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Place count in area: 18, OSI/LPS Maps: 43, 50, 56, AWW, EW-DM, EW-WE, EW-WW
Highest place: Kippure, 757m Maximum height for area: 757 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 262 metres,
Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
KnocknagunMountainCnoc na gCon A name in Irish, also Cloghnagun, also Cloch na gCon, also Fitzwilliam's Seat an extra EastWest name in English(prob. Ir. Cnoc na gCon [PDT], 'hill of the dogs')Dublin/ WicklowCounty in Leinster Province, in Arderin List, Pale grey fine to coarse-grained granite Bedrock
Height:555.3mOS 1:50k Mapsheet: 56Grid Reference: O16328 18627 Place visited by 465 members. Recently by: muddyboots, KateLeckie, davidrenshaw, Carolineswalsh, Kaszmirek78, Alanjm, Tommer504, Tuigamala, muddypaws, just.explores, michaelseaver, miriam, MariaT, lauracardiff, MichaelButler I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)
Longitude: -6.259776, Latitude: 53.205614 , Easting: 316328, Northing: 218627 Prominence: 63m, Isolation: 1.4km ITM: 716252 718656, GPS IDs, 6 char: Knc555, 10 char: Knocknagun Bedrock type: Pale grey fine to coarse-grained granite, (Type 2e equigranular)
Cloch na gCon, 'stone of the dogs', is the name of the remarkable boulder near the summit [PNCW].
Knocknagun is the 404th highest place in Ireland. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/351/