Knockmealdown Mountains

#459 among destinations in Ireland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Knockmealdown Mountains is a mountain range located on the border of counties Tipperary and Waterford in Ireland, running east and west between the two counties. The highest peak of the range is Knockmealdown, in County Waterford. On the western side of the summit, the range is crossed by a high pass called ‘The Vee’ through which runs the old mail coach road from Lismore to Clogheen. ()

Alternative names: Maximum elevation: 2605 ftCoordinates: 52°13'60"N, 7°55'0"W

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WaterfordIreland

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Knockmealdown Mountains – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Melleray Abbey, Knockmealdown, Sugarloaf Hill, Ardfinnan Castle.

4 miSE
Sacred and religious sites, Monastery
Mount Melleray Abbey, Cappoquin
103 min walk • Mount Melleray Abbey is a Trappist monastery in Ireland, founded in 1833. It is situated on the slopes of the Knockmealdown Mountains, near Cappoquin, Diocese of Waterford. It is famous in literature due to Seán Ó Ríordáin's poem Cnoc Mellerí in Eireaball Spideoige.
~1980 ftS
Natural attraction, Park, Mountain
Knockmealdown, Clogheen
10 min walk • Knockmealdown is the highest peak of the Knockmealdown Range of mountains, located on the border between Co Tipperary and Co Waterford.
1.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sugarloaf Hill
37 min walk • Sugarloaf Hill is a mountain peak located in the Knockmealdown Mountains on the border between County Tipperary and County Waterford.
5.5 miN
Forts and castles
Ardfinnan Castle
141 min walk • Ardfinnan Castle, is the sister castle of Lismore Castle and was built circa 1185 to guard the river crossing at Ardfinnan in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is situated on the River Suir, seven miles west of Clonmel. The castle is currently privately owned and is not open for public viewing.
6.8 miNW
Forts and castles
Shanbally Castle
173 min walk • Shanbally Castle was located near Clogheen, County Tipperary and built for Cornelius O'Callaghan, the first Viscount Lismore, in around 1810. It was the largest house built in Ireland by the noted English architect John Nash. The castle was acquired by the Irish Land Commission in 1954.

Knockmealdown Mountains

Facts and practical information

Knockmealdown Mountains plan & book

Knockmealdown Mountains – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Mount Melleray Abbey, Cappoquin

Knockmealdown, Clogheen

Sugarloaf Hill

Ardfinnan Castle

Shanbally Castle