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Knockmealdown MountainsAreaCen: Central KnockmealdownsSubarea
Place count in area: 17, OSI/LPS Maps: 74, 82
Highest place: Knockmealdown, 792.4m Maximum height for area: 792.4 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 682.7 metres,
Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
KnocknafalliaMountainCnoc na Faille A name in Irish(Ir. Cnoc na Faille [LL], (?)'hill of the cliff')WaterfordCounty in Munster Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Medium grained pink-purple sandstone Bedrock
Height:666.5mOS 1:50k Mapsheet: 74Grid Reference: S09418 07495 Place visited by 255 members. Recently by: dillonkdy, stuartdonaldson, bergman, markwallace, Benbruce, No1Grumbler, BrittonOutdoors, declantb, cclair, derekpkearney, Jay9, learykid, conorjob, Liamob, nevgeoran I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)
‘Faill’ can be a cliff, but the map indicates no cliff nearby. It can also mean ‘negligence, omission.'
Knocknafallia is the third highest mountain in the Knockmealdown Mountains area and the 167th highest in Ireland. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/158/