Carhoo Hill

{{Short description|Hill in County Kerry, Ireland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}

{{Use Irish English|date=May 2021}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Carhoo Hill

| other_name = Cnoc na Ceathrún

| photo = Carhoo hill from dingle harbour.png

| photo_caption = Carhoo Hill from Dingle Harbour

| elevation_m = 184

| elevation_ref = {{cite web |url= http://mountainviews.ie/summit/1042/ |title= Dingle West Area / Carhoo Hill |author= |date= |website= MountainViews |publisher= Ordnance Survey Ireland |accessdate=5 March 2015}}

| prominence_m = 169

| prominence_ref =

| listing = Marilyn

| translation = Hill of the quarter

| language = Irish

| location = County Kerry, Ireland

| range =

| map = island of Ireland

| range_coordinates =

| label_position = right

| map_size = 200

| coordinates = {{coord|52|08|23.7|N|10|16|17.5|W|type:mountain_region:IE_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref=

| grid_ref_Ireland = V437983

| topo =

| easiest_route = hike

| first_ascent = ancestral

}}

Carhoo Hill or Ballymacadoyle Hill ({{lga|Cnoc na Ceathrún|Hill of the quarter}}){{cite web |url= http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?rf=20562 |title= Carhoo Hill [Ballymacadoyle Hill] [Cnoc na Ceathrun] |author= |date= |website= www.hill-bagging.co.uk |publisher= Dublin City University |accessdate=5 March 2015}} is a large hill south-west of Dingle in County Kerry, Ireland.

Geography

The {{convert|184|m|ft|0|adj=on}} high hill stands 4 km west of Dingle in an isolated position in the short peninsula dividing Dingle Harbour from the Atlantic Ocean.{{fact|date=June 2021}}

The top of the hill hosts the Eask Tower, a solid stone tower built in 1847.{{cite web |url= http://www.discoverireland.ie/Arts-Culture-Heritage/eask-tower-and-hill/49002 |title= Eask Tower And Hill |author= |date= |website= www.discoverireland.ie |publisher= Failte Ireland |accessdate= 5 March 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141010074252/http://www.discoverireland.ie/Arts-Culture-Heritage/eask-tower-and-hill/49002 |archive-date= 10 October 2014 |url-status= dead }} It offers a view on a long stretch of Dingle Peninsula and Iveragh Peninsula.{{Cite book

|title = Frommer's Ireland 2011

|first1 = Christi | last1 = Daugherty | first2 = Jack | last2 = Jewers

|publisher = John Wiley & Sons

|year = 2011}}

Name

The English meaning of Cnoc na Ceathrún is hill of the quarter.{{cite book |url= http://digital.nls.uk/early-gaelic-book-collections/pageturner.cfm?id=79871398&mode=transcription |title= Vocabulary of Irish Root Words | first = Patrick Weston | last = Joyce |year= 1870 |accessdate=5 March 2015}}

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

{{commons category|Cnoc na Ceathrun}}

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{{Mountains and hills of Munster}}

Category:Mountains and hills of County Kerry

Category:Marilyns of Ireland