Naul Hills
The Naul Hills, or Man-of-War Hills [2] are low-lying hills in Fingal, Ireland, close to the village of Naul, formerly called The Naul,[3] (Irish: An Aill, meaning "the cliff"). They lie beside the County Meath border, 30 kilometres north of Dublin City (17 km north of the airport), 16 km north-northwest of Swords, and 8 km southwest of Balbriggan.[4]
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Mounds near Knockbrack hill
Naul Hills | |
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![]() View from Flemingtown, Co. Meath, towards the Naul Hills, with Knockbrack to the right | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 176 m (577 ft) [1] |
Coordinates | 53.571871°N 6.258884°W |
Naming | |
Language of name | English |
Geography | |
Location | Fingal, Ireland |
Parent range | Naul Hills |
OSI/OSNI grid | O133602 |
Topo map | OSI Discovery 43 |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | West from M1 on R122, then south on R108. |
Typical hill elevations run between 140 and 150 metres, with the highest point in the area being the 176m Knockbrack (Irish: An Cnoc Breac, meaning "the speckled hill").[1][5] Limestone quarrying has been carried out in the hills, and the London Encyclopaedia (1829) remarked, "there are coals at Naul...but the coal vein is not worked." [6]
References
- Ordnance Survey map of Naul area Archived 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
- The Neighbourhood of Dublin by Weston St. John Joyce (3rd ed. 1920). Chapter X: Rathfarnham, Whitechurch, Kelly's Glen and Kilmashogue Mountain.
- "Entry for Naul in A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland by Samuel Lewis, 1837". Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- "Fingal County Council, 2002". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-11-27.
- Knockbrack Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved: 2011-12-29.
- The London Encyclopaedia, Vol. VII, London, T. Tegg & Son, 1829. Retrieved: 2010-08-12
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