OSI/OSNI grid Q733072 Prominence 129 m Parent range Slieve Mish Mountains | Elevation 835 m Mountain range Slieve Mish Mountains Listing Marilyn | |
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Translation stone ringfort of Cú Roí (Irish) Location Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland Similar Baurtregaum, Beenoskee, Mullaghanattin, Broaghnabinnia, Caher | ||
Caherconree (Irish: Cathair Conraoi) is a mountain peak on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. At 835 m (2,740 ft), it is the second-highest peak of the Slieve Mish Mountains and the 26th highest on the island of Ireland.
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Map of Caherconree, Commons, Co. Kerry, Ireland
GeographyEdit
Caherconree is linked to Baurtregaum (851 m), to the east, by a narrow ridge. There are two deep glens either side of this. North of Caherconree's summit is the long narrow mountain called Gearhane (an Géarán).
Caherconree in mythEdit
Caherconree is named after a stone ringfort that sits two-thirds of the way up its southwestern shoulder, overlooking the mountain road called Bóthar na gCloch ("road of the stones"). The ringfort is surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs. In Irish mythology this is the fort of Cú Roí mac Dáire, who was able to make it spin around at night to stop any attackers from finding the entrance. In the story of Aided Con Roí, a king's daughter called Bláthnat is kidnapped and taken to the fort by Cú Roí. She is rescued by her lover, Cú Chulainn. Bláthnat signals to Cú Chulainn that the time is right to attack by pouring milk in a stream. This stream is now called the Finglas (from an Fhionnghlaise meaning "the white stream") and its source is close to the remains of the ringfort.
There is a rock feature on the mountain called Fin MacCool's Chair, which is named after the mythical figure Fionn mac Cumhaill.