Carricktriss Gorse 314m hill, South East Midlands S: Windgap Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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South East Midlands Area S: Windgap 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,

Places in area South East Midlands:
E: Barrow:

Clogrennan Hill 336m

Newtown Hill 208m
N Cen: Timahoe Hills:

Ballaghmore Hill 268m

Cullenagh Mountain 317m

Fossy Mountain 332m

Hewson Hill 261m
N: Croghan:

Croghan Hill 234m
N: Newbridge Hills:

Dunmurry Hill 233m

Hill of Allen 219m
S: Mullinavat:

Coolnahau Hill 265m

Corbally Hill 285m

Mount Alto 276m

Tory Hill 292m
S: Slievenamon:

Knockahunna 502.8m

Sheegouna 553.5m

Slievenamon 720.2m

Slievenamon North-West Top 564m
S: Windgap:

Carricktriss Gorse 314m

Carrigadoon Hill 296.9m

Faranaree Hill 283m
SE: Brandon Hill:

Brandon Hill 515m

Coppanagh 365m

Croghan 365m
W Cen: Durrow:

Ballynalacken Hill 314m

Caponellan Hill 253m

Knockmannon Hill 315m
W Cen: Slieveardagh:

Clomantagh Hill 349m

Knocknamuck 340m

Monabrogue 284m
W: Horse & Jockey:

Kill Hill 241m

Killough 235m

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

Carricktriss Gorse Hill Kilkenny County in Leinster Province, in Binnion List, Green pyroclastic rock, dark silty slate Bedrock

Height: 314m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 75 Grid Reference: S48312 29103
Place visited by 23 members. Recently by: John.geary, TippHiker, dregish, TommyV, conormcbandon, Barry28213, Pepe, jasonmc, Garmin, chalky, eamonoc, la1ena, thomasgaffney, Fergalh, Geansai
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Longitude: -7.290748, Latitude: 52.411754 , Easting: 248312, Northing: 129103 Prominence: 169m, Isolation: 4.7km, Has trig pillar
ITM: 648252 629152, GPS IDs, 6 char: CrckGr, 10 char: CrcktrsGrs
Bedrock type: Green pyroclastic rock, dark silty slate, (Carricktriss Formation)

Located in the townland of Mullenbeg. Carricktriss Gorse is the highest point in the Walsh Mountains. It is unusual that the element Gorse has been added to this name, but the most likely explanation is the simple one: gorse is abundant on this hill and was probably even more abundant before conifers were planted here. In English place-names gorse is used not only of the plant itself but also of an area where it grows abundantly. It seems likely that Carricktriss Gorse is a rare Irish example of the same kind of place-name. Carricktriss Gorse is the 1124th highest place in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/941/

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Simple to walk up with a unique view to the west .. by group (Show all for Carricktriss Gorse )

Well now an unusual name for a small hill. The bi .. by jackill (Show all for Carricktriss Gorse )

Different approach, same result .. by Pepe (Show all for Carricktriss Gorse )

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Picture: Trig in the woods

Looking for a trig in the trees.

by TommyV 18 Mar 2019

Followed the directions provided by wicklore and jackhil. Happy to report that there is no sign of the rottweiler but the house does have a beware of the dog sign. Just to mention it's possible to stay on the forest side of the fence if there is livestock in the field and you would rather stay off private farmland. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/941/comment/20458/

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