Carhoo Hill
Carhoo Hill or Ballymacadoyle Hill (Irish: Cnoc na Ceathrún, meaning 'Hill of the quarter') is a large hill south-west of Dingle in County Kerry, Ireland.
Geography
The 184-metre (604 ft) high hill stands 4 km west of Dingle in an isolated position in the short peninsula dividing Dingle Harbour from the Atlantic Ocean.
The top of the hill hosts the Eask Tower, a solid stone tower built in 1847. It offers a view on a long stretch of Dingle Peninsula and Iveragh Peninsula.
Name
The English meaning of Cnoc na Ceathrún is hill of the quarter.
Access to the summit
The walk which leads up to the summit takes 1.6 km from the asphalted road. Due to the very interesting panorama it's advisable to choose a clear day for it.
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cnoc na Ceathrun.
- ^ "Dingle West Area / Carhoo Hill". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ "Carhoo Hill [Ballymacadoyle Hill] [Cnoc na Ceathrun]". www.hill-bagging.co.uk. Dublin City University. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ "Eask Tower And Hill". www.discoverireland.ie. Failte Ireland. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ Daugherty, Christi; Jewers, Jack (2011). Frommer's Ireland 2011. John Wiley & Sons.
- ^ Joyce, Patrick Weston (1870). Vocabulary of Irish Root Words. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
