Knockalongy

Knockalongy
Knockalongy
Cnoc na Loinge
Highest point
Elevation	544 m (1,785 ft)
Prominence	490 m (1,610 ft)
Listing	Marilyn
Coordinates	54°11′39″N 8°45′37″W / 54.194193°N 8.760235°W
Naming
English translation	hill of the encampment
Language of name	Irish
Geography
	Knockalongy Ireland
Location	County Sligo, Republic of Ireland
Parent range	Ox Mountains
OSI/OSNI grid	G504275

Knockalongy (from Irish Cnoc na Loinge, meaning "hill of the encampment")^[3] is a 544-metre (1,785 ft) Marilyn in County Sligo, Ireland. It is the highest of the Ox Mountains.^[1] The nearest village is Skreen.^[4]

There are many megalithic tombs on the plain between Knockalongy and Sligo Bay to the north. There are also two small loughs at the foot of the mountain—Lough Aghree and Lough Minnaun.^[4]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Doonvinalla e Top 117m hill, Mayo Coastal Hill Ireland at MountainViews.ie".
^ Peakbagger
^ Placenames Database of Ireland
^ ^a ^b "Ordnance Survey Ireland - Online map viewer". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2010.

[mountainviews-1] "Doonvinalla e Top 117m hill, Mayo Coastal Hill Ireland at MountainViews.ie".

[2] Peakbagger

[3] Placenames Database of Ireland

[OSI-4] "Ordnance Survey Ireland - Online map viewer". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2010.

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