Knockoura
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Mountain in Ireland
| Knockoura | |
|---|---|
| Cnoc Cumhra | |
Knockoura is located in island of Ireland Knockoura Knockoura Location in Ireland | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 395 m (1,296 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Marilyn |
| Coordinates | 51°39′07′′N 9°59′35′′W / 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 |
Knockoura (Irish: Cnoc Cumhra) is a mountain on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland.
Geography
[edit ]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 ]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Knockoura, Listing at mountainviews.ie
- ^ IHPA website ihpa.ie
