Knockboy

{{short description|Mountain on Cork–Kerry border, Ireland}}

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{{Infobox mountain

| name = Knockboy

| other_name = An Cnoc Buí

| photo = An Cnoc Bui - Knockboy - geograph.org.uk - 245000.jpg

| photo_caption =

| elevation_m = 706

| elevation_ref =

| prominence_m = 685

| prominence_ref =

| isolation = {{convert|11|mi|km}}

| listing = County top (Cork), P600, Marilyn, Hewitt

| translation = Yellow Mountain

| language = Irish

| location = Cork / Kerry, Ireland

| range = Shehy_Mountains

| map = island of Ireland

| map_relief = yes

| map_caption = Location in Ireland

| coordinates = {{coord|51.802|N|9.442|W|type:mountain_region:IE|display=inline,title}}

| grid_ref_Ireland = W005620

| topo = OSi Discovery 85

}}

Knockboy (An Cnoc Buí in Irish, meaning Yellow Mountain) is a 706-metre-high mountain on the border between counties Cork and Kerry in Ireland.

Geography

File:North ridge of Knockboy - geograph.org.uk - 245331.jpg

Knockboy is the highest peak in the Shehy mountain range and the highest mountain in County Cork with its summit shared with County Kerry. It is the 104th highest peak in Ireland.[http://mountainviews.ie/summit/104/?PHPSESSID=sbhokjnq5g7eqpfuli47sb4mu6 Mountainviews reference]

Geology

The mountain is composed of sandstone laid down in the Devonian period which was subsequently uplifted to form a mountain range, before being eroded into its present form by glaciers during the last ice age.

See also

References

  • Irish Walk Guides 1: South West. Seán Ó Súilleabháin, 1978.

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{{Mountains and hills of Munster}}

Category:Hewitts of Ireland

Category:Marilyns of Ireland

Category:Mountains and hills of County Cork

Category:Mountains and hills of County Kerry

Category:Highest points of Irish counties

Category:Mountains under 1000 metres

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