Knockaghaleague, Cnoc Achadh Liag 237m hill, North Mayo E: Ballycastle Hills Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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North Mayo Area E: Ballycastle Hills Subarea

Place count in area: 19, OSI/LPS Maps: 22, 23, EW-WNN
Highest place:

Maumakeogh, 379m
Maximum height for area: 379 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 294 metres,

Places in area North Mayo:
Cen: Pulathomas:

Barnacuillew 260m
E: Ballycastle Hills:

Knockaghaleague 237m

Knockboha 186m

Maumakeogh 379m
N: Benwee Head Cliffs:

Illanmaster Island 105m

Porturlin Hill 155m

Srahataggle 182m

Tawnaghmore 340m
S: Bangor Erris Hills:

Carrafull 269m

Knocklettercuss 370m

Knocknascollop NW Top 244m

Sheean 295m

Slieve Fyagh 335m
W: Belmullet:

Aghaglasheen 132m

Termon Hill 103m

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

Knockaghaleague Hill Cnoc Achadh Liag A name in Irish prob. Ir. Cnoc Achadh Liag [PDT], 'hill of Achadh Liag') Mayo County in Connacht Province, in Binnion List, X-bedded sandstone and siltstone. Bedrock

Height: 237m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 23 Grid Reference: G11700 34900
Place visited by 7 members. Recently by: eamonoc, Fergalh, Garmin, chalky, FilHil, sandman, IncaHoots
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Longitude: -9.355593, Latitude: 54.255333 , Easting: 111700, Northing: 334900 Prominence: 192m, Isolation: 4.9km
ITM: 511669 834903, GPS IDs, 6 char: Knc237, 10 char: Knckghlg
Bedrock type: X-bedded sandstone and siltstone., (Downpatrick Formation)

This hill above the town of Ballycastle is unnamed on OS maps, but is named named Knockaughaleeg on William Bald's map of 1830. It is located in the townland of Aghaleague, Ir. Achadh Liag [logainm.ie], 'field of the standing stone'. A cairn on the summit is called Seefin (from Ir. Suí Finn, 'Fionn's seat', a common name for hill-top megaliths throughout Ireland). Has been called Ballycastle Hill. Knockaghaleague is the 1320th highest place in Ireland. Knockaghaleague is the second most easterly summit in the North Mayo area.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1012/

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