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Knocknarea

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327 m

Elevation

Elevation is the altitude of a place
above sea level.

304 m

Prominence

Peak’s prominence is the least
vertical to be covered to get from the
summit to any other higher terrain.

About

Knocknarea (; Irish: Cnoc na Riabh) is a large prominent hill west of Sligo town in County Sligo, Ireland, with a height of 327 metres (1,073 ft). Knocknarea is visually striking as it has steep limestone cliffs and stands on the Cúil Irra peninsula overlooking the Atlantic coast. At the summit is one of Ireland's largest cairns, known as Queen Maeve's Cairn, which is believed to contain a Neolithic passage tomb. In recent years there has been concern that the ancient cairn, a protected National Monument, is being damaged by climbers. There are also remains of several smaller tombs on the summit. Knocknarea overlooks the Carrowmore tombs and is thought to have been part of an ancient ritual landscape.

There's a trail leading to the summit. Knocknarea is one of the 1 peaks along the Knocknarea trail.

By elevation Knocknarea is

# 23 out of 37 in County Sligo

By prominence Knocknarea is

# 4 out of 37 in County Sligo
# 95 out of 2365 in Ireland