Silsean Explained

Silsean
Other Name:	Soillsean
Language:	Irish
Translation:	place of lights
Elevation M:	698
Elevation Ref:	^[1]
Prominence M:	43
Map:	island of Ireland
Map Relief:	yes
Listing:	Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
Location:	Wicklow, Ireland
Range:	Wicklow Mountains
Coordinates:	53.0919°N -6.4735°W
Grid Ref Ireland:	O023056
Topo:	OSi Discovery 56
Type:	Pale grey fine to coarse-grained granite

Silsean ^[2] at 698m (2,290feet), is the 92nd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,^[3] and the 114th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.^{[4] [5]} Silsean is in the central sector, at the western edge, of the Wicklow Mountains, in Wicklow, Ireland. Silsean is on a small massif alongside Moanbane 703m (2,306feet) which lies between the Blessington lakes (or Poulaphouca Reservoir), and the major massif of Mullaghcleevaun 849m (2,785feet).^{[6] [7] [8]}

Bibliography

• Book: Fairbairn . Helen . Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide . Collins Press . 978-1848892019 . 2014.
• Book: Fairbairn . Helen . Ireland's Best Walks: A Walking Guide . Collins Press . 978-1848892118 . 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 .

See also

• Wicklow Way
• Wicklow Round
• 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

External links

• MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website, Silsean
• 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: Silsean. MountainViews Online Database. 8 February 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 5: Silsean, Moanbane.