Arderin Explained

Arderin
Elevation M:527
Prominence M:420
Range:Slieve Bloom Mountains
Location:Counties Laois & Offaly, Ireland
Translation:Ireland's Height
Language:Irish
Map:Ireland
Coordinates:53.0381°N -7.6539°W
Topo:OSi Discovery 54
Grid Ref Ireland:S232989

Arderin is a mountain on the border between counties Laois and Offaly in Ireland. With a height of 527 metres (1,729 ft) it is the highest point in the Slieve Bloom Mountains, and is the highest point in both counties.[1]

An Arderin is also a descriptive word for a specific category of Irish mountains in the series of lists maintained by Irish mountain database, MountainViews; those over 500m with a prominence of at least 30m. This list, along with other complementary ones, has been published in book form by Collins Press.[2] Mountainviews.ie classifies a mountain as being above 500m, but also maintains a number of lists of hills below this threshold.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arderin . . 2 June 2019.
  2. Mountainviews, (2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork,