Knockboy

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Knockboy
Elevation 706 m (2,316 ft)
Location Cork / Kerry, Flag of Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
Topo map OSi Discovery 85
OSI/OSNI grid reference W005620
Listing Marilyn, Hewitt, county top (Cork)
Translation Yellow Mountain (Irish)

Knockboy (An Cnoc Buí in Irish, meaning Yellow Mountain) is a 706 metre high mountain on the border between counties Cork and Kerry in the Republic of Ireland. It is the highest peak in the Shehy mountain range and the highest mountain in County Cork. Knockboy is composed of sandstone laid down in the Devonian era which was subsequently uplifted to form a mountain range, before being eroded into its present form by glaciers during the last ice age.

[edit] References

  • Irish Walk Guides 1: South West. Seán Ó Súilleabháin, 1978.

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