Carhoo Hill

Carhoo Hill
Cnoc na Ceathrún

Carhoo Hill from Dingle Harbour
Highest point
Elevation 184 m (604 ft) [1]
Prominence 169 m (554 ft) [1]
Listing Marilyn
Coordinates 52°08′23.7″N 10°16′17.5″W / 52.139917°N 10.271528°W / 52.139917; -10.271528Coordinates: 52°08′23.7″N 10°16′17.5″W / 52.139917°N 10.271528°W / 52.139917; -10.271528
Naming
Translation Hill of the quarter (Irish)
Geography
Carhoo Hill

County Kerry, Ireland

OSI/OSNI grid V437983
Climbing
First ascent ancestral
Easiest route hike

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.

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 the very interesting panorama it's advisable to choiche a clear day for it.[3]

See also

References

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  1. 1 2 "Dingle West Area / Carhoo Hill". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Carhoo Hill [Ballymacadoyle Hill] [Cnoc na Ceathrun]". www.hill-bagging.co.uk. Dublin City University. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Eask Tower And Hill". www.discoverireland.ie. Failte Ireland. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  4. ↑ Christi Daugherty and Jack Jewers (2011). Frommer's Ireland 2011. John Wiley & Sons.
  5. ↑ Patrick Weston Joyce (1870). Vocabulary of Irish Root Words. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
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