Knockmealdown MountainsArea, E: East Knockmealdowns
Subarea
Feature count in area: 17, by county: Tipperary: 11, Waterford: 11, of which 5 are in both Tipperary and Waterford,
OSI/LPS Maps: 74, 82, EW-K
Highest Place: Knockmealdown 792.4m
Starting Places (16) in area Knockmealdown Mountains: Bay Lough CP, Bay Lough Hairpin, Clogheen South, Crow Hill, Kilballyboy Wood, Kingston Bridge, Knockadullaun, Knockeenanooneen, Knockmeal Mountain Road, Knocksculloge, Liam Lynch Trailhead, Mount Melleray Abbey, R669 Rough Glen River, Spital-Land, Sugar Loaf Horseshoe Viewing Point, The Vee
Summits & other features in area Knockmealdown Mountains: Cen: Central Knockmealdowns: Crohan West 521m, Knockmeal 559.5m, Knockmealdown 792.4m, Knockmoylan 767.1m, Knocknafallia 666.5m, Knocknagnauv 655.1m, Sugarloaf Hill 662.7m E: East Knockmealdowns: Broemountain 430.4m, Knocknanask 486m, Knocknasheega 430.4m, Knocksculloge 432.6m S: Araglin: Knockadullaun 352.2m W: West Knockmealdowns: Crow Hill 516.8m, Farbreaga 518m, Knocknalougha 629m, Knocknalougha South Top 518.6m, Knockshanahullion 653.3m
Note: this list of places may include island features such as summits, but not
islands as such.
Broemountain, 430.4mHill Breo A name in Irish,
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Ir. Breo [logainm.ie], poss. ‘cut’ or ‘division’ [PDT], Broa, Broe Mountain, Waterford County in Munster province, in Carn Lists, Broemountain is the 799th highest place in Ireland. Broemountain is the most easterly summit in the Knockmealdown Mountains area.
Grid Reference S14448 06579,
OS 1:50k mapsheet 74 Place visited by: 43members, recently by: abcd, LiamG1951, TippHiker, nickywood, Colin Murphy, chelman7, mlmoroneybb, conorjob, Liamob, John.geary, Deise-Man, conormcbandon, finkey86, Wildrover, Daingean
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Longitude: -7.789367, Latitude: 52.21129, Easting: 214449, Northing: 106580,
Prominence: 125.4m, Isolation: 0.9km ITM: 614395 606634, Short or GPS IDs, 6 char: Brmntn, 10 char: Brmntn Bedrock type: Medium grained pink-purple sandstone, (Knockmealdown Sandstone Formation) Notes on name: Broemountain is a townland split between the parishes of Lickoran and Seskinan. Ir. breo means ‘fire’, ‘flame’, ‘torch’, etc., but there is no evidence to suggest that it can denote a beacon, nor that a beacon existed on Broemountain. One possibility is that the name refers to the declivity between the summit and the peak just 1m lower located 1km to the SW. In Welsh briw means ‘cut’ or ‘wound’. This seems apt given that the two peaks are bisected by a path passing from NW to SE. The valley on the SE side is Glen Trusnaun, also seems to allude to this crossing (Ir. trasnán, ‘transverse piece’). See also Knocknabro and Inishnabro in Co. Kerry, and Brow Head in Co. Cork.
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Gallery for Broemountain (Breo) and surrounds
Summary
for Broemountain (Breo):
Broken trees watching the Comeraghs
Summary created by jackill
2011-12-29 21:18:15
Picture: As seen from Knocksculloge
Start from the forest entrance at Knocksculloge
(S13175 06653)
, room for 5 cars. Walk up the track to a junction. Turn left and walk to around A
(S1396 0621)
. Turn NE here crossing a field then ascending through rough ground over and around the scattered remains of felled trees.
Broemountain is well positioned to give interesting views due to its location and because is has recently been clear-felled. You can reach it from the forest entrance at Knocksculloge
(S13175 06653)
where there is a place to park a few cars.
I wasn't there on a day that showed off the view however here is a picture of the fine sandstone cairn on the top - you can see the clear felling behind it. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/696/comment/4659/
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Picture: The true summit is on the left. (Taken from Knocksculloge)
Good views from so-so top
by Colin Murphy
21 Sep 2021
Followed jackal's directions and accessed the hill at A
(S1396 0621)
, following a muddy trail up the gently rising slope. This appears to be heading to the summit, but is actually taking you to a less prominent area, visible in picture on the right. The trail appears to end around B
(S142 064)
, but in fact branches off to the NE in a much narrower version, which leads across a grassy field to a rough, heathery area surrounded by a wall/fence. The high point is marked by a decent cairn. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/696/comment/23282/
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