Croghan Mountain | |
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Cruachán Uí Chinnsealaigh | |
![]() Croghan, and Croghan East Top, in snow as viewed from
Kilcavan, County Wicklow | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 606 m (1,988 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 520 m (1,710 ft) [1] |
Listing | Hewitt, Marilyn, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
Coordinates | 52°48′N 6°19′W / 52.800°N 6.317°W |
Naming | |
English translation | little stack of Kinsella |
Language of name | Irish |
Geography | |
Location | Wicklow/ Wexford border, Ireland |
Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
OSI/OSNI grid | T1309672884 |
Topo map | OSi Discovery 62 |
Geology | |
Type of rock | Basalt and gabbro [1] |
Croghan Mountain, also known as Croghan Kinsella or Croghan Kinshelagh [2] ( Irish: Cruachán Uí Chinnsealaigh, meaning 'little stack of the Kinsella family') [3] at 606 metres (1,988 ft), is the 211th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, [4] and the 258th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. [5] [6] Croghan is situated at the far southeastern end of the Wicklow Mountains on the Wicklow and Wexford border, in Ireland. [6]
The fuller name comes from the Uí Chinnsealaigh, who were the dominant gaelic family in the area; and is used to differentiate it from other "Cruachan" mountains. [3] [7]
Croghan is situated at the far southeastern end of the Wicklow Mountains on the Wicklow and Wexford border, in Ireland. [6] Croghan is separated from the main range on its own small massif that includes neighbouring Croghan East Top 562 metres (1,844 ft) (which gives Croghan the profile of a "double peak"), and Slievefoore 414 metres (1,358 ft) to the east. Croghan is the source of the River Bann with rises from its southern slopes. [6]
The eastern side of Croghan contains the Raheenleagh Wind Farm, which was a 32.2 MW Coillte- ESB Group joint venture project that opened on 20 September 2016. [8] The wind farm was constructed in an existing Coillte forest, and consists of 11 Siemens Wind Power (108 – DD – 3.2MW) wind turbines. [8] The project received planning permission in 2012, and a 17-month construction process started in mid-2015. [8]
In 2018, it was reported that Coillte had sold their 50 percent stake to Greencoat Renewables. [9]
Croghan Mountain | |
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Cruachán Uí Chinnsealaigh | |
![]() Croghan, and Croghan East Top, in snow as viewed from
Kilcavan, County Wicklow | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 606 m (1,988 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 520 m (1,710 ft) [1] |
Listing | Hewitt, Marilyn, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
Coordinates | 52°48′N 6°19′W / 52.800°N 6.317°W |
Naming | |
English translation | little stack of Kinsella |
Language of name | Irish |
Geography | |
Location | Wicklow/ Wexford border, Ireland |
Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
OSI/OSNI grid | T1309672884 |
Topo map | OSi Discovery 62 |
Geology | |
Type of rock | Basalt and gabbro [1] |
Croghan Mountain, also known as Croghan Kinsella or Croghan Kinshelagh [2] ( Irish: Cruachán Uí Chinnsealaigh, meaning 'little stack of the Kinsella family') [3] at 606 metres (1,988 ft), is the 211th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, [4] and the 258th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. [5] [6] Croghan is situated at the far southeastern end of the Wicklow Mountains on the Wicklow and Wexford border, in Ireland. [6]
The fuller name comes from the Uí Chinnsealaigh, who were the dominant gaelic family in the area; and is used to differentiate it from other "Cruachan" mountains. [3] [7]
Croghan is situated at the far southeastern end of the Wicklow Mountains on the Wicklow and Wexford border, in Ireland. [6] Croghan is separated from the main range on its own small massif that includes neighbouring Croghan East Top 562 metres (1,844 ft) (which gives Croghan the profile of a "double peak"), and Slievefoore 414 metres (1,358 ft) to the east. Croghan is the source of the River Bann with rises from its southern slopes. [6]
The eastern side of Croghan contains the Raheenleagh Wind Farm, which was a 32.2 MW Coillte- ESB Group joint venture project that opened on 20 September 2016. [8] The wind farm was constructed in an existing Coillte forest, and consists of 11 Siemens Wind Power (108 – DD – 3.2MW) wind turbines. [8] The project received planning permission in 2012, and a 17-month construction process started in mid-2015. [8]
In 2018, it was reported that Coillte had sold their 50 percent stake to Greencoat Renewables. [9]