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      • Mangerton Mountain 838m
      • Purple Mountain 832m
      • Mweelrea 814m
      • Nephin 806m
      • Mount Leinster 794m
      • Knockmealdown 793m
      • Kilclooney Mountain 792m
      • Stumpa Duloigh 784m
      • Mullaghanattin 773m
      • Barrclashcame 772m
      • Coomacarrea 772m
      • Croagh Patrick 764m
      • Kippure 757m
      • Errigal Mountain 751m
      • Blackstairs Mountain 735m
      • Benbaun 729m
      • Slieve Carr 721m
      • Slievenamon 721m
      • Corranabinnia 716m
      • Knockboy 706m
      • Binn idir an da Log 702m
      • Ben Gorm 700m
      • Birreencorragh 698m
      • Keeper Hill 694m
      • The Paps East 694m
      • Knocknadobar 690m
      • Croaghaun 688m
      • Hungry Hill 685m
      • Maumtrasna 682m
      • Sawel Mountain 678m
      • Croaghgorm 674m
      • Slievemore (Achill Island) 671m
      • Slieve Muck 670m
      • Cuilcagh 665m
      • Knockowen 658m
      • Mullaghanish 649m
      • Truskmore 647m
      • Musheramore 644m
      • Truskmore Southeast Slope 631m
      • Mullaghaneany 627m
      • Slieve Snaght 615m
      • Croghan Mountain 606m
      • Garraun 598m
      • Slieve League 595m
      • Slieve Foye 589m
      • Glendoo Mountain 586m
      • Slieve Anierin 585m
      • Slieve Gullion 573m
      • Oughtmore 569m
      • Trostan 550m
      • Shehy More 546m
      • Knockalongy 544m
      • Slievenanee 543m
      • Slieve Aghkerane 541m
      • Moylenanav 539m
      • Nowen Hill 535m
      • Slieve Croob 534m
      • Moylussa 532m
      • Seefin Mountain 528m
      • Arderin 527m
      • Arroo 523m
      • Mount Eagle 516m
      • Brandon Hill 515m
      • Coomagearlahy 506m
      • Raghtin More 502m
      • Foilclogh 497m
      • Bulbin 494m
      • Knockoura 490m
      • Devilsbit Mountain 480m
      • Divis 478m
      • Agnews Hill 474m
      • Loughsalt Mountain 469m
      • Minaun 466m
      • Slievereagh 465m
      • Crockauns 463m
      • Knockmore 462m
      • Cullaun 460m
      • Carrane Hill 458m
      • Tountinna 457m
      • Divis West Slope 455m
      • Baraveha 451m
      • Barnesmore 451m
      • Boleybrack 449m
      • Croaghmoyle 430m
      • Tievealehid 429m
      • Knocknaskagh 427m
      • Seltannasaggart Southeast Slope 412m
      • Bolus 410m
      • Mount Gabriel 407m
      • Maghera 400m
      • Belmore Mountain 398m
      • Slievecallan 391m
      • Croaghleheen 385m
      • Slieve Beagh 380m
      • Maumakeogh 379m
      • Cupidstown Hill 379m
      • Cappaghabaun Mountain East 378m
      • Slieve Beagh East Top 373m
      • Slievenamuck 369m
      • Culliagh Southeast Top 369m
      • Carrigatuke 365m
      • Knockalla Mountain 363m
      • Kesh Corann 359m
      • Shannavara 358m
      • Cnoc Mordain 354m
      • Clomantagh Hill 349m
      • Knocknasilloge 346m
      • Seefin 345m
      • Slieve Elva 344m
      • Tawnaghmore 340m
      • Knocknamuck 340m
      • Loughanleagh 339m
      • Gregory Hill 336m
      • Clogrennan Hill 336m
      • Crocknasmug 328m
      • Collin 328m
      • Slieve Glah 320m
      • Brougher Mountain 317m
      • Drumkeeragh Hill 315m
      • Carricktriss Gorse 314m
      • Knocknamaddree 313m
      • Carn Hill 312m
      • Woodcock Hill 310m
      • Keeraunnageeragh 305m
      • Carronadavderg 301m
      • Errisbeg 300m
      • Croaghmore 292m
      • Knockfeerina 288m
      • Crockalough 282m
      • Barranisky 280m
      • Corn Hill 278m
      • Slieve na Calliagh 276m
      • Knockanallig 267m
      • Geokaun 266m
      • Slieve Bawn 262m
      • Holywell Hill 260m
      • Mullaghmeen 258m
      • Benwee Head 255m
      • Brislagh 255m
      • Cnoc Bolais 252m
      • Scariff Island 252m
      • Croaghnamaddy 252m
      • Mount Oriel 251m
      • Croaghegly 245m
      • Knocknascollop Northwest Top 244m
      • Forth Mountain 237m
      • Croghan Hill 234m
      • Dunmurry Hill 233m
      • Cluidaniller West Top 227m
      • Murren Hill 227m
      • Inch Top 222m
      • Needles Eye 217m
      • Cairngaver 217m
      • Tearaght Island 200m
      • Knockastia 200m
      • Inishturk 191m
      • Knockbrack 176m
      • Inishnabro 175m
      • Rathmacullig 175m
      • Inishtooskert 172m
      • Knockroe 168m
      • Cnoicin an tSeabhaic 160m
      • Puffin Island 159m
      • Slieveard 134m
      • Inishmore (Galway) 123m
      • Lettermore Island 117m
      • Slievemore (Sherkin Island) 101m
      • Great Island 95m
      • Inishbofin 89m
      • Tory Island 83m
      • Inishmaan 79m
      • Meakstown 76m
      • Barnacranny Hill 75m
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The 2016 review

