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(Redirected from Glenbeg East) Mountain in County Tipperary, Ireland

Knocknamuck
Cnoc na Muc
Knocknamuck is located in IrelandKnocknamuckKnocknamuckCounty Tipperary, Ireland
Highest point
Elevation340 m (1,120 ft)
Prominence268 m (879 ft)
ListingMarilyn
Coordinates52°38′43.79″N 7°31′43.79″W / 52.6454972°N 7.5288306°W / 52.6454972; -7.5288306
Naming
English translationHill of the Pig.
Language of nameIrish
Geography
LocationCounty Tipperary, Ireland
Parent rangeSlieveardagh Hills
OSI/OSNI gridM036599
Topo mapOSi Discovery 67

Knocknamuck (Irish: Cnoc na Muc) is a mountain in County Tipperary, Ireland.

Etymology

Its name means "Hill of the Pigs".

Geography

At 340 metres (1,115 ft) Knocknamuck is highest summit in the Slieveardagh Hills and the 916th highest summit in Ireland.

References

  1. ^ "South Midlands Area / Knocknamuck". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. Joyce, P. W. Irish local names explained. Dublin: M. H. Gill & Son. p. 61. Retrieved 14 December 2019 – via National Library of Scotland - Blair Collection.

See also

Mountains and hills of Leinster
Blackstairs Mountains
Cooley Mountains
Slieveardagh Hills
Slieve Bloom Mountains
Wicklow Mountains
Others
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