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South East Midlands Area   SE: Brandon Hill Subarea
Place count in area: 31, OSI/LPS Maps: 28A, 28B, 47, 48, 49, 53, 54, 55, 59, 60 
Highest place:
Slievenamon, 720.2m
Maximum height for area: 720.2 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 711 metres,

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Coppanagh Hill Sliabh Chopanaí A name in Irish, also Cappanagh an extra name in English (poss. Ir. Sliabh Chopanaí [PDT], 'mountain of Copanach or place
abounding in dock-leaves')
Kilkenny County in Leinster Province, in Binnion List, Red, brown conglomerate & sandstone Bedrock

Height: 365m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 68 Grid Reference: S65120 43466
Place visited by 28 members. Recently by: dregish, melohara, ceadeile, finkey86, Nakoz, conormcbandon, oakesave, Pepe, bbarry2015, bryanjbarry, frankmc04, chalky, katekat, eamonoc, Fergalh
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Longitude: -7.041214, Latitude: 52.539095 , Easting: 265120, Northing: 143466 Prominence: 210m,  Isolation: 2.4km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 665041 643515,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Cpngh, 10 char: Coppanagh
Bedrock type: Red, brown conglomerate & sandstone, (Carrigmaclea Formation)

Named Sliabh Copanach in Cinnlae Amhlaoibh Uí Shúileabháin (Diary of Humphrey O'Sullivan), it is mentioned as one of the hills which the diarist is able to see from his home near Callan. Also spelt Cappanagh.   Coppanagh is the 1028th highest place in Ireland. Coppanagh is the third highest point in county Kilkenny.

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Coppanagh (<i>Sliabh Chopanaí</i>) in area South East Midlands, Ireland
Picture: L to R, Saddle Hill, Coppanagh and Croghan with masts.
 
Track walk with a felled summit area.
Short Summary created by simon3, jackill  29 Sep 2019
From Inistioge, turn left at the road junction at S66946 41825 starA ( sign post for Coppanagh). Take the next left (on a rough tarred road)passing a house on the right to a forest entrance , room for 2 cars.
From Graiguenamanagh take the R793 to Thomastown and turn left at the col of Coppanagh Gap. First right to start.
Follow the track uphill into the forest as far as S65264 43444 starB to S 65163 43399 starC before heading to the trig pillar. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/882/comment/5641/
 
I followed the track uphill into the forest as fa .. by jackill   (Show all for Coppanagh (Sliabh Chopanaí))
 
Mossy summit area photo, number 2, .. by simon3   (Show all for Coppanagh (Sliabh Chopanaí))
 
Update September 2019 .. by ceadeile   (Show all for Coppanagh (Sliabh Chopanaí))
 
Mossy summit area photo, number 1. .. by simon3   (Show all for Coppanagh (Sliabh Chopanaí))
 
If you go down to the woods today! .. by eamonoc   (Show all for Coppanagh (Sliabh Chopanaí))
 
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