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Carron Mountain (Irish: Carn Fhearadaigh) is a mountain 440m high on the border of County Limerick and County Cork, Ireland. It is part of the Ballyhoura Mountains . Carron is home to the North Cork transmitter for the UPC MMDS service.
Caher Mountain (Irish: Cathair = "stone ring-fort") is a hill, 338 metres high, with views of the Sheep's Head peninsula, roughly west of and above the village of Kilcrohane in County Cork, Ireland. [ 1 ]
Mount Gabriel (Irish: Cnoc Osta) is a mountain on the Mizen Peninsula immediately to the north of the town of Schull in Cork, Ireland. The Gaelic name, Cnoc Osta translates as 'hill of the encampment'. Mount Gabriel is 407m high and is the highest eminence in the coastal zone south and east of Bantry Bay.
The overall ranking of an Irish County High Point against all other peaks in Ireland is based on the Vandeleur-Lynam definition where a peak must have a minimum topographic prominence of 15 metres (49 ft) to be on the list of peaks in Ireland. [3] The four Irish provincial tops, also referred to as province high points, [1] [4] are also listed.
Kilcrohane (Irish: Cill Chrócháin) [2] is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is the last coastal village on the Sheep's Head Peninsula after Durrus and Ahakista. [3] Kilcrohane lies under the 'Shadow of Seefin' (the area's highest hill) and is also close to Caher Mountain. The village overlooks Dunmanus Bay.
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. [citation needed] There is a cairn at the summit and a number of standing stones to the south and east of the mountain. At its ...
The MacGillycuddy's Reeks range contains Ireland's highest mountain, Carrauntoohil 1,038.6 m (3,407 ft), and the Reeks is the highest range of peaks in Ireland. [ 29 ] [ 9 ] However, many of its peaks do not meet all classification criteria for a "mountain" (e.g. particularly the 100–150 m (330–490 ft) in elevation change from neighbouring ...
Pages in category "Mountains and hills of County Cork" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .