Knockaunanattin West Top

About Knockaunanattin West Top

Situated on the rugged western spurs of the South Iveragh Peninsula, this 466-metre Tump offers a quieter alternative to the region's higher peaks. It provides a grandstand view of the Inny Valley and Ballinskelligs Bay, sitting as a distinct shoulder on the ridge leading east toward the main Knockaunanattin summit.

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• •The name derives from the Irish Cnocán an Aitinn, which translates as the 'little hill of the gorse,' a reference to the hardy, yellow-flowered shrubs that colonise the lower slopes of the Iveragh hills.
• •From this vantage point, walkers have an unobstructed view across the valley to the distinctive, jagged profile of Mullaghanattin, one of the most prominent peaks in the Dunkerron Mountains.
• •The summit marks a transition in the landscape where the boggy upland plateaus begin to drop away towards the coastal flats of Waterville and the Atlantic seaboard.
• •Calling this a 'West Top' gives it a sense of orderly suburban planning that the reality of the trackless, wind-scoured Kerry bog rarely honours.