Cullahill Mountain
| Cullahill Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Knockmannon Hill, Culla Hills | |
  Cullahill Mountain | |
| Highest point | |
Marilyn | |
| Coordinates | 52°48′01″N 7°28′26″W / 52.800245°N 7.473879°W |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Sliabh na Cúlchoille (Irish) |
| English translation | Mountain of the Hazel Wood |
| Geography | |
| Location | County Laois |
| Country |  Ireland |
| OSI/OSNI grid | S379710 |
| Topo map | OSi Discovery 68 |
Cullahill Mountain (
Cullahill Mountain takes its name from an ancient forest that covered the hill and extended down to
Cullahill Mountain contains a walking trail.
Geography
County Laois consists of a central plain, surrounded by a number of upland areas including the Slieve Bloom Mountains in the northwest, Killeshin Plateau in the south east and Cullahill Mountain in the south.[7] Cullahill Mountain lies on a western side of the Castlecomer Plateau. It forms the northern boundary to the valley running from Ballyragget to Freshford.[8] The location is off the M8 motorway, 15 km north-east of Urlingford and Johnstown, County Kilkenny, or south-west from Durrow, County Laois along the R639 road.
Cullahill Mountain is listed as
Most of vegetation at the site is herb-rich grassland over
Recreation
It is a scenic walking route called Cullahill mountain is through forests and farm land in partnership with Laois/Offaly Walking Partnership and Cullahill Rural Development Association.
Passing Cummer Well and a ring fort, it tracks the low hills above the village of
Some off-road cycling occurs in the area.[15][7]
See also
- List of mountains in Ireland
- List of Special Areas of Conservation in the Republic of Ireland
- List of Marilyns in Ireland
References
- ^ a b c "Sliabh na Cúlchoille/Cullahill Mountain". logainm.ie.
- ^ (Clements & Payne 1998) Cullahill Mountain has been listed as a Marilyn since the latest publication of The Hewitts and Marilyns of Ireland.
- ^ "Knockmannon Hill". mountainviews.ie.
- ^ (O'Sullivan & Ó Riain 1987, p. 34 Line 356)
- ^ (White 1943, p. 135,333)
- ^ a b Somerville, Christopher (2011). "Walk of the Week: Cullahill mountain, Laois/Kilkenny - Independent.ie". Irish Independent.
- ^ a b "LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2017‐2023" (PDF). Laois County Council. laois.ie. 2017.
- ^ (Fraser 1844, p. 411)
- ^ a b c d Cullahill Mountain SAC (SAC IE0000831) "Cullahill Mountain SAC". NPWS. "Synopsis" (PDF). NPWS. "Objectives" (PDF). NPWS. "Natura 2000 Form" (PDF). NPWS. "Natura 2000 Data Form". European Environment Agency.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Special Areas of Conservation in County Kilkenny". Ireland: National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS).
- ^ "District Strategic Plan Midlands Area (E3) 2011-2015" (PDF). coillte.ie. coillte.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e "Cullahill". Laois Tourism.
- ^ "Binnianea Looped Walk". discoverireland.ie. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016.
- ^ Fewer, Michael (2012). "Go Walk: Cullahill Loop, Co Laois". Irish Times.
- ^ "Off-Road Cycling Strategy" (PDF). coillte.ie. coillte. 2012.
Further reading
- Clements, Clem; Payne, Tony (1998), "The Hewitts and Marilyns of Ireland — an update", The Angry Corrie, vol. 37, archived from the original on 16 June 2011.
- Fraser, James (1844), A hand book for travellers in Ireland: descriptive of its scenery, towns, seats, antiquities, etc. with all the railways now open and various statistical tables (4 ed.), Dublin: James McGlashan.
- O'Sullivan, Anne; Ó Riain, Pádraig, eds. (1987). Poems on marcher lords : from a sixteenth-century Tipperary manuscript. London: Irish Texts Society. ISBN 9781870166539.
- White, Newport B., ed. (1943). Extents of Irish Monastic Possessions 1540-1541; from manuscripts in the Public Record Office, London. Dublin: Stationery Office for the Irish Manuscripts Commission.
External links
- "Cullahill - Binnianea Loop". laoistourism.ie.
- "Cullahill Mountain". openstreetmap.org.