1/1/2017

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Happy New Year! As we embark upon our 2017 journey around the Sun, now seems like a good time to look back at 2016. It certainly was an eventful year for Highpointeering and the High Point Ireland community. The website and book were one year old on 5th December. We welcomed new Completers to our growing community (including some record-breakers). The website received more than 10,000 visitors. We introduced the first of our annual awards categories. And, the website itself even received an award. Not bad for our first year.
 
Certificates of Completion
 
The following people were awarded Certificates of Completion in 2016 and have been added to the Completers Register. The relevant Gribbon sub-lists and completion years are included here in italics under their names:
 
(G) = Gold; (S) = Silver; (B) = Bronze

Polly Mollohan
Provinces 2012(G), 2013(G) & 2016(G)
Counties 2013(G), 2013(G) & 2016(G)

Mark O’Leary
Provinces 2016(S)
Counties 2016(S)
 
Dillon Lynch
Provinces 2016(S)
Counties 2016(S)

Patrick O’Brien
Provinces 2016(B)
Counties 2016(B)
 
Martin McAlinden
Provinces 2016(B)
Counties 2016(B)
 
Kieron Gribbon
Provinces 2008(S)
Counties 2010(B)

If you have completed the Gribbon list or any of its sub-lists, and have not yet received a Certificate of Completion, feel free to request one from us. Find out more about our Certificates of Completion.
 
Certificates of Excellence
 
On 6th November 2016, Polly Mollohan became the first person we know of to complete three rounds of the County Gribbons. Polly completed her third round at the summit of Benbaun in County Galway, the same place she completed her first round in 2013.
 
On 11th September 2016, Dillon Lynch became the youngest person we know of to complete a full round of the County Gribbons. Dillon was 9 years and 132 days old when he completed his round at the summit of Trostan in County Antrim.
 
A very special congratulations to Polly and Dillon on your achievements, and it was lovely to meet you both in 2016.

Website performance
 
As part of the High Point Ireland mission statement, we are committed to reporting voluntarily, regularly, publicly and honestly about website performance. In our reports, we quote both the number of unique visitors AND the total number of page views to be sure there is no confusion or deception. We could easily cheat by quoting some exaggerated numbers we've just plucked out of thin air in an attempt to impress you, but we're not like that. Instead, our figures are accompanied by analytics graphs which clearly demonstrate variation throughout the relevant period of time. During 2016, the High Point Ireland website received 11,789 unique visitors and 55,145 page views.

