Knocknagnauv

About Knocknagnauv

Rising from the western end of the Knockmealdown range, this rounded Hewitt offers a quieter alternative to its more famous neighbours. Its broad, heather-clad slopes overlook the fertile Golden Vale, providing a rugged, peat-heavy trek for those traversing the main ridge between the Vee Pass and the central summits.

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• •The name derives from the Irish Cnoc na nCnámh, meaning 'Hill of the Bones', a moniker that traditionally suggests either an ancient burial site or a high-altitude location where livestock succumbed to harsh winter conditions.
• •It sits on the long east-west spine of the Knockmealdowns, a range primarily composed of Devonian Old Red Sandstone that straddles the border between County Tipperary and County Waterford.
• •The summit offers a clear, commanding view across the Suir Valley to the north, where the massive profile of the Galty Mountains—Ireland’s highest inland range—dominates the horizon.
• •Walkers often include this peak as part of a high-level circuit from the Vee Pass, a historic V-shaped gap in the mountains famous for its blankets of purple rhododendrons in early summer.
• •The terrain is characteristically Irish mountain bog; if you find a dry line through the peat hags and thick heather, you have likely strayed off the mountain and onto a road by mistake.