Knocknarea, Cnoc na Riabh 327m hill, Ox Mountains N: Sligo Hills Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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Ox Mountains Area N: Sligo Hills Subarea

Place count in area: 19, 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,

Places in area Ox Mountains:
Ballygawley Mountains:

Slieve Daeane 273.1m
Cen: Annatoran:

Annatoran 512m

Cloonacool 440m

Meenamaddo 330m

Sruffaungarve Top 400m
Cen: Talt:

Knocknasliggaun 417m

Largan Hill 413m

Larganmore 276m
Cen: Tobercurry:

Knocknashee 276m

Mucklety Hill 217m
N: Knockalongy:

Cloonagh 349m

Knockalongy 544m

Knockalongy North-East Top 541m

Knockalongy South-West Top 521m
N: Sligo Hills:

Doomore 272m

Killerry Mountain 292.9m

Knocknarea 327m

Slieve Dargan 263m

Slieveward 199m

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

Knocknarea Hill Cnoc na Riabh A name in Irish (Ir. Cnoc na Riabh [GÉ], 'hill of the stripes') Sligo County in Connacht Province, in Binnion List, Dark fine-grained cherty limestone Bedrock

Height: 327m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 16,25 Grid Reference: G62610 34586
Place visited by 256 members. Recently by: ryanguinness10, Helgabee, bowler, Tuigamala, mehiking, Limerick5inarow, benjimann9, chelman7, DeirdreM, quarryman, Overarroo, andalucia, tonio22, bogllama2210, fsvanbuuren
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Longitude: -8.574496, Latitude: 54.258764 , Easting: 162610, Northing: 334586 Prominence: 312m, Isolation: 7.4km, Has trig pillar
ITM: 562567 834589, GPS IDs, 6 char: Knc327, 10 char: Knocknarea
Bedrock type: Dark fine-grained cherty limestone, (Dartry Limestone Formation)

P.W. Joyce preferred the interpretation Cnoc na Riaghadh, 'hill of the executions'. Cnoc na Riogha, 'hill of the kings', has also been suggested. The huge cairn on the summit plateau is called Meascán Méabha, 'Maeve's mound'. It is considered likely that it conceals a passage tomb, though it has not yet been excavated. For more information on the archaeology, see Transforming Knocknarea - the archaeology of a mountain by Stefan Bergh, Archaeology Ireland, vol. 14, no. 2 (2000), pp. 14-18. Knocknarea is the 1105th highest place in Ireland. Knocknarea is the most northerly summit in the Ox Mountains area.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/926/

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Queen Maeve Trail .. by aoifesaunders (Show all for Knocknarea (Cnoc na Riabh))

Sunny Ballisodare Bay .. by swoop (Show all for Knocknarea (Cnoc na Riabh))

A delightful hill to walk if you are in the vicin .. by Geo (Show all for Knocknarea (Cnoc na Riabh))

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Picture: a cold grave !

Queen Maeve's Grave Dec 2010

by swoop 24 Dec 2010

I visited the top of Queen Maeve's grave a few days ago , before heavy snow. Nice walk with excellent views. Hot coffee required at summit ! Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/926/comment/6178/

busy hill.. .. by scannerman (Show all for Knocknarea (Cnoc na Riabh))

An easy stroll for some wonderful views. .. by garrettd (Show all for Knocknarea (Cnoc na Riabh))

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