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Annual awards
 
In December, we announced that we would be acknowledging the efforts of individual hillwalkers who visited Gribbon locations and completed sub-lists during 2016. This new points-based award category is called “Highpointeer of the Year” (the first of our annual award categories) and gives special recognition to the three highest-scoring Highpointeers. Despite the short notice, we received entry submissions from some truly inspiring individuals before last night's deadline. We will be announcing the Gold, Silver and Bronze Award winners in the next few days.

Highly commended
 
The High Point Ireland website was Highly Commended in the Digital Production category of the 2016 Outdoor Writers & Photographers Guild Awards for Excellence. The Guild's membership includes professional writers, journalists, photographers, illustrators, broadcasters, film-makers, artists, web designers, publishers and editors - all with the common bond of a passionate interest in the outdoors. As a collective, the Guild's members are involved in a wide range of projects all over the world. To have been highly commended in these Awards truly is an honour and a major achievement. In fact, High Point Ireland is the first Irish website ever to receive an award from the Outdoor Writers & Photographers Guild. Kieron Gribbon, creator of the High Point Ireland website, has been a member of the Guild since 2010 - click here to view his profile.

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Going forward
 
2016 was a year for building the website, starting to introduce it to the world, and sowing the seeds of our new community.
 
In 2017, High Point Ireland will be taking several leaps forward. You will see a considerable increase in activity from us on social media. Our blog will establish itself as a leading news outlet for our growing community. New awards categories will also be introduced.

Most importantly, we will be doubling our efforts to raise money for the Irish mountain rescue teams represented by Mountain Rescue Ireland: you can help us to help them to help you. There are many ways in which you can support our fundraising campaign, and we will be adding even more ways in the coming weeks. Find out more about our fundraising campaign.

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We wish you all a happy, healthy, peaceful and successful year in 2017.
 
Best wishes,

High Point Ireland.
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If you are planning to visit any of the locations on the Gribbon list of Ireland's major geographical High Points, please be aware that Highpointeering, rambling, hill-walking, hiking, mountaineering, mountain running and cycling are risk sports. High Point Ireland, Kieron Gribbon (the website's author and founder of High Point Ireland) and Donard Media (the website's publisher) accept no responsibility for any injury, loss or inconvenience sustained by anyone using this website. Personal safety is entirely the participant's own responsibility.
The inclusion of locations on the Gribbon list of Ireland's major geographical High Points is based entirely on each location's ability to meet the necessary criteria for at least one of the eight primary sub-lists contained on this website. It should not be assumed that access is permitted to any of the High Point locations on the list. High Point Ireland, Kieron Gribbon and Donard Media recommend that anyone planning to visit any of the High Point locations on the list should check for potential access restrictions and to request permission from the relevant landowner(s) in advance.

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      • Agnews Hill 474m
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      • Minaun 466m
      • Slievereagh 465m
      • Crockauns 463m
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      • Cullaun 460m
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      • Boleybrack 449m
      • Croaghmoyle 430m
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      • Bolus 410m
      • Mount Gabriel 407m
      • Maghera 400m
      • Belmore Mountain 398m
      • Slievecallan 391m
      • Croaghleheen 385m
      • Slieve Beagh 380m
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      • Slieve Beagh East Top 373m
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      • Cnoc Mordain 354m
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      • Gregory Hill 336m
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      • Crocknasmug 328m
      • Collin 328m
      • Slieve Glah 320m
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      • Cluidaniller West Top 227m
      • Murren Hill 227m
      • Inch Top 222m
      • Needles Eye 217m
      • Cairngaver 217m
      • Tearaght Island 200m
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      • Inishturk 191m
      • Knockbrack 176m
      • Inishnabro 175m
      • Rathmacullig 175m
      • Inishtooskert 172m
      • Knockroe 168m
      • Cnoicin an tSeabhaic 160m
      • Puffin Island 159m
      • Slieveard 134m
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      • Lettermore Island 117m
      • Slievemore (Sherkin Island) 101m
      • Great Island 95m
      • Inishbofin 89m
      • Tory Island 83m
      • Inishmaan 79m
      • Meakstown 76m
      • Barnacranny Hill 75m
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