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Maximum height for area: 544 metres, Summits in area: 12, Maximum prominence for area: 490 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 16, 24, 25, 31, 32, 33 For all tops
Highest summit: Knockalongy, 544m
KnocknareaHillCnoc na Riabh A name in Irish (Ir. Cnoc na Riabh [GÉ], 'hill of the stripes')SligoCountyIn Binnion List
Height:327mOS 1:50k Mapsheet: 16,25Grid Reference: G62610 34586This summit has been logged as climbed by 115 members I have climbed this summit: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)
P.W. Joyce preferred the interpretation Cnoc na Riaghadh, 'hill of the executions'. Cnoc na Riogha, 'hill of the kings', has also been suggested. The huge cairn on the summit plateau is called Meascán Méabha, 'Maeve's mound'. It is considere
Knocknarea is the 934th highest summit in Ireland. Knocknarea is the most northerly summit in the Ox Mountains area. Trackback: http://mountainviews.ie/summit/926/
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