Knockanore Mountain

Mountain in Ireland

Knockanore Mountain

County Kerry, Ireland

OSI/OSNI gridQ910425GeologyMountain typemudstone, siltstone, sandstone

Knockanore Mountain (Irish: Cnoc an Fhómhair, meaning 'hill of the autumn')^[1]^[2] is a large hill North Kerry, Ireland.

Geography

The 267-metre (876 ft) high hill stands around 5 km NE from Ballybunion. Its top hosts some broadcasting masts and a triangulation station. The hill is visible in the distance^[3] and the summit offers a good view on Shannon Estuary and a large part of Kerry's Atlantic coastline.

Name

The English meaning of Cnoc an Fhómhair is "hill of the autumn".^[1]

Access to the summit

Knockanore summit can be accessed by a very short walk from the nearest road.

Nature

The bogs surrounding the Knockanore are cited on The Irish naturalist, and are considered very interesting from the entomologist's point of view.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "North Kerry Area - Knockanore". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
^ "Cnoc an Fhómhair". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
^ Dennis Ford (25 March 2011). Eight Generations: the story of our family. iUniverse. p. 56. ISBN 9781450299039. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
^ The Irish naturalist. Vol. 7–8. 1898. p. 66. Retrieved 8 July 2015.