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Caha Mountains Area   N: Knockeirka Subarea
Place count in area: 57, OSI/LPS Maps: 83, 84, 85, 88 
Highest place:
Hungry Hill, 682m
Maximum height for area: 682 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 400 metres,

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Knockeirka Hill Cnoc Adhairce A name in Irish (Ir. Cnoc Adhairce [OSI], 'hill of the horn') Kerry County in Munster Province, in Carn List, Purple & green sandstone & siltstone Bedrock

Height: 426m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 85 Grid Reference: V93065 66676
Place visited by 22 members. Recently by: maoris, Superterence, eamonoc, Colin Murphy, John.geary, chelman7, Taisce, Fergalh, Bernieor, madfrankie, daitho9, pdelacy, shaunkelly, ahendroff, chalky
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Longitude: -9.552322, Latitude: 51.842622 , Easting: 93065, Northing: 66676 Prominence: 181m,  Isolation: 2.5km
ITM: 493038 566739,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Knc426, 10 char: Knockeirka
Bedrock type: Purple & green sandstone & siltstone, (Caha Mountain Formation)

Knockeirka is the 821st highest place in Ireland. Knockeirka is the most easterly summit and also the second most northerly in the Caha Mountains area.

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Knockeirka (<i>Cnoc Adhairce</i>) in area Caha Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Summit marker
 
Part of a trio
Short Summary created by Colin Murphy  30 Mar 2022
One approach is via Barraduff (see that entry's short summary for approach). Many people do this hill as part of a trio of Carns (Barraduff, Knockeirka & Killaha), although the walk is lengthy and involves many ups and downs. If you approach from Barraduff, the walk from there is a straightforward 2.5km, with the final kilometre being a fairly gentle slope up to the summit, which is marked by rocks and a wooden pole. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/709/comment/5468/
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Knockeirka (<i>Cnoc Adhairce</i>) in area Caha Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Knockeirka from Killaha Mountain, route taken was up left of pic
3 summits, 2 hours, 1 beautiful location
by Conor74  12 Jun 2010
Parked car at V9254 6800 starA. Parking easy enough at a sharp right hand turn on road, but maybe only space for one or two cars. Walked along tarred road that ran south, descending 20 or 30m into the valley and leading into a farmyward at V9264 6765 starB, with a couple of enthusiastic dogs. Met the owner who helpfully pointed out a route through his land and across a low point in a wire fence to access the mountain behind. Might try and find a route that will not disturb him next time round. From there the going was walking, no scrambling, but as walking goes maybe not the easiest, a few sheep trails ran through patches of rocks and boulders with fern and heather. Went south east from the farm, ascending to about 300m at V9316 6733 starC and a fence led from there to the top, though had to cross it. At the summit, lovely views back over Kenmare and across to Knockboy in Cork, and west to the Cahas. Quite remote, few houses visible in the Rusheens and Ballygriffin valleys, but looks like few other walkers have ventured up here, no cairn or mark at summit. It was a little boggy underfoot, might be much wetter at any other time of the year. The southern slopes of the mountain looked easier, would possibly have avoided crossing a farm. Decided to press on almost due west and take in a circuit including Barraduff and Killaha. Time from car to summit was about 40 minutes. There are a number of fences at the top, so moving on in any direction will involve much hurdling.

WARNING - (i) All 3 mountains contain a lot of fences for a good reason. Lots of sheep. This really is no place for a dog. At all. And (ii) the 2 hours was really for headline purposes, it took us about 2 hours 20 mins overall from car back to car, and we walked pretty fast, so allow a bit more time... Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/709/comment/5868/
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A shapely Top
by three5four0  9 Oct 2011
See Barraduff Mountain and Killaha Mountain for the rest of this route.

From Killaha mtn, we retraced our steps back to the col with Barraduff Mountain and then contoured below Barraduff Mnt to reach its col with Knockeika and another fence. From this point Knockeirka looks surprisingly shapely and alluring for a 426 metre top. Follow the fence, what else!, up hill to gain the summit with its fine views of the surrounding mountain groups.

Returned to the col and this time contoured around to the South side of Barraduff Mtn - there are ATV tracks here. Here you reach the fence to Castle Rock, pass the standing stone, which could possible have actually been a stone alinement. Check out another stone not far away and if you look east or west of the standing stone, other standing stones and stone circles are marked on the map.

Follow this fence back onto Castle Rocks' summit and descend down the South west ridge back to the parking space and your car. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/709/comment/6581/
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