Summit · Shehy Mountains
Knockboy
- Height
- 705m
- Drop
- 609m
- Lists
- 5
Knockboy is a summit in the Shehy Mountains, 705 m high with 609 m of drop. It's on 5 lists, including Irish County Tops, The Vandeleur-Lynams and The Marilyns.
Take Irish County Tops
On 5 lists
- Irish County TopsThe highest point of each of Ireland's 32 counties, from Carrauntoohil in Kerry down: 27 places, because 5 tops are shared by two counties.27 places, by Pinhead
- The Vandeleur-LynamsAll 275 Irish mountains over 600 m with a 15 m drop all round, from Carrauntoohil down.275 places, by Pinhead
- The MarilynsAll 2,007 hills in Britain and Ireland with a 150 m drop all round, whatever their height: from Ben Nevis to sea stacks.2,007 places, by Pinhead
- The P600sAll 119 mountains in Britain and Ireland with a 600 m drop all round: the ones that stand alone, from Ben Nevis and Carrauntoohil to Snaefell.119 places, by Pinhead
- The ArderinsAll 409 Irish hills over 500 m with a 30 m drop all round, from Carrauntoohil down.409 places, by Pinhead
Tick it off: take any of these and Knockboy is on your map, ready to mark as been.
Next hill up
Mangerton Mountain, 838 m, 18.9 km north
Nearby
- Knockboy North Top651 m, 0.6 km away
- Knockboy South Top533 m, 1.5 km away
- Caoinkeen693 m, 2.6 km away
- The Priest's Leap519 m, 3 km away
- Knocknamanagh637 m, 4.3 km away
- Gullaba Hill625 m, 5.2 km away
Distances are as the crow flies.
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