Carrigvore Explained

Carrigvore
Translation:	big rock
Language:	Irish
Elevation M:	682
Elevation Ref:	^[1]
Prominence M:	67
Map:	island of Ireland
Map Relief:	yes
Listing:	Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
Location:	County Wicklow, Ireland
Range:	Wicklow Mountains
Coordinates:	53.1303°N -6.3235°W
Topo:	OSi Discovery 56
Type:	Granite with microcline phenocrysts
Grid Ref Ireland:	O122101
Easiest Route:	from the Sally Gap, or along the R115

Carrigvore ^[2] at 682m (2,238feet), is the 111th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,^[3] and the 134th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.^{[4] [5]} Carrigvore is in the middle section of the Wicklow Mountains, in Ireland, and is part of a large north-east to south-west "boggy ridge" that runs from the Sally Gap to Carrigvore, and then on to Gravale 718m (2,356feet); after a col, the ridge continues south-westwards to meet Duff Hill 720m (2,360feet), which is part of the larger massif of Mullaghcleevaun 849m (2,785feet).^{[6] [7]}

See also

• Wicklow Way
• Wicklow Mountains
• Lists of mountains in Ireland
• List of mountains of the British Isles by height
• List of Hewitt mountains in England, Wales and Ireland

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Book: Fairbairn . Helen . Ireland's Best Walks: A Walking Guide . Collins Press . 978-1848892118 . 2014 .
• Book: Fairbairn . Helen . Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide . Collins Press . 978-1848892019 . 2014.
• Book: MountainViews Online Database (Simon Stewart). 2013 . A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins . Collins Books . 978-1-84889-164-7.
• Book: Dillion . Paddy . The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits . Cicerone . 978-1852841102 . 1993 .

External links

• MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website, Carrigvore
• MountainViews: Irish Online Mountain Database
• The Database of British and Irish Hills , the largest database of British Isles mountains ("DoBIH")
• Hill Bagging UK & Ireland, the searchable interface for the DoBIH

Notes and References

1. Web site: Carrigvore. MountainViews Online Database. 15 July 2019.
2. Web site: Irish Hill and Mountain Names. MountainViews.ie. Paul Tempan. February 2012.
3. Web site: Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m. MountainViews Online Database. Simon Stewart. October 2018.
4. Web site: Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m. MountainViews Online Database. Simon Stewart. October 2018.
5. Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork,
6. Book: Fairbairn . Helen . Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide . Collins Press . 978-1848892019 . 2014.
7. Book: Dillion . Paddy . The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits . Cicerone . 978-1852841102 . 1993 . Walk 4: Carrigvore, Gravale, Duff Hill, Mullaghcleevaun East Top, Mullaghcleevaun.