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Mountains of the Central Dingle Peninsula#List of peaks

{{see also|Mountains of the Dingle Peninsula}}

{{short description|Mountain range in County Kerry, Ireland}}

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

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

{{Infobox mountain

| name=Mountains of the Central Dingle Peninsula

| other_name=

| photo=File:Gowlane Strand - geograph.org.uk - 1576950.jpg

| photo_caption= Beenoskee and Stradbally Mountain from Gowlane Strand

| country=Ireland

| location = County Kerry

| region = Munster

| region_type = Provinces of Ireland

| length_km=20| length_orientation=E/W

| width_km= 11| width_orientation=N/S

| highest=Beenoskee

| elevation_m = 826

| elevation_ref = {{cite web|url=http://mountainviews.ie/summit/28/|title=Beenoskee|publisher=MountainViews Online Database|accessdate=8 February 2019}}

| prominence_m = 491

| prominence_ref =

| coordinates = {{coord|52.213863|N|10.077388|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref =

| range_coordinates=

| geology= Purple cross-bedded sandstone

| period= Devonian

| map=island of Ireland

| map_caption=Location of Slieve Mish Mountains

| topo = OSI Discovery 71/70

}}

The Mountains of the Central Dingle Peninsula are the generic name given to the mountains that lie on the Dingle Peninsula between the Brandon Group of mountains in the west, and the Slieve Mish Mountains at the eastern end of the peninsula.

Geology

Like many of the mountain ranges in County Kerry, such as the MacGillycuddy Reeks, the mountains of the Central Dingle peninsula are composed predominantly of Devonian period Old Red Sandstone, with a band of Ordovician period metasediments.{{cite web|url=https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/protected-sites/synopsis/SY002185.pdf|title=Site Name: Slieve Mish Mountains (Special Area of Conservation)|publisher=Department of Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht | date=20 July 2016 | accessdate=20 July 2019 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/protected-sites/natura2000/NF002185.pdf | title=Slieve Mish Mountains SAC | date=September 2017 | accessdate=20 July 2019 | publisher=National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland)}}

The rocks date from the Upper Devonian period (310–450 million years ago) when Ireland was in a hot equatorial setting.{{cite book | last1 = Ryan | first1 = Jim | title = Carrauntoohil and MacGillycuddy's Reeks: A Walking Guide to Ireland's Highest Mountains | publisher = Collins Press | isbn = 978-1905172337 | year = 2006 }} During this 60 million year period, Ireland was the site of a major basin, known as the Munster basin, and Cork and Kerry were effectively a large alluvial floodplain. Chemical oxidation stained the material with a purple–reddish colour (and green in places from chlorination), still visible today. There are virtually no fossils in Old Red Sandstone.

The composition of Old Red Sandstone is variable and includes sandstones, mudstones, siltstones, and conglomerates (boulders containing quartz pebbles are visible throughout the range). The mountains were subject to significant glaciation with corries and U-shaped valleys, however the range does not have the sharp rocky arêtes and ridges of the MacGillycuddy Reeks range.

List of peaks

{{Main|Lists of mountains in Ireland}}

The following is a download from the MountainViews Online Database, who list 23 identifiable Central Dingle peaks with an elevation, or height, above 100 metres

{{legend|#cff|Marilyn: Any height, and prominence over {{convert|150|m|0}}.}}

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|+ style="text-align: left;" |Peaks of the Central Dingle Mountain range (MountainViews Online Database, July 2019)

