Knocklomena [Cnoc an Mheannain]

About Knocklomena [Cnoc an Mheannain]

Tucked within the rugged Dunkerron Mountains, this sandstone peak serves as a quiet sentinel on the southern Iveragh Peninsula. Reaching the summit rewards walkers with a clear perspective of the Macgillycuddy’s Reeks across the Bridia Valley, while the southern slopes drop away toward the remote, glaciated landscape around the Ballaghbeama Gap.

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• •The name is derived from the Irish Cnoc an Mheannain, which translates as 'Hill of the Kid Goat,' a reference to the young feral goats that have long frequented these rocky sandstone crags.
• •From the summit, the view north is dominated by the massive south faces of Carrauntoohil and Beenkeragh, offering a rare, deep-profile perspective of the Reeks that is hidden from the more popular northern approaches.
• •It is often climbed as part of a demanding horseshoe ridge walk alongside Mullaghanattin and Binnuse, traversing some of the most pathless and boggy terrain in County Kerry.
• •Despite its status as a Marilyn and a Hewitt, its relative obscurity ensures that the local livestock are usually the only ones present to witness any navigational difficulties in the Kerry mist.