Vinegar Hill, Cnoc Fhiodh na gCaor 116.6m hill, Wexford N: Enniscorthy Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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Wexford Area N: Enniscorthy Subarea

Place count in area: 14, OSI/LPS Maps: 61, 62, 68, 69, 76, 77, EW-B, EW-B, EW-B2
Highest place:

Slieveboy, 420m
Maximum height for area: 420 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 304 metres,

Places in area Wexford:
N: Bunclody:

Kilmichael Hill 269.3m
N: Bunclody :

Gibbet Hill 315m

Kilcullen Hill 218m

Slieveboy 420m
N: Enniscorthy :

Oulart Hill 179m

Vinegar Hill 116.6m
NE: Wexford East :

Carrigroe Hill 232m

Tara Hill 253m
S: Wexford South:

Bree Hill 179m

Camaross Hill 181m

Forth Mountain 237m
SW: New Ross Hills :

Carrickbyrne Hill 233m

Lacken Hill 193m

Slievecoiltia 268.5m

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

Vinegar Hill Hill Cnoc Fhiodh na gCaor A name in Irish Wexford County in Leinster Province, in Local/Historical/Cultural List, Intermediate volcanics Bedrock

Height: 116.6m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 68 Grid Reference: S98279 39905
Place visited by 60 members. Recently by: tonibm, MartaD, AptZeus, PabloAlto, helenw7, tsheehy, simon3, Cobhclimber, dregish, Aneta.jablonska, Colin Murphy, andodenis, Dessie1, loftyobrien, wohfnow
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Longitude: -6.553499, Latitude: 52.502111 , Easting: 298279, Northing: 139905 Prominence: 65m, Isolation: 8.5km
ITM: 698207 639952, GPS IDs, 6 char: VngrHl, 10 char: VngrHil
Bedrock type: Intermediate volcanics, (in Campile Formation)

Vinegar Hill lies just 1km to the east of Enniscorthy. One of the most significant and bloody battles in Irish history took place there during the 1798 Rebellion. Vinegar Hill is the 1505th highest place in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1387/

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Go on, it's a cracker! .. by paddyhillsbagger (Show all for Vinegar Hill (Cnoc Fhiodh na gCaor))

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Vinegar Hill (<i>Cnoc Fhiodh na gCaor</i>) in area Wexford, Ireland

Picture: Tower at the summit

Steeped in history.

by TommyV 5 Nov 2018

The history of this place takes precedence over the actual scenery but there are lovely views over the town of Enniscorthy. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1387/comment/20200/

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