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See the credits and list definitions.Video displayWest Cork Mountains Area N: Conigar SubareaPlace count in area: 62, OSI/LPS Maps: 78, 79, 85, 86, 88, 89
Highest place:
Knockboy, 704.8mMaximum height for area: 704.8 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 685 metres,
Places in area West Cork Mountains:
Cen: Maughanaclea:Maughanaclea Hills East Top 470mMaughanaclea Hills West Top 452m
Cen: Shehy More:Shehy More 545.6mShehy More SW Top 446m
E: Clearagh:Clearagh Hill 287m
E: Currane:Currane Hill 228m
N Cen: Douce:Douce Mountain 476mDoughill Mountain 471m
N: Carran:Barnastooka 497mBealick 537.1mCarran 605.2mCarran Far NE Top 561mCarran Far North Top 506mCarran NE Top 555mCarran South Top 568.4mKnockantooreen 450m
N: Conigar:Conigar 566mConigar SW Top 566mFoilastookeen 540m
N: Coomataggart:Carrigalougha 423mCoomataggart 539.3mCoomataggart SW Top 509mDerrineanig 304mLackabaun 472mMweelin 487m
NE Cen: Carrigarierk:Carrigarierk 343m
NW: Barraboy:Barraboy Mountain 460mBarraboy Mountain Far East Top 456mBarraboy Mountain SE Top 409mDerroograne 468mTurners Rock 420m
NW: Knockboy:Caoinkeen 692.8mCaoinkeen South-East Top 553.5mCoomhola Mountain 472mKnockboy 704.8mKnockboy North Top 651.2mKnockboy South Top 533.3mThe Priest's Leap 519m
NW: Knocknamanagh:Bird Hill 412mCoomclogherane Top 449mGullaba Hill 603mKnockbrack 440mKnockbrack South Top 458mKnocknamanagh 637mKnocknamanagh NE Top 625m
S Cen: Dunmanway Hills:Cashloura 296.8mCoolsnaghtig 295.8mInchanadreen 310m
S Cen: Nowen:Milane Hill 354.4mMullaghmesha 494.3mNowen Hill 535.2mNowen Hill Far West Top 405.2mNowen Hill SW Top 509mPookeen North Top 319m
S: Leap Hills:Carrigfadda 311.7mKilleigh Hill 229mKnockarudane Hill 169mKnockscagh 195m
S: Skibbereen:Barryroe Hill 156mLick Hill 158m
W Cen: Knockbreteen:Knockbreteen 239m
W: Bantry:Knocknaveagh 282m
Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
(Ir. An Coinigéar [OSI], 'the warren') Cork County in Munster Province, in Arderin List, Purple & green sandstone & siltstone Bedrock
Height: 566m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 85 Grid Reference: W06636 63874
Place visited by 89 members. Recently by: srr45, Petecal423, Leatra, StJohn, farmerjoe1, SeanPurcell, Pepe, bandre, mountainmike, DeirdreM, jlk, CusackMargaret, johncusack, a3642278, annemI have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)Longitude: -9.35472, Latitude: 51.81988 , Easting: 106636, Northing: 63874 Prominence: 131m, Isolation: 1.2km
ITM: 506606 563938 , GPS IDs, 6 char: Cngr, 10 char: Conigar
Bedrock type: Purple & green sandstone & siltstone, (Caha Mountain Formation)
It seems that Conigar is the name applied to the south-western peak (566m) which overlooks Borlin, whilst Maolach, meaning 'bald hill', is the north-eastern peak overlooking Gougane Barra. An Coinigéar is the 375th highest place in Ireland.
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