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Maximum height for area: 925 metres, Summits in area: 89, Maximum prominence for area: 905 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 28B, 49, 50, 55, 56, 61, 62 For all tops
Highest summit: Lugnaquillia, 925m
War HillMountainCnoc an Bhairr A name in Irish (Ir. Cnoc an Bhairr [PNCW*], 'hill of the summit')WicklowCountyIn Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists
Height:686mOS 1:50k Mapsheet: 56Grid Reference: O16895 11338This summit has been logged as climbed by 466 members I have climbed this summit: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)
Longitude: -6.253946, Latitude: 53.140034 Prominence: 71m, Isolation: 1.4km ITM: 716819 711370, GPS IDs, 6 char: WrHl, 10 char: War Hill
Price's suggested Irish derivation for War Hill, whilst possible, seems rather tautological and is not backed up by any Irish attestations. Barr is itself a common term denoting a hill and is usually the first element in names, e.g. Barr Trí gCom (Bau
War Hill is the 129th highest summit in Ireland. Trackback: http://mountainviews.ie/summit/129/