Tonduff Explained

Tonduff
Other Name:Tóin Dubh
Elevation M:642
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:117
Listing:Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
Location:Wicklow, Republic of Ireland
Range:Wicklow Mountains
Map:island of Ireland
Map Relief:yes
Translation:Black bottom
Language:Irish
Coordinates:53.1613°N -6.2673°W
Topo:OSi Discovery 56
Type:Granite with microcline phenocrysts Bedrock
Grid Ref Ireland:O159136

Tonduff [2] at 642m (2,106feet), is the 169th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,[3] and the 202nd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.[4] [5] Tonduff is in the far northeastern section of the Wicklow Mountains, in Wicklow, Ireland. The main flat summit is sometimes listed as Tonduff North, while the subsidiary summit, Tonduff East Top 593m (1,946feet), is sometimes listed as Tonduff South.[2] [6] Tonduff East Top has a prominence of only 15m (49feet), which just qualifies it as an Arderin Beg.[7] A bog on the western slopes of Tonduff, the Liffey Head Bog, forms the source of the River Liffey; bogs on the southern slopes of Tonduff, forms the source of the River Dargle.[8]

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  1. Web site: Tonduff. MountainViews Online Database. 11 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. Web site: Arderins + Arderin Begs: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 15+m. MountainViews. Simon Stewart. 2018. Listing selection: All summits (531) in list Arderins + Arderin Begs.
  8. Book: Dillion . Paddy . The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits . Cicerone . 978-1852841102 . 1993 . Walk 2: Tonduff and Kippure.