Carhoo Hill Explained

Carhoo Hill
Other Name:Cnoc na Ceathrún
Elevation M:184
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:169
Listing:Marilyn
Translation:Hill of the quarter
Location:County Kerry, Ireland
Map:island of Ireland
Label Position:right
Map Size:200
Coordinates:52.1399°N -10.2715°W
Grid Ref Ireland:V437983
Easiest Route:hike
First Ascent:ancestral

Carhoo Hill or Ballymacadoyle Hill [2] is a large hill south-west of Dingle in County Kerry, Ireland.

Geography

The 1840NaN0 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 to the very interesting panorama it's advisable to choose a clear day for it.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dingle West Area / Carhoo Hill . . MountainViews . . 5 March 2015.
  2. Web site: Carhoo Hill [Ballymacadoyle Hill] [Cnoc na Ceathrun] ]. . www.hill-bagging.co.uk . . 5 March 2015.
  3. Web site: Eask Tower And Hill . . www.discoverireland.ie . . 5 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141010074252/http://www.discoverireland.ie/Arts-Culture-Heritage/eask-tower-and-hill/49002 . 10 October 2014 . dead .
  4. Book: Frommer's Ireland 2011. Christi . Daugherty . Jack . Jewers. John Wiley & Sons. 2011.
  5. Book: Joyce, Patrick Weston . Vocabulary of Irish Root Words . 1870 . 5 March 2015.