Bleantasour Mountain [Cnoc Bhleantas Odhar]

Tucked away in the Monavullagh Mountains of County Waterford, this 402m Tump offers a quieter alternative to the rugged Comeragh heartland. Its rounded, heathery slopes are typical of the southern Irish uplands, providing wide-ranging views across the Dungarvan valley towards the south coast and the nearby Knockanaffrin Ridge.

• •The name Cnoc Bhleantas Odhar translates from Irish as the 'Hill of the Sallow Hollow,' where 'bléan' often refers to a creek or a fold in the land and 'odhar' describes the pale brown or dun colour of the mountain grasses.
• •Though lower than its northern neighbours, it occupies a strategic position in the Monavullagh range, serving as a southern sentinel overlooking the rolling farmland leading toward the Atlantic coast at Dungarvan.
• •The summit is frequently bagged as part of a longer traverse across the Monavullagh plateau, where the terrain transitions from the dramatic cliffs of the central Comeraghs into gentler, peat-covered moorland.
• •Classified as a Tump, it earns its status by having at least thirty metres of prominence, a distinction that feels considerably more impressive on paper than it does while navigating its deep, leg-tiring summit heather.