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Knockmealdown MountainsArea, W: West Knockmealdowns
Subarea
Feature count in area: 17, by county: Tipperary: 11, Waterford: 11, of which 5 are in both Tipperary and Waterford,
OSI/LPS Maps: 74, 82, EW-K
Highest Place: Knockmealdown 792.4m
Starting Places (16) in area Knockmealdown Mountains: Bay Lough CP, Bay Lough Hairpin, Clogheen South, Crow Hill, Kilballyboy Wood, Kingston Bridge, Knockadullaun, Knockeenanooneen, Knockmeal Mountain Road, Knocksculloge, Liam Lynch Trailhead, Mount Melleray Abbey, R669 Rough Glen River, Spital-Land, Sugar Loaf Horseshoe Viewing Point, The Vee
Summits & other features in area Knockmealdown Mountains: Cen: Central Knockmealdowns: Crohan West 521m, Knockmeal 559.5m, Knockmealdown 792.4m, Knockmoylan 767.1m, Knocknafallia 666.5m, Knocknagnauv 655.1m, 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 may include island features such as summits, but not
islands as such.
Knocknalougha, 629.0mMountain Cnoc na Loiche A name in Irish,
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(Ir. Cnoc na Loiche [LL], 'hill of the lake'), Knocknalogha, Tipperary/ Waterford County in Munster province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists, Knocknalougha is the 241st highest place in Ireland.
Grid Reference S01943 10019,
OS 1:50k mapsheet 74 Place visited by: 270members, recently by: jellybean, Nomad691, Josephineobrien, orlaithfitz, patman1974, Nailer1967, Cunn2000, Aidan_Ennis, discovering_dann, GerryCarroll, pdtempan, Mark1, RosieMc, farmerjoe1, davidrenshaw
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Longitude: -7.972281, Latitude: 52.242386, Easting: 201944, Northing: 110020,
Prominence: 84m, Isolation: 1.5km ITM: 601893 610073 Bedrock type: Medium grained pink-purple sandstone, (Knockmealdown Sandstone Formation) Notes on name: In the form Cnoc na Loiche provided in LL the word loch is feminine, 2nd declension. Presumably there is historical evidence for this variant rather than the usual masculine 1st declension form. Previously Knockaunabulloga in MV.
Short or GPS IDs, 6 char: Kncknl, 10 char: Kncknlgh Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/229/
Gallery for Knocknalougha (Cnoc na Loiche) and surrounds
Summary
for Knocknalougha (Cnoc na Loiche):
High above Beal Lough
Summary created by jackill
05 Mar, 2011
Start at Crow Hill (R983 089) where there is a decent carpark .
Cross the tarred road at the carpark entrance and you will see a muddy track leading east across the bog which leads you onto the main Avondhu way track after about 300 meters.
You can also turn north on the tarred road and walk 200 meters to where the Avondhu way crosses the road (just after a warning sign on dangers of fog etc.).
Once on this rocky way follow its twists uphill for approx 2 kms until you gain a plateau at 600 mtrs elevation.
The track at this point can be followed straight ahead or to the right(west).
Turn right and cross the plateau, the track starts to go downhill again at a waymarked way post.
Follow the boggy worn track down to the forest edge over a stile and east along a good track, , as the track comes to a right angle turn, climb the ditch and cross the bog to the summit.
the summit is at a fence turn, marked by a small gathering of stones.
Add a Place Comment for Knocknalougha, Cnoc na Loiche (229) in Area: Knockmealdown Mountains, W: West Knockmealdowns, County: Tipperary/ Waterford, W: West Knockmealdowns
There is a rough stone track about 200 metres south of The Gap Car Park which gives a slightly firmer footing than the approach directly up the mountain. Unfortunately the track ends at about 450m (and is very steep), after which you can cut directly north west across a terrain of light heather and grass, which isn't too treacherous. The semi-ruined cairn that marks the top doesn't appear to be quite the summit as I noticed about 30 metres away behind a fence that someone has recently erected a small upright stone, and my GPS confirmed this as a couple of metres higher than the cairn. The summit's a bit dull, but on a fine day the views of Sugarloaf & Knockmeal down are majestic. (see photo) Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/229/comment/3230/
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simon3 on Knocknalougha
by simon3
20 Feb 2003
This is a picture of Bay Lough from the side of Sugarloaf Hill. The green vegetation above the lake is rhododendron which appears to be out of control. Rhododendron, an alien species that arrived from Turkey, is seen as a weed. In the words of Dr Ian Rotherham an expert on the subject "In favourable environments rhododendrons form dense, impenetrable thickets, and whilst the massed flowers in open locations are very popular with the public, it causes serious management problems for forestry and wildlife conservation." The lower slopes of Sugarloaf Hill have a number of places where the shrub has gained a foothold in forest rides. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/229/comment/337/
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simon3 on Knocknalougha
by simon3
20 Feb 2003
Knockaunabulloga has a flattish rounded summit which is particularly easy to reach from the west. Like many of the other summits to the east of it, it sits on the Co. Tipperary / Co. Waterford boundary. Bay Lough, the largest corrie lake in the Knockmealdowns is on the north-east side, near to the well known Vee. The Vee, a well known pass with a road through it is at around 330m. There are a number of car parks here, which provide access to Knockaunabulloga. As the photo shows, the summit “cairn” is not exciting. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/229/comment/336/
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jackill on Knocknalougha
by jackill
5 Sep 2008
Knocknalougha is just to the left of centre as viewed coming down the east side of Knockshanahullion.Following the sheep fence (starts at point 551 mtrs approx) around which is easier going than taking the shortest route over the glen.The hill that the fence is running up in the distance has the Avondhu way from the Vee running along its base above the forestry heading for Araglin. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/229/comment/1436/
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mneary34 on Knocknalougha
by mneary34
11 Aug 2005
The climb out of the Vee gap up Knockaunabulloga for 390 metres is energy sapping at this stage of the trek. We followed zig zag paths and tracks up for half way but they then seemed to head away from the summit so it was necessary to cross the heather again. As Simon has commented already even on the slopes there are Rhododendron which are a rare sight on most mountains. The photo shows Knockaunabulloga in the foreground, Bay Lough to the right and Knockshanahullion in the background. See Knockshanahullion to continue the traverse. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/229/comment/1880/
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