Croughaun Hill

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| name = Croughaun Hill

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| elevation_m = 391

| elevation_ft = 1283

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| range = Comeragh Mountains

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Croughaun Hill ({{irish place name|Cruachán Paorach}} or Cruachán){{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/1167169.aspx | publisher = Irish Placenames Commission | website = logainm.ie | title = Cruachán / Croughaun Hill | accessdate = 20 November 2020 }} is a hill in north County Waterford, Ireland. It is a largely solitary hill to the east of the Comeragh Mountains.{{cite web|url = https://secure.dccae.gov.ie/GSI_DOWNLOAD/Geoheritage/Reports/WD035_Croughaun%20Hill.pdf | publisher = Department of the Environment | website = dccae.gov.ie | title = Waterford - County Geological Site Report - Croughaun Hill | accessdate = 20 November 2020 }}

Geography

The hill has a conical shape, and is geologically composed of conglomerates, sandstone and siltstone which are dated to the Devonian period.

Villages in the surrounding hinterland include Fews, Clonea-Power and Rathgormack.

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Category:Mountains and hills of County Waterford

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