Knockboy 704.8m mountain, West Cork Mountains NW: Knockboy Cork Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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West Cork Mountains Area NW: Knockboy Subarea

Place count in area: 62, OSI/LPS Maps: 78, 79, 85, 86, 88, 89
Highest place:

Knockboy, 704.8m
Maximum height for area: 704.8 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 685 metres,

Places in area West Cork Mountains:
Cen: Maughanaclea:

Maughanaclea Hills East Top 470m

Maughanaclea Hills West Top 452m
Cen: Shehy More:

Shehy More 545.6m

Shehy More SW Top 446m
E: Clearagh:

Clearagh Hill 287m
E: Currane:

Currane Hill 228m
N Cen: Douce:

Douce Mountain 476m

Doughill Mountain 471m
N: Carran:

Barnastooka 497m

Bealick 537m

Carran 604m

Carran Far NE Top 561m

Carran Far North Top 506m

Carran NE Top 555m

Carran South Top 567m

Knockantooreen 450m
N: Conigar:

Conigar 566m

Conigar SW Top 566m

Foilastookeen 540m
N: Coomataggart:

Carrigalougha 423m

Coomataggart 530m

Coomataggart SW Top 509m

Derrineanig 304m

Lackabaun 472m

Mweelin 487m
NE Cen: Carrigarierk:

Carrigarierk 343m
NW: Barraboy:

Barraboy Mountain 460m

Barraboy Mountain Far East Top 456m

Barraboy Mountain SE Top 409m

Derroograne 468m

Turners Rock 420m
NW: Knockboy:

Caoinkeen 692.8m

Caoinkeen South-East Top 553.5m

Coomhola Mountain 472m

Knockboy 704.8m

Knockboy North Top 651.2m

Knockboy South Top 533.3m

The Priest's Leap 519m
NW: Knocknamanagh:

Bird Hill 412m

Coomclogherane Top 449m

Gullaba Hill 603m

Knockbrack 440m

Knockbrack South Top 458m

Knocknamanagh 637m

Knocknamanagh NE Top 625m
S Cen: Dunmanway Hills:

Cashloura 296.8m

Coolsnaghtig 295.8m

Inchanadreen 310m
S Cen: Nowen:

Milane Hill 354.4m

Mullaghmesha 494.3m

Nowen Hill 535.2m

Nowen Hill Far West Top 405.2m

Nowen Hill SW Top 509m

Pookeen North Top 319m
S: Leap Hills:

Carrigfadda 311.7m

Killeigh Hill 229m

Knockarudane Hill 169m

Knockscagh 195m
S: Skibbereen:

Barryroe Hill 156m

Lick Hill 158m
W Cen: Knockbreteen:

Knockbreteen 239m
W: Bantry:

Knocknaveagh 282m

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

Knockboy Mountain An Cnoc Buí A name in Irish (Ir. An Cnoc Buí [OSI], 'yellow/golden hill') County Highpoint of Cork and in Cork/ Kerry Counties in Munster Province, in County Highpoint, Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Purple & green sandstone & siltstone Bedrock

Height: 704.8m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 85 Grid Reference: W00482 62058
Place visited by 386 members. Recently by: Beti13, Cecil1976, johncusack, finkey86, Aneta.jablonska, hazyview, MichaelButler, abeach, marktrengove, Leona-S, Hillwalker65, eiremountains, tryfan, mdehantschutter, Musheraman
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Longitude: -9.443415, Latitude: 51.80251 , Easting: 100482, Northing: 62059 Prominence: 685m, Isolation: 0.6km, Has trig pillar
ITM: 500453 562123, GPS IDs, 6 char: Knckby, 10 char: Knockboy
Bedrock type: Purple & green sandstone & siltstone, (Caha Mountain Formation)

Knockboy is the highest point in Co. Cork, although its summit is shared with Co. Kerry. It is less spectacular than some of the hills further west, such as Hungry Hill. It is perhaps a surprise that Cork's highest point is lower than Mount Leinster on the boundary between Carlow and Wexford, two counties which are hardly known for their mountains. All of this goes to show that ruggedness and height do not always go hand in hand. This peak, or at least one in this vicinity, was marked as Seebwee on the Grand Jury Map of Co. Cork in 1811. Since an adjective such as buí, ‘yellow, golden’, is rarely combined with suí, ‘seat’, one must consider other possibilities. Suí is most usually followed by a personal name in the genitive, often of a mythical character, e.g. Suí Finn, ‘Fionn’s seat’, a recurring mountain name. It is, therefore, likely that the original name was Suí Baoi, ‘seat of Baoi’, referring to a pagan goddess, who is also remembered in Oileán Baoi, the Irish name of Dursey Island (which see), and Dún Baoi / Dunboy, the ancestral seat of the O’Sullivan Beare clan near Castletown Berehaven. and strongly connected with the Beara Peninsula. Baoi may be another name for the mythical Cailleach Bhéirre (Hag of Beara). In medieval texts Baoi seems to denote the SW part of the Beara Peninsula (but perhaps more than just Dursey Island alone). The modern form of the hill-name An Cnoc Buí is probably a rather banal re-interpretation of an ancient name with divine resonance. If so, there is no need to search for shades of yellow in the landscape to account for the name. Knockboy is the highest mountain in the West Cork Mountains area and the 107th highest in Ireland. Knockboy is the highest point in county Cork.
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Climbed this on what was a glorious morning from .. by murphysw (Show all for Knockboy (An Cnoc Buí))

Unlike everybody else I loved this walk. 11th Aug .. by Audi-Anne (Show all for Knockboy (An Cnoc Buí))

Cnoc Bui from Nambrackdearg/Borlin .. by wellaway1 (Show all for Knockboy (An Cnoc Buí))

MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Knockboy (<i>An Cnoc Buí</i>) in area West Cork Mountains, Ireland

Picture: Summit as seen from Lough Boy

Cork's highest not a hillwalking high point

by Colin Murphy 17 May 2016

Knockboy was something of a disappointment, I have to say, it being the highest point in Cork and all that. I found it an unremarkable summit in terms of terrain or aspect, although it does provide some good panoramas from the summit. Having done Knockboy South Top on a previous walk, also on a warm summer's day, I have the impression that the area is permanently boggy whatever the weather. Anyway, the drive up Ireland's scariest road to Priest's Leap makes the journey worthwhile in itself! Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/104/comment/18533/

What a location (on a fine day!) .. by hazyview (Show all for Knockboy (An Cnoc Buí))

Can anyone advise the best starting point for a t .. by ibradley (Show all for Knockboy (An Cnoc Buí))

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