Hungry Hill

This article is about the Irish hill. For other articles, see Hungry Hill (disambiguation).
Hungry Hill
Cnoc Daod
Elevation 685 m (2,247 ft)[1]
Listing Marilyn, Hewitt
Location
Hungry Hill

Beara Peninsula, Ireland

Range Caha Mountains
OSI/OSNI grid V761497
Coordinates 51°41′9″N 9°47′31″W / 51.68583°N 9.79194°W


Hungry Hill (Irish: Cnoc Daod) is a mountain on the Beara Peninsula in the Republic of Ireland. With a height of 685 metres (2,247 ft) it is the highest peak of the Caha Mountains and the 130th highest in Ireland.[1] Hungry Hill lies on the border of counties Cork and Kerry, although the peak is on the Cork side.

There is a cairn at the summit and a number of standing stones to the south and east of the mountain. At its eastern foot are two lakes — Coomadayallig and Coomarkane — which both drain into the Mare's Tail waterfalls. This is the highest waterfall in Ireland and the UK.

The first part of the Irish name Cnoc Daod means "hill". The second part may be a dialectal variant of déad, meaning "tooth", "set of teeth" or "jaw".[2] It has been anglicized as Knockdhead and Knockday.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hungry Hill". MountainViews.ie. Retrieved May 20, 2007.
  2. ↑ Tempan, Paul. Irish Hill and Mountain Names. MountainViews.ie.
  3. ↑ Placenames Database of Ireland (see archival records)