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CROUGHAUN HILL Latitude and Longitude:

52°15′02″N 7°26′56″W / 52.25056°N 7.44889°W / 52.25056; -7.44889
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Croughaun Hill
Highest point
Elevation391 m (1,283 ft) [1]
Prominence225 m (738 ft) [2]
Coordinates 52°15′02″N 7°26′56″W / 52.25056°N 7.44889°W / 52.25056; -7.44889
Naming
Native nameCruachán Paorach ( Irish)
Geography
Croughaun Hill is located in island of Ireland
Croughaun Hill
Croughaun Hill
Location in Ireland
Parent range Comeragh Mountains
OSI/OSNI grid S379110

Croughaun Hill ( Irish: Cruachán Paorach or Cruachán) [3] is a hill in north County Waterford, Ireland. It is a largely solitary hill to the east of the Comeragh Mountains. [4]

Geography

The hill has a conical shape, and is geologically composed of conglomerates, sandstone and siltstone which are dated to the Devonian period. [4]

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

References

  1. ^ "Croughaun Hill [Cruachan Paorach]". Hill Bagging (Database of British and Irish Hills). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Croughaun Hill". MountainViews.ie. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Cruachán / Croughaun Hill". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Waterford - County Geological Site Report - Croughaun Hill" (PDF). dccae.gov.ie. Department of the Environment. Retrieved 20 November 2020.