Naul Hills
| Naul Hills | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 176 m (577 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 53°34′19″N 6°15′32″W / 53.571871°N 6.258884°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Fingal, Ireland |
| Parent range | Naul Hills |
| OSI/OSNI grid | O133602 |
| Topo map | OSI Discovery 43 |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | West from M1 on R122, then south on R108. |
The Naul Hills, or Man-of-War Hills [2] are low-lying hills in Fingal, Ireland, close to the village of Naul, formerly called The Naul,[3] (Irish: An Aill, meaning "the cliff"). They lie beside the County Meath border, 30 kilometres north of Dublin City (17 km north of the airport), 16 km north-northwest of Swords, and 8 km southwest of Balbriggan.[4]
Typical hill elevations run between 140 and 150 metres, with the highest point in the area being the 176m Knockbrack (Irish: An Cnoc Breac, meaning "the speckled hill").[1][5] Limestone quarrying has been carried out in the hills, and the London Encyclopaedia (1829) remarked, "there are coals at Naul...but the coal vein is not worked." [6]
References
- 1 2 Ordnance Survey map of Naul area Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
- ↑ The Neighbourhood of Dublin by Weston St. John Joyce (3rd ed. 1920). Chapter X: Rathfarnham, Whitechurch, Kelly's Glen and Kilmashogue Mountain.
- ↑ "Entry for Naul in A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland by Samuel Lewis, 1837". Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ↑ "Fingal County Council, 2002". Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- ↑ Knockbrack Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved: 2011-12-29.
- ↑ The London Encyclopaedia, Vol. VII, London, T. Tegg & Son, 1829. Retrieved: 2010-08-12
See also
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