Carhoo Hill

Carhoo Hill
Cnoc na Ceathrún
Carhoo Hill from Dingle Harbour
Highest point
Elevation184 m (604 ft)[1]
Prominence169 m (554 ft)[1]
Isolation4.01 km (2.49 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingMarilyn
Coordinates52°08′23.7″N 10°16′17.5″W / 52.139917°N 10.271528°W / 52.139917; -10.271528
Naming
English translationHill of the quarter
Language of nameIrish
Geography
Carhoo Hill is located in island of Ireland
Carhoo Hill
Carhoo Hill
OSI/OSNI gridV437983
Climbing
First ascentancestral
Easiest routehike

Carhoo Hill or Ballymacadoyle Hill (Irish: Cnoc na Ceathrún, meaning 'Hill of the quarter')[2] is a large hill south-west of Dingle in County Kerry, Ireland.

Geography

The 184-metre (604 ft) high hill stands 4 km west of Dingle in an isolated position in the short peninsula dividing Dingle Harbour from the Atlantic Ocean.[citation needed]

The top of the hill hosts the Eask Tower, a solid stone tower built in 1847.[3] It offers a view on a long stretch of Dingle Peninsula and Iveragh Peninsula.[4]

Name

The English meaning of Cnoc na Ceathrún is hill of the quarter.[5]

Access to the summit

The walk which leads up to the summit takes 1.6 km from the asphalted road. Due to the very interesting panorama it's advisable to choose a clear day for it.[3]

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cnoc na Ceathrun.
  1. ^ a b "Dingle West Area / Carhoo Hill". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Carhoo Hill [Ballymacadoyle Hill] [Cnoc na Ceathrun]". www.hill-bagging.co.uk. Dublin City University. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Eask Tower And Hill". www.discoverireland.ie. Failte Ireland. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  4. ^ Daugherty, Christi; Jewers, Jack (2011). Frommer's Ireland 2011. John Wiley & Sons.
  5. ^ Joyce, Patrick Weston (1870). Vocabulary of Irish Root Words. Retrieved 5 March 2015.