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Name:Purple Mountain NE Top [Tomies South]
Hill number:20061
Height:756m / 2480ft
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 89434 85838
Summit feature:no feature: ground 13m S of cairn
Drop:37m
Col:719m  V890855  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 78
Observations:tiny cairn a few metres further south is lower
Survey:Abney level
GPS data:show GPS entries for this hill

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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 53 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
2 Sunday of the trip with Andy. Cold on top, very changeable, kept slipping in trail shoes.Tintenty04/09/2022
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
from Purple MtnIanHHill25/04/2019
Lovely hill, knew it would be, superb views and good walking.nickywood114/05/2016
Superb 9 hour cicle with a scramble up THe Chimneys and then via Purple Mountain and Cnoc NaD'Tarbh.jester6915/05/2009
Solo.Dangerous Dave20/04/2006
Moorland walk some heather, nice circuit in mixed weatherRhayader_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
Learykid05/07/2020
Learykid12/05/2019
interloper25/07/2018
Fletch25/07/2018
Onzy10/11/2017
neilsan14/09/2016
David-Guenot22/03/2016
Kendall03/04/2015
BMCKEEFRY23/11/2014
brendanmck23/11/2014
liljonb24/09/2014
stephenhaywood26/08/2014
RachelB10/07/2014
Fergalh20/05/2014
Tonester06/08/2011
mae21/09/2010
jimbloomer17/09/2010
neilsan18/05/2010
try9fan04/07/2009
Lizzie197215/05/2009
GaryJones01/04/2009
Geo07/02/2009
chalky195305/05/2007
Smudge12/04/2007
Martin R05/09/2006
danpquinn24/06/2006
RobB01/05/2006
roscorrocket20/07/2005
CXB19/08/2003
Jim.Fothergill09/09/2002
Sherlock30/05/2000
jim parry17/07/1999
ianwatson09/09/1998
John Kleiser01/04/1997
GordonAdshead00/12/1995
PN_Runner01/10/1995
borderline24/09/1995
IainT18/05/1993
BrianJ12/11/1988