Cupidstown Hill

Cupidstown Hill
Cnoc Bhaile Cupid
Cnoc Bhaile Cupid
Highest point
Elevation 379 m (1,243 ft) [1]
Prominence 54 m (177 ft) [1]
Coordinates 53°13′33.57″N 6°29′32.84″W / 53.2259917°N 6.4924556°W / 53.2259917; -6.4924556Coordinates: 53°13′33.57″N 6°29′32.84″W / 53.2259917°N 6.4924556°W / 53.2259917; -6.4924556 
Naming
Translation hill of Cupidstown (Irish)
Geography
Cupidstown Hill
Ireland
Location Kildare, Republic of Ireland
Parent range Wicklow Mountains
Topo map OSi Discovery 50

Cupidstown Hill (from Irish Cnoc Bhaile Cupid, meaning 'hill of Cupidstown') is a hill in Northeast County Kildare, Ireland, on the fringes of the Dublin Mountains. It lies 11.6 kilometres (7.2 mi) east of Naas.

The origin of the name is uncertain; "Cupid" may have originally been Cuthbert, Cudlipp or coppis.[2]

Geography

At 379 metres it is the highest summit in Kildare, almost twice as high as the Hill of Allen. But Cupidstown Hill is lesser known than other summits in Kildare as it is dwarfed by nearby mountains such as Kippure. It is just above the village of Kilteel, and is the 872nd highest summit in Ireland.

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