Cnoc Bólais 252m hill, Slieve Miskish W: Dursey Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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Slieve Miskish Area W: Dursey Subarea

Place count in area: 7, OSI/LPS Maps: 84
Highest place:

Knockoura, 490m
Maximum height for area: 490 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 395 metres,

Places in area Slieve Miskish:
N: Allihies:

Eagle Hill 223m

Knocknagallaun 376m

Knockoura 490m

Miskish Mountain 386m
W: Dursey:

Cnoc Bólais (Dursey Island) 252m

Glanarough Hill 181m

Lackacroghan 260m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.

Cnoc Bólais Hill Dursey Island Island (prob. Ir. Cnoc Bólais [Penelope Durell], 'hill of the cow-pasture') Cork County in Munster Province, in Binnion, Irish Islands Lists, Purple & green sandstone & siltstone Bedrock

Reachable "On Foot " Y
Height: 252m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 84 Grid Reference: V47200 40400
Place visited by 60 members. Recently by: trevorf, nickywood, ilenia, Cormacg, JoHeaney, moggy40, Onzy, Fergalh, Aongus, Jai-mckinney, Oscar-mckinney, Carolyn105, daitho9, Kirsty, liz50
Island visited by 80 members.
I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.) I have visited Dursey Island: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)

Longitude: -10.205835, Latitude: 51.595985 , Easting: 47200, Northing: 40400 Prominence: 252m, Isolation: 5.1km, Has trig pillar
ITM: 447183 540469, GPS IDs, 6 char: CncBól, 10 char: CncBóls
Bedrock type: Purple & green sandstone & siltstone, (Caha Mountain Formation)

There is a signal tower at the highest point on Dursey in the townland of Tilickafinna. It seems likely that this hill was called Cnoc Bólais, since Penelope Durell records this name in Discovering Dursey with the meaning 'beacon hill'. Although the translation seems incorrect (bólas is probably related to dairying, from bó, 'cow'), this clearly links the name with the signal tower. A cliff nearby to the north called Foilbolus supports this. Cnoc Bólais is the 1281th highest place in Ireland. Cnoc Bólais is the most southerly summit and also the most westerly in the Slieve Miskish area.
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Far From the Madding Crowd .. by kernowclimber (Show all for Cnoc Bólais )

Spectacular Dursey .. by mizenman (Show all for Cnoc Bólais )

MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain <i>Cnoc Bólais</i> in area Slieve Miskish, Ireland

Picture: Cable car to tranquility

One island, zero pubs!

by TommyV 31 Oct 2018

Heading over to Dursey Island is a novelty in itself as you get to cross over on Ireland's only cable car.There is the option to do a sort of a looped walk on the island. We went over the mountain trail which leads up to the signal tower on top of Cnoc Bolais. As good a place as any for a bit of lunch, then continue down to the western most side of the island which is worth it for the views. Then follow the low road back to the cable car. Great scenery and surreal to see all of the abandoned houses in contrast to the 10 still inhabited houses on the island. A must for anybody hiking the islands of Ireland. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1001/comment/20134/

Where does the Cable Guy go? .. by three5four0 (Show all for Cnoc Bólais )

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