Knockalongy

Knockalongy
Cnoc na Loinge

Highest point
Elevation 544 m (1,785 ft) [1][2]
Prominence 490 m (1,610 ft) [1]
Listing Marilyn
Coordinates 54°11′39″N 8°45′37″W / 54.194193°N 8.760235°W / 54.194193; -8.760235Coordinates: 54°11′39″N 8°45′37″W / 54.194193°N 8.760235°W / 54.194193; -8.760235
Naming
Translation hill of the encampment (Irish)
Geography
Knockalongy

Ireland

Location County Sligo, Republic of Ireland
Parent range Ox Mountains
OSI/OSNI grid G504275

Knockalongy (from Irish: Cnoc na Loinge, meaning "hill of the encampment")[3] is a 544 m (1,785 ft) Marilyn in County Sligo, Ireland. It is the highest of the Ox Mountains.[1] The nearest village is Skreen.[4]

There is a large number of megalithic tombs on the plain between Knockalongy and Sligo Bay to the north. There are also two small loughs at the foot of the mountain—Lough Aghree and Lough Minnaun.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 http://mountainviews.ie/mv/index.php
  2. ↑ Peakbagger
  3. ↑ Placenames Database of Ireland
  4. 1 2 Ordnance Survey Ireland - Online map viewer
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