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Place count in area: 25, OSI/LPS Maps: 70, 71, 78, EW-DC, EW-DE, EW-DW
Highest place: Beenoskee, 826m Maximum height for area: 826 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 491 metres,
Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
CroaghskeardaMountainCruach Sceirde A name in Irish(Ir. Cruach Sceirde [OSI], 'stack of the exposed place')KerryCounty in Munster Province, in no lists, Purple cross-bedded sandstone Bedrock
Height:608mOS 1:50k Mapsheet: 70Grid Reference: Q50972 03908 Place visited by 85 members. Recently by: learykid, John.geary, eiremoss34, Peter Walker, annem, mh400nt, ilenia, nevgeoran, jackos, abcd, markwallace, pdtempan, mountainmike, strangeweaver, Lauranna I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)
Near a path over the brow of the hill between Gowlin and Lisdargan there is an underground passage called Staighre Chaitlín (Cathleen's Stairs) which leads to a cave. The tale is told of a local man who dreamed of a treasure on the Bridge of Limerick, went there and met a stranger who said that he had dreamed of treasure at a place unknown to him called Staighre Chaitlín; the local man who knew the place well returned home and found the treasure (Máire MacNeill, 'The Festival of Lughnasa', pp. 207-08). MacNeill also mentions several legends connected with the nearby hills to the east.
Croaghskearda is the 270th highest place in Ireland. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/257/