Carhoo Hill

Carhoo Hill or Ballymacadoyle Hill (Irish: Cnoc na Ceathrún, meaning "Hill of the quarter")[2] is a large hill south-west of Dingle in County Kerry, Ireland.

Carhoo Hill
Cnoc na Ceathrún
Carhoo Hill from Dingle Harbour
Highest point
Elevation184 m (604 ft) [1]
Prominence169 m (554 ft) [1]
ListingMarilyn
Coordinates52°08′23.7″N 10°16′17.5″W 
Naming
English translationHill of the quarter
Language of nameIrish
Geography
Carhoo Hill
OSI/OSNI gridV437983
Climbing
First ascentancestral
Easiest routehike

Geography

The 184-metre (604 ft) high hill stands 4 km west of Dingle in an isolated position in the short peninsula dividing Dingle Harbour from the Atlantic Ocean.

The top of the hill hosts the Eask Tower, a solid stone tower built in 1847.[3] It offers a view on a long stretch of Dingle Peninsula and Iveragh Peninsula.[4]

Name

The English meaning of Cnoc na Ceathrún is hill of the quarter.[5]

Access to the summit

The walk which leads up to the summit takes 1.6 km from the asphalted road. Due the very interesting panorama it's advisable to choose a clear day for it.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Dingle West Area / Carhoo Hill". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  2. "Carhoo Hill [Ballymacadoyle Hill] [Cnoc na Ceathrun]". www.hill-bagging.co.uk. Dublin City University. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  3. "Eask Tower And Hill". www.discoverireland.ie. Failte Ireland. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  4. Christi Daugherty and Jack Jewers (2011). Frommer's Ireland 2011. John Wiley & Sons.
  5. Patrick Weston Joyce (1870). Vocabulary of Irish Root Words. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
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