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South East Midlands Area   S: Mullinavat 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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Tory Hill Hill Sliabh gCruinn A name in Irish (Ir. Sliabh gCruinn [OG], 'round mountain') Kilkenny County in Leinster Province, in Binnion List, Red, brown conglomerate & sandstone Bedrock

Height: 292m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 75,76 Grid Reference: S59612 22188
Place visited by 50 members. Recently by: benjimann9, TommyMc, markwallace, Nailer1967, DeirdreM, annem, ei7kh, nickywood, madfrankie, TippHiker, Kirsty, dregish, deirdrec, magnumpig, conormcbandon
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Longitude: -7.125425, Latitude: 52.348441 , Easting: 259612, Northing: 122188 Prominence: 170m,  Isolation: 8.2km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 659585 622232,   GPS IDs, 6 char: TryHl, 10 char: Tory Hill
Bedrock type: Red, brown conglomerate & sandstone, (Carrigmaclea Formation)

The name Sliabh gCruinn also occurs in Co. Waterford (Slievegrine). The English name, Tory Hill, refers to a raparee. There is also a hill of this name in Co. Limerick. According to Rev. William Carrigan (the History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory, 1905), Tory Hill in Kilkenny was so named from a famous outlaw named Edmund Den, who flourished in this locality, about the year 1700. Carrigan also reports that an annual pattern took place on the 2nd Sunday of July, locally known as 'Tory Hill Sunday' or 'Frochan Sunday'. On the flat ground below [the hill] called the Faithche (now the townland of Fahy), great games of hurling were said to have been held, sixty players to a side (MacNeill, 230-231).   Tory Hill is the 1180th highest place in Ireland. Tory Hill is the most southerly summit in the South East Midlands area.

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Easy access, but beware of cattle! .. by group   (Show all for Tory Hill (Sliabh gCruinn))
 
I have a guilty pleasure. If I admit to once wear .. by jackill   (Show all for Tory Hill (Sliabh gCruinn))
 
Cattle on the hill .. by larrylampwick   (Show all for Tory Hill (Sliabh gCruinn))
 
great views to be had on clear day
by hillclimber  12 Jul 2015
you can see all the wind turbines in co kilkenny (12). and co waterford 2 in portlaw and behind them on the horizon 2 in helvick head dungarvan.looking south the two saltee islands off kilmore quay.the wind farm in carnsore point wexford hook head and dunmore. slievenamon on the north side comeraghs on west side and off in the distance the galtees in the middle of both .waterfords new bridge, m9 motorway,new ross blackstair mountains ,mt brandon. tory well worth a visit.i have never seen wild cattle on the hill or wild boars etc all tall tales and i have visited the hill many times over the last 40 years Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/962/comment/18186/
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An easy climb via a forest track and eventually o .. by larrylampwick   (Show all for Tory Hill (Sliabh gCruinn))
 
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