Knockanore Mountain

Knockanore Mountain
Cnoc an Fhómhair

The trig point on Knockanore Mountain
Highest point
Elevation 267 m (876 ft) [1]
Prominence 252 m (827 ft) [1]
Listing Marilyn
Coordinates 52°31′27.35″N 9°36′24.01″W / 52.5242639°N 9.6066694°W / 52.5242639; -9.6066694Coordinates: 52°31′27.35″N 9°36′24.01″W / 52.5242639°N 9.6066694°W / 52.5242639; -9.6066694 [1]
Naming
Translation Hill of the autumn (Irish)
Geography
Knockanore Mountain
OSI/OSNI grid Q910425
Geology
Mountain type mudstone, siltstone, sandstone

Knockanore Mountain (Irish: Cnoc an Fhómhair , meaning "hill of the autumn")[2] is a large hill North Kerry, Ireland.

Geography

The 267-metre (876 ft) high hill stands around 5 km NE from Ballybunion. Its top hosts some broadcasting mats and a triangulation station. The hill is visible in the distance[3] and the summit offers a good view on Shannon Estuary and a large part of Kerry's Atlantic coastline.

Name

The English meaning of Cnoc an Fhómhair is hill of the autumn.

Access to the summit

Knockanore summit can be accessed by a very short walk from the nearest road.

Nature

The bogs surrounding the Knockanore are cited on The Irish naturalist, and are considered very interesting from the entomologist's point of view.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "North Kerry Area - Knockanore". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Cnoc an Fhómhair". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ Dennis Ford. Eight Generations: the story of our family. p. 56. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ The Irish naturalist. 7–8. 1898. p. 66. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
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