Cupidstown Hill Explained

Cupidstown Hill
Other Name:Cnoc Bhaile Cupid
Elevation M:379
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:54
Translation:hill of Cupidstown
Listing:County Top (Kildare)
Language:Irish
Location:Kildare, Republic of Ireland
Range:Wicklow Mountains
Map:Ireland
Label Position:right
Map Size:240
Coordinates:53.226°N -6.4925°W
Topo:OSi Discovery 50

Cupidstown Hill, at 379m (1,243feet), is the highest point in County Kildare, Ireland, and lies on the fringes of the Wicklow Mountains, east of Naas.

Naming

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.

See also

References

  1. Cupidstown Hill, mountainviews.ie
  2. Web site: Baile Cupid/Cupidstown Logainm.ie.