Croghan Mountain or Croghan Kinsella (Irish: Cruachán Uí Chinnsealaigh, meaning 'little stack of the Kinsella family')[2] at 606 metres (1,988 ft), is the 211th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,[3] and the 258th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.[4][5] Croghan is situated at the far southeastern end of the Wicklow Mountains on the Wicklow and Wexford border, in Ireland.[5]
Croghan Mountain | |
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Cruachán Uí Chinnsealaigh | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 606 m (1,988 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 541 m (1,775 ft)[1] |
Listing | Hewitt, Marilyn, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
Coordinates | 52°48′N 6°19′W |
Naming | |
English translation | little stack of Kinsella |
Language of name | Irish |
Geography | |
Croghan Mountain Location in Ireland | |
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] |
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.[2][6]
Croghan is situated at the far southeastern end of the Wicklow Mountains on the Wicklow and Wexford border, in Ireland.[5] 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.[5]
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.[7] The wind farm was constructed in an existing Coillte forest, and consists of 11 Siemens Wind Power (108 – DD – 3.2MW) wind turbines.[7] The project received planning permission in 2012, and a 17-month construction process started in mid-2015.[7]
In 2018, it was reported that Coillte had sold their 50 percent stake to Greencoat Renewables.[8]
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