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Maximum height for area: 764 metres, Summits in area: 5, Maximum prominence for area: 639 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 30, 31, 37, 38 For all tops
Highest summit: Croagh Patrick, 764m
KnockakishaunHillCnoc an Chiseáin A name in Irish (prob. Ir. Cnoc an Chiseáin [PDT], 'hill of the little basket')MayoCountyIn Binnion List
Height:390mOS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37Grid Reference: L86900 75800This summit has been logged as climbed by 3 members I have climbed this summit: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)
This peak, situated in the townland of Tangincartoor, is unnamed on OS maps. It is named Knockakishaan on William Bald's map of Co. Mayo (1830). Previously Tangincartoor in MV. The spur to the NW (spot height 311m) is named Knocknabru_ky (with a let
Knockakishaun is the 858th highest summit in Ireland. Knockakishaun is the most southerly summit in the Croagh Patrick area and also the most westerly. Trackback: http://mountainviews.ie/summit/853/