Caher Mountain (Kerry)
| Caher | |
|---|---|
| Cathair na Féinne | |
| Coordinates | 51°59′40″N 9°45′31″W / 51.994449°N 9.758549°W[1] |
| Naming | |
| English translation | stone fort of the Fianna |
| Language of name | Irish |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | MacGillycuddy's Reeks |
| OSI/OSNI grid | V792838 |
| Topo map | OSI Discovery 78 |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Purple sandstone & siltstone, (Ballinskelligs Sandstone Formation)[1] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | via Coomloughra Horseshoe |
Caher or Caher East Top (Irish: Cathair na Féinne, meaning "stone fort of the Fianna")[2] at 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), is the third-highest peak in Ireland, on the Irish Arderin and Vandeleur-Lynam classifications. It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks in County Kerry.
Geography
Caher is Ireland's third-highest peak. The mountain lies to the southwest of Carrauntoohil, Ireland's highest peak at 1,038.6 metres (3,407 ft 6 in), in the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range in County Kerry.[3][4]
Caher is often climbed as part of the Coomloughra Horseshoe, which takes 6–8 hours and is described as "one of Ireland’s classic ridge walks".[5] It takes in the circuit of neighbouring peaks of Caher West Top, Carrauntoohil, The Bones, Beenkeragh, and Skregmore. On Caher's western slopes is the townland of Derrynafeana (Irish: Doire na Féinne, meaning "oak wood of the Fianna").[6][4]
Climbers refer to the narrow path that runs along the top of Caher West Top and neighboring Caher, as the Caher Ridge.[7][3][4]
Caher is the
See also
- Lists of mountains in Ireland
- List of mountains of the British Isles by height
- List of Furth mountains in the British Isles
References
- ^ a b c d MountainViews: Caher (Cathair)
- ^ Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
- ^ ISBN 978-1905172337.
- ^ ISBN 978-1852841102.
- ^ "Route Descriptions". Kerry Mountain Rescue Teams. 2018.
- ^ Derrynafeana. Placenames Database of Ireland.
- ^ "Hiking Carrauntoohil: Everything you Need to Know". Outside.ie. 2017.
The trail will take you along the really scenic Caher Ridge Path with great views and takes in the summit of the Caher Mountain, before you descend a little to the col on the way to Carrauntoohil.
- ^ Database of British and Irish Hills.
- ^ Mountains – Key Facts. The Munros, Corbetts, Grahams, Donalds & Furths Archived 2012-08-22 at the Wayback Machine at www.smc.org.uk. Accessed on 5 Feb 2013.
- ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7
External links
- MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website, Caher
- MountainViews: Irish Online Mountain Database
- The Database of British and Irish Hills , the largest database of British Isles mountains ("DoBIH")
- Hill Bagging UK & Ireland, the searchable interface for the DoBIH
- Ordnance Survey Ireland ("OSI") Online Map Viewer
- Logainm: Placenames Database of Ireland
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