The Arderins

The Arderins

All 409 Irish hills over 500 m with a 30 m drop all round, from Carrauntoohil down.

SUMMITS
409
HIGHEST
1,039m
SPREAD
497km

AT A GLANCE

Highest
Carrauntoohil, 1,039 m
Lowest
Benbrack, 499 m
Groups
14 by region
Updated

All 409 summits

About the Arderins

An Arderin is an Irish hill at least 500 metres high with a drop of at least 30 metres on every side. The list is kept by MountainViews and named after Arderin, the highest point of the Slieve Bloom Mountains.

There are 409, across the whole island, from Carrauntoohil at 1,039 m down to Benbrack at 499 m.

Data: The Database of British and Irish Hills v18.6, CC BY 4.0, adapted by Pinhead.

QUESTIONS

How many Arderins are there?

409.

What counts as an Arderin?

Any Irish hill of 500 m or more with at least 30 m of drop on every side.

What's the difference between an Arderin and a Vandeleur-Lynam?

Height and drop. A Vandeleur-Lynam is over 600 m with a 15 m drop; an Arderin is over 500 m with a 30 m drop, so the lists overlap but neither contains the other.

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