Caherconree
Sign in to saveCaherconree () at , is the 20th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 27th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Caherconree is the 2nd-highest mountain in the Slieve Mish Mountains in the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland, and one of its southerly spurs is the site of an ancient stone promontory fort, which is a protected National Monument.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Caherconree
- Mountain.translation
- stone fort of Cú Roí
- Mountain.language
- Irish
- Mountain.photo
- Caherconree and Caherconree Fort.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Summit of Caherconree (in cloud), and pyramidal summit of the promontory fort (near), from south
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 835
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 129
- Mountain.location
- Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland
- Mountain.range
- Slieve Mish Mountains
- Mountain.map
- island of Ireland
- Mountain.map_relief
- yes
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Mountain.grid_ref_Ireland
- Q7331707260
- Mountain.topo
- OSi Discovery 71
- Mountain.listing
- 100 Highest Irish Mountains, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
- Mountain.type
- Aeolian sandstone
- Mountain.easiest_route
- Caherconree Fort Trail
- Designation list.embed
- yes
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Naming
- Geography
- Hill walking
- Caherconree Promontory Fort{{anchor|Caherconcree Fort}}
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Caherconree () at , is the 20th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 27th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Caherconree is the 2nd-highest mountain in the Slieve Mish Mountains in the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland, and one of its southerly spurs is the site of an ancient stone promontory fort, which is a protected National Monument.
== Naming == In Irish academic Paul Tempan's Irish Hills and Mountain Names, the name derives from Cú Roí mac Daire, the legendary king of Munster who features in many Irish folklore tales including those concerning Cú Chulainn and Bláthnat.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Caherconree” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
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