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Iveragh NW Area   N: Knocknadobar Subarea
Place count in area: 18, OSI/LPS Maps: 83, 84 
Highest place:
Knocknadobar, 690m
Maximum height for area: 690 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 565 metres,

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Knocknadobar Mountain Cnoc na dTobar A name in Irish (Ir. Cnoc na dTobar [OSI], 'hill of the wells') Kerry County in Munster Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Purple sandstone & siltstone Bedrock

Height: 690m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 83 Grid Reference: V50648 84513
Place visited by 242 members. Recently by: Jimmel357, mehiking, StJohn, orlaithfitz, Ansarlodge, Padraigin, bowler, Jai-mckinney, rosduke, patman1974, garybuz, Paddym99, farmerjoe1, Aidan_Ennis, discovering_dann
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Longitude: -10.175084, Latitude: 51.993055 , Easting: 50648, Northing: 84513 Prominence: 565m,  Isolation: 1.1km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 450631 584569,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Kncknd, 10 char: Knckndbr
Bedrock type: Purple sandstone & siltstone, (Ballinskelligs Sandstone Formation)

Knocknadobar is a hill of pilgrimage. The stations of the cross were erected by Canon Brosnan in 1855. One of the wells referred to in the name is St. Fursey's Well, located at the foot of the mountain, near the start of the pilgrimage route to the summit. It is visited for a cure for eye complaints. See Máire MacNeill, 'The Festival of Lughnasa' (pp. 137-39) for details of the mountain pilgrimage.   Knocknadobar is the highest mountain in the Iveragh NW area and the 130th highest in Ireland.

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Knocknadobar (<i>Cnoc na dTobar</i>) in area Iveragh NW, Ireland
Picture: Cnoc na dTobar Ridge
 
ciarraioch on Knocknadobar, 2009
by ciarraioch  10 Aug 2009
Climbed on a blustery and showery August day, ascending via the stations of the cross and descending by the ridge to the same point. There is parking for (just) a single car adjacent to the 'stations' starting point on the road between Deelis and Coomanna Pier. Pretty wet underfoot on ascent, although the crosses broke up what might otherwise be regarded as a slog. Great sea views northwards over to Corca Dhuibhne and Blascaodi, and also southwestwards to Caherciveen and Valentia. The descent by the ridge was very different - dry underfoot on top, an excellent ridge walk all in all. It felt like a different mountain. Our only problem was navigating around the rock benches and heavy heather and furze towards the bottom. There must be a better way! We arrived back at more or less the same point, travelling laterally northwards at the bottom over two fences to exit at the stations of the cross starting point. Well worth the effort! Buíochas mór to the farmers and landowners. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/123/comment/4000/
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Knocknadobar is a very nice lookout point on Iver .. by HimiWack   (Show all for Knocknadobar (Cnoc na dTobar))
 
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