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Dunkerron Mountains Area   Cen: Knocknagantee Subarea
Place count in area: 65, OSI/LPS Maps: 78, 83, 84, 85, EW-KNP, EW-R 
Highest place:
Stumpa Dúloigh, 784m
Maximum height for area: 784 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 528 metres,

Places in area Dunkerron Mountains:
Knocknagantee Near West Top 628m
Cen: An Bheann Mhór:   An Bheann Mhór 674.7mAn Bhinn Láir 514mCoomcallee 648.9mBeann na Stiocairí 673.1mCoomnahorna 590mGlanbeg 485.8mSlievenashaska 578mSlievenashaska South Top 565.4m
Cen: Knocknagantee:   Knockmoyle 682.1mFinnararagh 667mCnoc Breasail 591mKnocknagantee 674.3mKnocknagantee West Top 553mCoomnacronia 636mCoomura Mountain 666m
Cen: Mullaghanattin:   An Cnoc Riabhach 534mBeann 752mBeann Far SW Top 636.2mBeann NE Top 692mBeann South Top 639mBeann SW Top 657mSallagh 570mMullaghanattin 773mMullaghanattin East Top 594mSallagh South-West Top 543m
E: Kenmare:   Gortamullin 205mKnockanaskill 356mLetter South 362m
N: Knocknacusha:   Knocknacusha 547m
NE: Knocknabreeda Ridge:   Crossderry 489mKnocknabreeda 569mMothaillín 506m
NE: Knocknagapple:   Bascadh 595mBascadh West Top 569mBoughil 631mCnoc na gCapall 639mKnocklomena 641m
NE: Stumpa Dúloigh:   Broaghnabinnia 745mKnockaunanattin 569mKnockaunanattin West Top 466.1mStumpa Dúloigh 784mStumpa Dúloigh SE Top 780mStumpa Dúloigh SW Top 663m
SW: Caherdaniel:   Farraniaragh Mountain 468mEagle Hill 155mReenearagh 162mBeenarourke 304mKnocknasullig 117mCahernageeha Mountain 498.7m
SW: Coad ( Castle Cove ):   Beenrour 418mEagles Hill 549mMullaghbeg 509m
SW: Coomduff:   Coomduff 244m
SW: Deenish:   Deenish Island (2) 144m
SW: Esknaloughoge:   Esknaloughoge 416mEsknaloughoge North Top 420m
SW: Scarriff:   Scarriff Island 252m
SW: Sneem:   An Bheann Mhór 309.3mDereenavurrig Hill 261mKnockanamadane 270mKnocknafreaghane 316.5mKnocknagullion 413m
SW: Staigue:   Staigue Top 459mStaigue NE Top 435m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Knocknagantee West Top Mountain Cnoc na gCáinte (mullach thiar) A name in Irish For origin of name, see Knocknagantee. Kerry County in Munster Province, in Arderin Beg, Irish Best Hundred Lists, Green sandstone & siltstone Bedrock

Height: 553m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 78&83 Grid Reference: V64641 73398
Place visited by 31 members. Recently by: jackos, Krzysztof_K, chelman7, DeirdreM, Grumbler, Wilderness, Colin Murphy, muddyboots, annem, dodser, jlk, thomas_g, eamonoc, peter1, Fergalh
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Longitude: -9.967144, Latitude: 51.896834 , Easting: 64641, Northing: 73398 Prominence: 15m,  Isolation: 1km
ITM: 464620 573460,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Knc553, 10 char: KnckngWstT
Bedrock type: Green sandstone & siltstone, (St. Finans Sandstone Formation)

Cnoc na gCáinte (mullach thiar) is the 416th highest place in Ireland.

Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1440/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Knocknagantee West Top (<i>Cnoc na gCáinte (mullach thiar)</i>) in area Dunkerron Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Lough Adoolig & Lough Toomeenbog, seen from ridge on approach
 
Fine Arderin Beg with spectacular views.
Short Summary created by Colin Murphy  5 Sep 2022
Often done alongside Knocknagantee itself, but this Ardering Beg may be done in isolation. One starting point is V66918 71228 starA, which is the start of a trail. It is next to farm buildings but the farmer has no issue with people parking, and there is room for several cars. Follow the well-established trail as it meanders up the mountain - it is steepish in parts. At V66292 72935 starB, where the trail turns sharply right, leave trail and head NW directly up the grassy slope, ground firm and obstacle free. At V65862 73344 starC you should cross a much lesser trail - just wide enough for one person - and follow it directly west for about 1.5km, crossing one substantial rise before the top comes into view. The summit is an elevated grassy area bump about 100m long, with the high point at the eastern end, marked by a stone and toppled post. Allow 3 hours minimum up and down. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1440/comment/18068/
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Knocknagantee West Top (<i>Cnoc na gCáinte (mullach thiar)</i>) in area Dunkerron Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Multiple choice views from summit.
Lots of high points
by Colin Murphy  5 Sep 2022
While the views here are incomparable on a good day, I found that the 100m-long, grassy summit area has one of those annoying traits whereby if you go to one end, the other end looks higher, and then when you go to the other end, where you were in the first place looks higher. I wandered up and down with GPS in hand and eventually spotted a solitary rock in the grass at the eastern end, and my GPS informed me that it was 1m higher than the other end. Anyway, it was worth all the wandering about, as the views from all sides are worth taking in. This is looking west over Lough Dhoire Lanna, but turn in any direction and you won't be disappointed. This is one to save for a clear day. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1440/comment/23646/
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