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11BeenoskeeBinn os GaoithMountain above the Wind/Estuary{{efn|This name is locally understood to mean 'mountain above the wind', but as wind speeds tend only to increase the more height one gains, one has to ask what this could possibly mean. Another possibility is that gaoth is rather an archaic word for a water feature (possibly Lough Gill or the estuary of the nearby Owenmore River), and that the name was no longer understood once this word had fallen out of common use.{{cite web|url= http://www.mountaineering.ie/_files/Paul%20Tempan%20Irish%20Mountain%20Placenames%20-%20Feb%202012.pdf|title=Irish Hill and Mountain Names|publisher=MountainViews.ie|author=Paul Tempan|date=February 2012}}}}826style="background:#cff;text-align:left"|4912,7101,61170{{gbm4ibx|Q580089}}
220Stradbally MountainCnoc an tSráidbhaileHill of Stradbally798402,61813170{{gbm4ibx|Q587092}}
32Slievanea NE Top——671style="background:#cff;text-align:left"|2652,20086970{{gbm4ibx|Q515064}}
412An Cnapán Mór—The Big Lump{{efn|An Seabhac also gives the alternative name An Sliabh Dubh ("the black mountain"). Previously Gowlane Beg.}}649812,12926670{{gbm4ibx|Q522045}}
56Cnoc na Bánóige{{efn|Also known as Banoge North.}}—Hill of the Grassy Patch642style="background:#cff;text-align:left"|1762,10557770{{gbm4ibx|Q548048}}
621SlievaneaSliabh Macha RéMountain of the Smooth Plain{{efn|The anglicised form Slievanea would appear to derive from Ir. Sliabh an Fhia, 'mountain of the deer'. The deer is also an important symbol in Celtic mythology. In many tales they lure people into the realm of the gods. Remains of several fulachta fia (venison-cooking pits) can be found around Lough Adoon.}}629222,0637370{{gbm4ibx|Q508057}}
719Coombane{{efn|Marked as 'Coombane' on the 6 map. The name refers originally to a hollow in the upper reaches of Kilcummin Beg townland.}}An Com BánThe White Hollow610422,00113870{{gbm4ibx|Q568092}}
823CroaghskeardaCruach SceirdeStack of the Exposed Place{{efn| Near a path over the brow of the hill between Gowlin and Lisdargan there is an underground passage called Staighre Chaitlín (Cathleen's Stairs) which leads to a cave.}}608131,9954370{{gbm4ibx|Q509039}}
918KnockmulananeCnoc MhaoilionáinMulfinan's hill593481,94615770{{gbm4ibx|Q568049}}
1015BeenatoorBinn an TuairPeak of the Bleaching Green592661,94221770{{gbm4ibx|Q559089}}
1122Knockmulanane West Top——563151,8474970{{gbm4ibx|Q560048}}
125Dromavally MountainCnoc Dhroim an BhaileHill of Dromavally{{efn| Three cairns on the summit ridge of Dromavally Mountain are named Cú Chulainn's House, Cú Chulainn's Bed and Cú Chulainn's Grave.}}552style="background:#cff;text-align:left"|2061,81167671{{gbm4ibx|Q606067}}
139Sliabh na nGabhar{{efn|The Irish form is given as Slí na gCorr on the OS Discovery map. However, this is clearly not the name of a mountain. It either refers to a track or is perhaps a corruption of Sliabh na nGabhar.}}—Mountain of the Goats4861201,59439470{{gbm4ibx|Q539072}}
147Cummeen{{efn|An Seabhac also mentions a peak called An Bhinn Bháin above Lough Acummeen, but this may refer to a cliff rather than the summit.}}Sliabh an ChoimínMountain of the Little Hollow477style="background:#cff;text-align:left"|1621,56553171{{gbm4ibx|Q630077}}
1517Gob an Iolair{{efn|Since Beenbo is clearly a separate name (probably from Ir. Binn Bó, 'peak of the cow'), it seems likely that it is the true name of the summit, while Gob an Iolair applies originally to the sharp point just N of the summit.}}—Beak of the eagle477481,56415870{{gbm4ibx|Q545074}}
1614An Starraicín—The Steeple{{efn|This peak earns its name with its pointed peak.}}458711,50423370{{gbm4ibx|Q528064}}
1716Cnoc na Bánóige N Top—448521,46917070{{gbm4ibx|Q552061}}
1813Knocknakilton(unknown){{efn|name="knock"|This name is not mentioned by An Seabhac in TCCD. It is unclear what the second element is.}}(unknown){{efn|name="knock"}}423791,38825971{{gbm4ibx|Q638062}}
194Brickany{{efn|This hill, located in the townland of Ballynane, is unnamed on OS Discovery map but named on the old ½ series and on road atlases. Has been called Tullig.}}BreicneachSpeckled Place374style="background:#cff;text-align:left"|2191,22771971{{gbm4ibx|Q632022}}
203KnocknanacreeCnoc na nAcraíhill of na hAcraí/Acres{{efn|Acres (na hAcraí) is a townland name.}}286style="background:#cff;text-align:left"|26093885370{{gbm4ibx|V572998}}
218Cnoc an Ghleanna—Hill of the Glen25213682744670{{gbm4ibx|V502987}}
2211CarrigadavCarraig an DaimhThe Rock of the Bull2409678731571{{gbm4ibx|Q626097}}
2310FarrandalougeFearann DealúighThe Land of the Two Hollows1449747231870{{gbm4ibx|Q546115}}

See also

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Category:Mountains and hills of County Kerry