Corraun Hill, Cnoc an Chorráin, Cruach a' Chorráin 524m mountain, Achill & Corraun SE: Corraun Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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Achill & Corraun Area SE: Corraun Subarea

Place count in area: 16, OSI/LPS Maps: 22, 30, CBW, EW-ACC, EW-ACC
Highest place:

Croaghaun, 688m
Maximum height for area: 688 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 688 metres,

Places in area Achill & Corraun:
Cen: Minaun:

Minaun (Achill Island) 466m
N: Slievemore:

Krinnuck (Achill Island) 214m

Slievemore (Achill Island) 671m
NW: Croaghaun:

Benmore (Achill Island) 332m

Cornaclea Hill (Achill Island) 269m

Croaghaun (Achill Island) 688m

Croaghaun SW Top (Achill Island) 664m
S: Knockmore Achill:

Achillbeg Island N Top (Achillbeg Island) 109.7m

Achillbeg Island S Top (Achillbeg Island) 108.5m

Knockmore (Achill Island) 337m

Tievereivagh (Achill Island) 286m
SE: Corraun:

Knocklettragh 452m

Corraun Hill 524m

Corraun Hill Highpoint 541m
SW: Clare Island:

Knockmore (Clare Island) 462m

Knocknaveen (Clare Island) 223m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.

Corraun Hill Mountain Cnoc an Chorráin A name in Irish, also Currane Hill, also Cruach a' Chorráin an extra EastWest name in Irish (Ir. Cnoc an Chorráin [OSNB*], 'hill of the hook') Mayo County in Connacht Province, in Arderin List, Pale quartzites, psammitic schists Bedrock

Height: 524m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 30 Grid Reference: L75406 96048
Place visited by 129 members. Recently by: CusackMargaret, Ansarlodge, farmerjoe, NualaB, paulbrown, Oscar-mckinney, Jai-mckinney, Carolyn105, johncusack, glencree, a3642278, peter1, annem, ryanguinness10, Geo
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Longitude: -9.896217, Latitude: 53.898923 , Easting: 75406, Northing: 296048 Prominence: 103m, Isolation: 2.3km, Has trig pillar
ITM: 475382 796058, GPS IDs, 6 char: Crn525, 10 char: Coraun Hil
Bedrock type: Pale quartzites, psammitic schists, (Corraun Quartzite Member)

The large peninsula, which is very nearly an island, lying between Achill and the mainland of Mayo is called Corraun (Ir. Corrán Acla, 'sickle of Achill'). The name may refer to the shape of this hill or perhaps to the promontory Gubnahardia, near which the village of Corraun is situated. Corraun is part of the parish of Achill. For a walk on the S slopes of Corraun Hill, see Siúlóidí Acla, walk M. Corraun Hill is the 496th highest place in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/405/

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I approached Corraun Hill from its strangely bigg .. by gerrym (Show all for Corraun Hill (Cnoc an Chorráin))

It must be hard for Corruan Hill to have such mou .. by darrenf (Show all for Corraun Hill (Cnoc an Chorráin))

Climbed Corraun Hill in mixed weather conditions. .. by malonesean (Show all for Corraun Hill (Cnoc an Chorráin))

Corraun - a place of little corries?

by Barry 20 Feb 2015

I've been studying placenames in this general district and I note that William Bald's map of c.1816 uses various spellings but Currawn would be typical. He also labels the various corries Curra Lea, Curra Duff, Curra Beg and it's quite clear that here and elsewhere on his map, that 'Curra' represents 'Coire' - a pot, cauldron literally but used for corries and coums. Given that there are several such corries on Corraun and they are all small, I'd venture to suggest that Corraun or Currawn is a general name for the area, meaning a place of small corries. Knockacorraun from the adjacent lake is probably a more appropriate name for the summit area. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/405/comment/17849/

One Enchanted Evening .. by ochils_trekker (Show all for Corraun Hill (Cnoc an Chorráin))

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		Some mapping: Open Street Map (Various variations used.)	British summit data courtesy: Database of British & Irish Hills (Creative Commons Licence)
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