Croughaun Hill
Mountain in Ireland
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Croughaun Hill
Location in Ireland
Croughaun Hill (Irish: Cruachán Paorach or Cruachán)[3] is a hill in north County Waterford, Ireland. It is a largely solitary hill to the east of the Comeragh Mountains.[4]
Geography
The hill has a conical shape, and is geologically composed of conglomerates, sandstone and siltstone which are dated to the Devonian period.[4]
Villages in the surrounding hinterland include Fews, Clonea-Power and Rathgormack.
References
- ^ "Croughaun Hill [Cruachan Paorach]". Hill Bagging (Database of British and Irish Hills). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Croughaun Hill". MountainViews.ie. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "Cruachán / Croughaun Hill". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Waterford - County Geological Site Report - Croughaun Hill" (PDF). dccae.gov.ie. Department of the Environment. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
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Mountains and hills of Munster
- Carron Mountain
- Seefin
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- Musheramore
- Mount Hillary
- Hungry Hill
- Sugarloaf (Slieve Gowl)
- Croughaun
- Fauscoum
- Knockanaffrin
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Central Dingle | |
Slieve Mish Mountains | |
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- Galtymore
- Lyracappul
- Temple Hill
- Knockmealdown
- Knocknafallia
- Sugarloaf Hill (Knockmealdowns)
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