Cupidstown Hill
{{short description|Hill in County Kildare, Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Use Irish English|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Cupidstown Hill
| native_name = {{Native name|ga|Cnoc Bhaile Cupid|paren=omit}}
| photo = Trig point at summit of Cupidstown Hill - geograph.org.uk - 223982.jpg
| photo_caption = Cupidstown Hill, looking north-east towards Saggart Hill
| elevation_m = 379
| elevation_ref =Cupidstown Hill, [http://mountainviews.ie/summit/1051/?PHPSESSID=uv3oiho1na73sss12a8l20a1b5 mountainviews.ie]
| prominence_m = 54
| translation = Hill of Cupidstown
| listing = County top (Kildare)
| language = Irish
| location = County Kildare, Ireland
| range = Wicklow Mountains
| map = Ireland
| range_coordinates =
| map_caption = Ireland
| label_position = right
| map_size = 240
| coordinates = {{coord|53|13|33.57|N|6|29|32.84|W|type:mountain_region:IE_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| grid_ref_Ireland =
| topo = OSi Discovery 50
}}
Cupidstown Hill ({{etymology|ga|Cnoc Bhaile Cupid|hill of Cupidstown}}), at {{convert|379|m|ft}}, is the highest point in County Kildare, Ireland, and lies on the fringes of the Wicklow Mountains, {{Convert|11.6|km}} east of Naas.
Naming
The origin of the name is uncertain; "Cupid" may have originally been Cuthbert, Cudlipp or coppis.{{cite web| url = https://www.logainm.ie/en/25937?s=Cupidstown| title = Baile Cupid/Cupidstown {{!}} Logainm.ie}}
Geography
At 379 metres it is the highest summit in Kildare, almost twice as high as the Hill of Allen. But Cupidstown Hill is lesser known than other summits in Kildare as it is dwarfed by nearby mountains such as Kippure. It is just above the village of Kilteel, and is the 872nd highest summit in Ireland.
See also
References
{{Mountains of Great Britain and Ireland|}}
{{Mountains and hills of Leinster}}
{{County Kildare}}