Cnoc na Toinne
| Cnoc na Toinne | |
|---|---|
 Devil's Ladder col as seen from Carrauntoohil, with the summit ridge to Cnoc na Toinne behind | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 845 m (2,772 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 80 m (260 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
| Coordinates | 51°59′26″N 9°43′53″W / 51.990437°N 9.731475°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Cnoc na Toinne Ireland | |
| Location | Devil's Ladder (via Hag's Glen) |
Cnoc na Toinne (
Geography
Cnoc na Toinne is most frequently encountered as the minor summit that forms the
Because of the deterioration of the Devil's Ladder path, hill walkers also use the Zig-Zag path on the northern side of the north-west spur of Cnoc na Toinne, known as Bóthar na Gíge, as an alternative route. This path brings walkers closer to the actual summit of Cnoc na Toinne.[6][7]
Cnoc na Toinne lies between the
Cnoc na Toinne is the
Notes
- ^ Paul Tempan in Irish Hills and Mountain Names notes that it has also been called Irish: An Caisleán Gael, meaning "the bright castle".[2]
- ^ It is not clear whether the term Devil's Ladder is linked to the Irish proverb: "Go ndeine an diabhal dréimire de cnámh do dhroma ag piocadh úll i ngairdín Ifrinn." (May the devil make a ladder of your backbone [and] pluck apples in the garden of hell).[3]
References
- ^ a b c d MountainViews: Cnoc na Toinne
- ^ a b Tempan, Paul (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
- ^ "May the devil make a ladder of your backbone [and] pluck apples in the garden of hell". Daltaí na Gaeilge. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
Go ndeine an diabhal dréimire de cnámh do dhroma ag piocadh úll i ngairdín Ifrinn / May the devil make a ladder of your backbone [and] pluck apples in the garden of hell.
- ^ ISBN 978-1852841102.
- ISBN 0-7063-7566-1.
- Irish Times.
The party reached the summit at about 3pm, and the plan was to descend via the "Zig Zags", an old mule path down the north side of Cnoc na Toinne. This descent is regarded as safer, although serious accidents have occurred on that part of the route before. However, some of the walkers opted for the Devil's Ladder.
- ^ ISBN 978-1905172337.
- ^ Database of British and Irish Hills.
- ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7
See also
- Lists of mountains in Ireland
- List of mountains of the British Isles by height
- List of Furth mountains in the British Isles
External links
- MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website, Cnoc na Toinne
- 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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