Hungry Hill facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Hungry Hill |
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| Cnoc Daod | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 685 m (2,247 ft) |
| Prominence | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Listing | Marilyn, Hewitt |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Caha Mountains |
| OSI/OSNI grid | V761497 |
Hungry Hill (Irish: Cnoc Daod) is a mountain on the Beara Peninsula, County Cork, in the Republic of Ireland.
Etymology
The first part of the Irish name Cnoc Daod means "hill". The second part may be a dialectal variant of déad, meaning "tooth", "set of teeth" or "jaw". It has been anglicized as Knockdhead and Knockday.
Geography
With a height of 685 metres (2,247 ft) it is the highest peak of the Caha Mountains and the 130th highest in Ireland. Hungry Hill lies on the border of counties Cork and Kerry, although the peak is on the Cork side.
There is a cairn at the summit and a number of standing stones to the south and east of the mountain. At its eastern foot are two lakes — Coomadayallig and Coomarkane — which both drain into the Mare's Tail waterfall. This is the highest waterfall in Ireland and the UK.
