Knockacummer [Cnoc an Chomair]

About Knockacummer [Cnoc an Chomair]

Sitting on the borderlands of North Cork and Limerick, this 408m Hump forms part of the sprawling Mullaghareirk Mountains. The terrain is typical of these plateau-like uplands, featuring a mix of commercial forestry and open moorland. The summit provides an expansive perspective over the Blackwater Valley and the distant mountains of Kerry.

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Did You Know?

• •The name Cnoc an Chomair translates from Irish as 'the hill of the confluence', likely referring to the meeting of streams or valleys that drain from these high, peat-covered slopes.
• •The hill is synonymous with the Knockacummer Wind Farm; the project's thirty-five turbines dominate the local skyline and provide a network of gravel access tracks across the southern flanks.
• •From the summit, walkers can look south toward the Boggeragh Mountains and west to the distinctive silhouettes of the Paps of Anu and the McGillycuddy's Reeks.
• •Given the extensive network of service roads for the turbines, your navigation skills are more likely to be tested by choosing the correct gravel fork than by the gradient of the hill itself.