Arderin

Arderin (Irish: Ard Éireann, meaning "Ireland's Height") is a mountain on the border between Laois and Offaly in Ireland. With a height of 527 metres (1,729 ft) it is the highest point in the Slieve Bloom Mountains, and is both the highest point in County Laois and County Offaly.[2]

This article is about the mountain in Ireland. For the mountain classification, see Lists of mountains in Ireland § Arderins.

Arderin
Ard Éireann
Arderin from the Glendine Gap
Highest point
Elevation527 m (1,729 ft) [1][2]
Prominence420 m (1,380 ft) [1][2]
ListingCounty Top (Laois and Offaly), Marilyn
Coordinates53°02′17″N 7°39′14″W [1]
Naming
English translationIreland's Height
Language of nameIrish
Geography
Parent rangeSlieve Bloom Mountains
OSI/OSNI gridS232989
Topo mapOSi Discovery 54

An Arderin is also a descriptive word for a specific category of Irish mountains in the series of lists maintained by Irish mountain database, MountainViews; those over 500m with a prominence of at least 30m.[3] This list, along with other complementary ones, has been published in book form by Collins Press.[4] Mountainviews.ie classifies a mountain as being above 500m, but also maintains a number of lists of hills below this threshold.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Arderin". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  2. "Arderin". MountainViews. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. "Mountain Views". MountainViews. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  4. Mountainviews, (2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7


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