Knocknamuck

Knocknamuck
Cnoc na Muc
Knocknamuck is located in Ireland
Knocknamuck
Knocknamuck
Location within Ireland
Highest point
Elevation340 m (1,120 ft)
Prominence268 m (879 ft)
ListingMarilyn
Coordinates52°38′43.79″N 7°31′43.79″W / 52.6454972°N 7.5288306°W / 52.6454972; -7.5288306
Naming
English translation
Hill of the Pig.
Language of name
Irish
Geography
LocationCounty Tipperary, Ireland
Parent rangeSlieveardagh Hills
OSI/OSNI gridM036599
Topo mapOSi Discovery 67

Knocknamuck (Irish: Cnoc na Muc) is a mountain in County Tipperary, Ireland.

Etymology

Its name means "Hill of the Pigs".

Geography

At 340 metres (1,115 ft) Knocknamuck is highest summit in the Slieveardagh Hills and the 916th highest summit in Ireland.

References

  1. 1 2 "South Midlands Area / Knocknamuck". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Joyce, P. W. Irish local names explained. Dublin: M. H. Gill & Son. p. 61. Retrieved 14 December 2019 – via National Library of Scotland - Blair Collection.

See also