
Learykid | 05/03/2023 | |
davezeking | 06/06/2022 | |
georgecaren | 05/03/2022 | |
SunnyAdventures | 16/08/2021 | |
Learykid | 17/03/2021 | |
Learykid | 24/05/2020 | |
Learykid | 15/05/2020 |