Knocknafallia 666.5m mountain, Knockmealdown Mountains Cen: Central Knockmealdowns Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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Knocknafallia 666.5m, Knocknagnauv 655.1m, Knockmeal 559.5m, Crohan West 521m, Knocknanask 486m,

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Knockmealdown Mountains Area Cen: Central Knockmealdowns Subarea

Place count in area: 17, OSI/LPS Maps: 74, 82, EW-K
Highest place:

Knockmealdown, 792.4m
Maximum height for area: 792.4 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 682.7 metres,

Places in area Knockmealdown Mountains:
Cen: Central Knockmealdowns:

Sugarloaf Hill 662.7m
E: East Knockmealdowns:

Broemountain 430.4m

Knocknanask 486m

Knocknasheega 430.4m

Knocksculloge 432.6m
S: Araglin:

Knockadullaun 352.2m
W: West Knockmealdowns:

Crow Hill 516.8m

Farbreaga 518m

Knocknalougha 629m

Knocknalougha South Top 518.6m

Knockshanahullion 653.3m

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

Knocknafallia Mountain Cnoc na Faille A name in Irish (Ir. Cnoc na Faille [LL], (?)'hill of the cliff') Waterford County in Munster Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Medium grained pink-purple sandstone Bedrock

Height: 666.5m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 74 Grid Reference: S09418 07495
Place visited by 295 members. Recently by: TippHiker, DeirdreM, omurchu, jimmel567, johncusack, MichaelButler, Mark1, Sweeney, sofearghail, Barrington1978, Beti13, loftyobrien, michaelseaver, breathp, maryblewitt
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Longitude: -7.862922, Latitude: 52.219628 , Easting: 209419, Northing: 107496 Prominence: 153m, Isolation: 1.2km
ITM: 609366 607550, GPS IDs, 6 char: Knc667, 10 char: Kncknfl
Bedrock type: Medium grained pink-purple sandstone, (Knockmealdown Sandstone Formation)

‘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/

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Oh summit where art thou? .. by group (Show all for Knocknafallia (Cnoc na Faille))

Knocknafallia was the site for a proposed wind fa .. by simon3 (Show all for Knocknafallia (Cnoc na Faille))

Knocknafallia has a broad ridge around 500m in le .. by simon3 (Show all for Knocknafallia (Cnoc na Faille))

MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Knocknafallia (<i>Cnoc na Faille</i>) in area Knockmealdown Mountains, Ireland

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by CaminoPat 28 Jul 2020

Walked to Knocknafallia from Knockmeal on Sunday 18 February to location of stone cairn which includes a passage grave on the eastern side of Knocknafallia. The cairn is located at Irish Grid S 09418 07495 star

B. The elevation of the cairn is 666 metres. Walked west approximately 400 metres to a higher location which has the elevation of 668 metres, as shown on O.S. Map No. 74 for the high point. The coordinates for this new location were recorded and used to correct our position for it. The attached photo shows some members of the Cork Walkie Talkies Club standing next to some stones left by previous walkers at the high point. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/158/comment/19858/

Coming from Knockmeal, the col between the two mo .. by csd (Show all for Knocknafallia (Cnoc na Faille))

Knocknafallia is a mountain without any definite .. by mneary34 (Show all for Knocknafallia (Cnoc na Faille))

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