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Central Dingle Area , Cen: Dromavally Subarea
Feature count in area: 25, all in Kerry, OSI/LPS Maps: 70, 71, 78, EW-DC, EW-DE, EW-DW
Highest Place: Beenoskee 826m

Starting Places (34) in area Central Dingle:
Anascaul Village, Annascaul Lake, Ballyduff Grave Yard, Brandon Village, Cloghane Community Centre, Conor Pass, Doonore South, Doorah, Dromavally Mountain SE, Emlagh Cross, Emlagh Wood, Farrannakilla School, Glan Mountain, Glanteenassig Lane, Glanteenassig Wood CP, Glennahoo River, Hostel Cloghane Village, Killiney R560 Junction, Kilmore Lodge, Lios Pole Church, Lisduff Rath, Lough Camclaun, Lough Caum, Lough Doon CP, Lougher, Maum Cross, Maumnahaltora Cross, Minard Beach, Mullaghveal Farm, Owenascaul Estuary, Pedlars Lodge, Pilgrimage Trail Owenmore River, Sauce Creek Walkway Dingle Way, Teerbrin

Summits & other features in area Central Dingle:
Cen: Annascaul Lake West: Cnoc na Bánóige 641.6m, Cnoc na Bánóige North Top 447.6m, Knockmulanane 593.2m, Knockmulanane West Top 563.5m
Cen: Dromavally: Cummeen 477m, Dromavally Mountain 552m, Knocknakilton 423m
N: Annascaul Lake North: Coombane 610m, Beenatoor 592m, Beenoskee 826m, Stradbally Mountain 798m
N: Carrigdav: Carrigadav 240m
N: Fermoyle: Farrandalouge 144m
S: Annascaul: Beenmore 252m, Brickany 374m, Knockafeehane 301m, Knocknanacree 286m
W: Ballyduff: Slievenalecka 458.4m, Beenbo 476.7m, Slievenagower 485.8m
W: Slieveanea: An Cnapán Mór 649m, Knockmoylemore 493m, Croaghskearda 608m, Slievanea 628.7m, Slievanea NE Top 670.7m

Note: this list of places may include island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Knocknakilton, 423m Hill
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, Kerry County in Munster province, in Carn Lists, Knocknakilton is the 842nd highest place in Ireland. Knocknakilton is the most easterly summit in the Central Dingle area.
Grid Reference Q63869 06213, OS 1:50k mapsheet 71
Place visited by: 30 members, recently by: annem, Colin Murphy, maoris, chelman7, Moses, eiremoss34, Marykerry, Fergalh, thomas_g, liz50, GSheehy, David-Guenot, eamonoc, ciarraioch, madfrankie
I visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member for this.)
Longitude: -9.991413, Latitude: 52.191375, Easting: 63869, Northing: 106213, Prominence: 79m,  Isolation: 1.7km
ITM: 463849 606267
Bedrock type: Rhythmically bedded sandstone, (Ballymore Sandstone Formation)
Notes on name: This name is not mentioned by An Seabhac in TCCD. It is unclear what the second element is.
  Short or GPS IDs, 6 char: Kncknk, 10 char: Kncknkltn

Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/723/
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Summary for Knocknakilton : Track most of the way.
Summary created by Colin Murphy 21 Mar, 2024
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Picture: View west from the track
Previously a drivable track led most of the way to this nondescript top, but this has now deteriorated and driving it is not advisable. There is parking for 1 car at the side of the road at A (Q63745 05109). Walk up the zigzagging stony track as far as B (Q64232 05838). From here it is only a 300m walk up a gentle slope to the highpoint. The summit is unmarked and unremarkable, but offers fine views.
Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/723/comment/5482/
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Picture: The boggy top, middle and bottom of Knocknakilton
dbloke on Knocknakilton
by dbloke 4 Aug 2008
Whereas Cummeen is a small hill with a fantasitc view surrounded by bog, Knocknakilton (spelled with an extra 'n' on the OS map) is just bog. Recommended for peak baggers or peat boggers only. Could be included as part of a Cummeen-Knocknakilton-Dromavally horseshoe walk but it would never become a classic. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/723/comment/3256/
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Picture: view from the top
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by lackmt 9 Aug 2012
So first thing to note about Knocknakilton is it is covered in a mist more times than not, I needed to walk it so I could figure out a route and it took a couple of attempts. I walked it by turning off at the crossroads on the N86 go up a small road to a crossroads (park up). Then take the right into the woods.

It is tricky to figure out which route. Here is what I suggest, follow the zig zag do not take the right into the woods. Take the next right. Follow that zig zag you come to a Y jct take the left. Then keep going straight up (the whole thing should not take more than an hour). If you hit the radio tower (I advise you not to get to close) you took the wrong turn.

If you keep going straight you will hit a gate that leads directly into the bog. Turn right (be careful of the ditch) and walk to the fense. Travel along that till you reach the peak. You will be surprised how quick it gets covered in a mist. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/723/comment/14748/
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