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West Cork Mountains Area   W: Bantry 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 470mMaughanaclea Hills West Top 452m
Cen: Shehy More:   Shehy More 545.6mShehy More SW Top 446m
E: Clearagh:   Clearagh Hill 287m
E: Currane:   Currane Hill 228m
N Cen: Douce:   Douce Mountain 476mDoughill Mountain 471m
N: Carran:   Barnastooka 497mBealick 537mCarran 604mCarran Far NE Top 561mCarran Far North Top 506mCarran NE Top 555mCarran South Top 567mKnockantooreen 450m
N: Conigar:   Conigar 566mConigar SW Top 566mFoilastookeen 540m
N: Coomataggart:   Carrigalougha 423mCoomataggart 530mCoomataggart SW Top 509mDerrineanig 304mLackabaun 472mMweelin 487m
NE Cen: Carrigarierk:   Carrigarierk 343m
NW: Barraboy:   Barraboy Mountain 460mBarraboy Mountain Far East Top 456mBarraboy Mountain SE Top 409mDerroograne 468mTurners Rock 420m
NW: Knockboy:   Caoinkeen 692.8mCaoinkeen South-East Top 553.5mCoomhola Mountain 472mKnockboy 704.8mKnockboy North Top 651.2mKnockboy South Top 533.3mThe Priest's Leap 519m
NW: Knocknamanagh:   Bird Hill 412mCoomclogherane Top 449mGullaba Hill 603mKnockbrack 440mKnockbrack South Top 458mKnocknamanagh 637mKnocknamanagh NE Top 625m
S Cen: Dunmanway Hills:   Cashloura 296.8mCoolsnaghtig 295.8mInchanadreen 310m
S Cen: Nowen:   Milane Hill 354.4mMullaghmesha 494.3mNowen Hill 535.2mNowen Hill Far West Top 405.2mNowen Hill SW Top 509mPookeen North Top 319m
S: Leap Hills:   Carrigfadda 311.7mKilleigh Hill 229mKnockarudane Hill 169mKnockscagh 195m
S: Skibbereen:   Barryroe Hill 156mLick 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.
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Knocknaveagh Hill Cnoc na bhFiach A name in Irish, also Hill of the ravens an extra name in English logainm Cork County in Munster Province, in Binnion List, Purple mudstone and siltstone Bedrock

Height: 282.0m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 85 Grid Reference: W01568 47512
Place visited by 26 members. Recently by: garrettd, ciarraioch, learykid, thomas_g, Taisce, chelman7, nickywood, jackos, txantxangorri, Colin Murphy, jlk, LorraineG60, MichaelG55, GerSomers, Cobhclimber
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Longitude: -9.423564, Latitude: 51.672005 , Easting: 101568, Northing: 47512 Prominence: 128m,  Isolation: 7.2km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 501539 547579,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Knc282, 10 char: Kncknvgh
Bedrock type: Purple mudstone and siltstone, (Castlehaven Formation)

Knocknaveagh is the 1203th highest place in Ireland.

Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1166/
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Easy hike up way marked trail. .. by group   (Show all for Knocknaveagh (Cnoc na bhFiach))
 
Small but with plenty to interest. .. by Colin Murphy   (Show all for Knocknaveagh (Cnoc na bhFiach))
 
Great views over Bantry
by MichaelG55  16 Sep 2020
As stated an easy climb to the trig point following part of the Sheep's Head Way. Great views over Bantry and surrounding countryside. Up and down easily in an hour. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1166/comment/20889/
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Great views over Bantry
by MichaelG55  16 Sep 2020
As stated an easy climb to the trig point following part of the Sheep's Head Way. Great views over Bantry and surrounding countryside. Up and down easily in an hour. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1166/comment/20889/
Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average
 
Hail and wind did not spoil the view .. by Fergalh   (Show all for Knocknaveagh (Cnoc na bhFiach))
 
An Easy Stroll .. by Pepe   (Show all for Knocknaveagh (Cnoc na bhFiach))
 
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