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Place count in area: 18, OSI/LPS Maps: 16, 24, 25, 31, 32, 33
Highest place: Knockalongy, 544m Maximum height for area: 544 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 490 metres,
Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
Knockalongy South-West TopMountainCnoc na Loinge (mullach thiar theas) A name in Irish, also Knockacappul an extra name in EnglishFor origin of name, see Knocknalongy.SligoCounty in Connacht Province, in Arderin Beg List, Semi-pelitic, minor psammitic, schist Bedrock
Height:521mOS 1:50k Mapsheet: 25Grid Reference: G49564 26957 Place visited by 30 members. Recently by: annem, oreills8, Wilderness, Colin Murphy, Geo, Ulsterpooka, david bourke, eflanaga, ilenia, Bernieor, madfrankie, Fergalh, FrankMc1964, eamonoc, chalky I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)
Knockacappul is the name of a townland on the SE side of this peak, whose name is from Ir. Cnoc an Chapaill, 'hill of the horse'. The name may well originally refer to this peak.
Knockalongy South-West Top is the third highest mountain in the Ox Mountains area and the 507th highest in Ireland. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1472/
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