Knockullane East Top

About Knockullane East Top

Rising in the Boggeragh Mountains of North Cork, this 408-metre Tump offers a quiet, uncrowded walking experience. Characterised by typical upland moorland and peat, the summit provides clear perspectives across the plateau towards its parent peak, Knockullane, and the distant, higher mass of Musheramore to the southeast.

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• •The name derives from the Irish Cnoc Ualláin, where 'cnoc' means hill and 'Uallán' is an Old Irish personal name.
• •It is situated within the Boggeragh Mountains, a range composed primarily of Old Red Sandstone that forms the watershed between the Blackwater and Lee river systems.
• •Hillwalkers typically reach this summit as part of a wider circuit of the Boggeragh plateau, usually pairing it with the slightly higher Knockullane which lies just over a kilometre to the west.
• •From the top, there is a clear view of Musheramore, the highest point in the range, which is often set against the backdrop of the region's numerous wind turbines.
• •Designation as an 'East Top' usually indicates a summit visited primarily by those with a completionist’s streak and a high tolerance for damp shins.