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Place count in area: 20, OSI/LPS Maps: 16, 24, 25, 31, 32, 33
Highest place: Knockalongy, 544m Maximum height for area: 544 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 490 metres,
Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
KnockalongyMountainCnoc na Loinge A name in Irish (Ir. Cnoc na Loinge [logainm.ie], 'hill of the encampment')SligoCounty, in Arderin List, Schist, aluminous schist, pebble beds Bedrock
Height:544mOS 1:50k Mapsheet: 25Grid Reference: G50428 27513 Place visited by 63 members. Recently by: oakesave, Cobhclimber, DeltaP, TommyV, 40Shades, davsheen, PeakPaul, melohara, shaunkelly, Onzy, Lauranna, benbulbinjoe, walker26, eugeneryan959, Garmin I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)
Ir. long usually means a boat, but in the absence of any story to explain this, the sense 'encampment' seems more plausible.
Knockalongy is the highest mountain in the Ox Mountains area and the 432nd highest in Ireland. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/366/?PHPSESSID=u4f51bkim7snca56hsc0auv9e1