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Place count in area: 27, OSI/LPS Maps: 14, 15, 4, 5, 8, 9
Highest place: Trostan, 550m Maximum height for area: 550 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 515 metres,
Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
TrostanMountainTrostán A name in Irish(Ir. Trostán [DUPN], 'pole/staff' [DUPN])County Highpoint of Antrim in NI and in Ulster Province, in County Highpoint, Arderin Lists, Olivine basalt lava Bedrock
Height:550mOS 1:50k Mapsheet: 9Grid Reference: D17960 23598 Place visited by 393 members. Recently by: rhw, purpleknight, discovering_dann, knightsonhikes, sprog, nolo, JordanF1, MarionP, Hikerjjl, edowling, ronanmckee, CianDavis, Padraigin, Moirabourke, DoloresMcmenamin I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)
Joyce's suggestion (INP, iii, 586) that this peak is so named because of its resemblance to a pilgrim's staff with a crooked top seems without foundation.
Trostan is the highest mountain in the Antrim Hills area and the 421st highest in Ireland. Trostan is the highest point in county Antrim. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/361/