Silsean facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Silsean
Soillsean
Moanbane (left) and Silsean (right), as seen from the Blessington lakes in the west.
Highest point
Elevation	698 m (2,290 ft)
Prominence	43 m (141 ft)
Listing	Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
Naming
English translation	place of lights
Language of name	Irish
Geography
Silsean Location in island of Ireland
Location	Wicklow, Ireland
Parent range	Wicklow Mountains
OSI/OSNI grid	O023056
Topo map	OSi Discovery 56
Geology
Mountain type	Pale grey fine to coarse-grained granite

Silsean (Irish: Soillsean, meaning place of lights) at 698 metres (2,290 ft), is the 92nd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 114th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Silsean is in the central sector, at the western edge, of the Wicklow Mountains, in Wicklow, Ireland. Silsean is on a small massif alongside Moanbane 703 metres (2,306 ft) which lies between the Blessington lakes (or Poulaphouca Reservoir), and the major massif of Mullaghcleevaun 849 metres (2,785 ft).