Knockoura (Irish: Cnoc Cumhra) is a mountain on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland.
Knockoura | |
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Cnoc Cumhra | |
![]() ![]() Knockoura Location in Ireland | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 395 m (1,296 ft)[1] |
Listing | Marilyn |
Coordinates | 51.652°N 9.993°W / 51.652; -9.993 |
Geography | |
Location | County Cork, Republic of Ireland |
Parent range | Slieve Miskish Mountains |
OSI/OSNI grid | V621462 |
At an elevation of 490 metres Knockoura is one of the Irish Hangliding & Paragliding (IHPA)[2] sites as well as being a site for 4 communications masts for telephone, TV, VHF, coastguard and WiMax antennas.[citation needed]
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