MacGillycuddy’s Reeks
MacGillycuddy's Reeks is a sandstone and siltstone mountain range in the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. Stretching 19 kilometres, from the Gap of Dunloe in the east, to Glencar in the west, the Reeks is Ireland's highest mountain range, and includes most of the highest peaks and sharpest ridges in Ireland, and the only peaks on the island over 1,000 metres in height.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 740 metres
- Description: mountain range in Kerry, Ireland
- Also known as: “Na Cruacha Dubha” and “The Black Stacks”
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Cnoc na Péiste and Maolán Buí.
Cnoc na Péiste
Peak
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Cnoc na Péiste, anglicised Knocknapeasta, at 988 metres, is the fourth-highest peak in Ireland, on the Arderin and Vandeleur-Lynam lists. Cnoc na Péiste is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range in County Kerry.
Maolán Buí
Peak
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Maolán Buí, also known by the name Bearna Rua, at 973 metres high, is the fifth-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, or the sixth-highest peak in Ireland according to the Vandeleur-Lynam list.
The Big Gun
Peak
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The Big Gun, at 939 metres high, is the ninth-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, or the tenth-highest according to the Vandeleur-Lynam list. It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks in County Kerry, and is also known as Lackagarrin or Foilnabreachaun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beaufort.
Beaufort
Village
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Beaufort is a small village that lies on the banks of the River Laune in County Kerry, in the southwest of Ireland. It consists of a post office, three public houses, one supermarket, parish hall, guest houses and thirty private houses. Beaufort is situated 9 km northeast of MacGillycuddy’s Reeks.
MacGillycuddy’s Reeks
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“MacGillycuddy’s Reeks” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Macgillicuddy’s Reeks”
- Belarusian: “Мак-Гілікадыс Рыкс”
- Bulgarian: “Кери (планина)”
- Bulgarian: “Кери”
- Catalan: “Macgillicuddy’s Reeks”
- Cebuano: “Macgillycuddys Reeks”
- Chinese: “麥吉利卡迪山脈”
- Czech: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
- Dutch: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ماكجيليكودى ريكس”
- French: “MacGillicuddy’s Reeks”
- French: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
- French: “MacGillycuddy’s Reeks”
- German: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
- German: “McGillycuddy Reeks”
- German: “McGillycuddy’s Reeks”
- Hebrew: “הרי מקגיליקאדי”
- Irish: “Cruacha Dubha”
- Irish: “Na Cruacha Dubha”
- Italian: “Macgillicuddy’s Reeks”
- Italian: “Macgillicuddys Reeks”
- Italian: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
- Korean: “맥길리커디스릭스”
- Ladin: “MacGillycuddy’s Reeks”
- Latvian: “Makgillikadisrīksi”
- Lithuanian: “Juodosios Viršūnės”
- Lithuanian: “Juodųjų Viršūnių kalnynas”
- Lithuanian: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks kalnynas”
- Lithuanian: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
- Macedonian: “Мекгиликадис Рикс”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Macgillicuddys Reeks”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “McGillycuddy’s Reeks”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Na Cruacha Dubha”
- Norwegian: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
- Persian: “مکگیلکادی ریکز”
- Polish: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
- Portuguese: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
- Russian: “Макгилликаддис Рикс”
- Russian: “Макгилликаддис-Рикс”
- Spanish: “Macgillicuddy’s Reeks”
- Swedish: “MacGillycuddy’s Reeks”
- Ukrainian: “Макгіллікаддіс Рікс”
- Venetian: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
- Vietnamese: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
- Welsh: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Knocknafreaghaun and Cockow.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lough Cummeennapeasta and An Gunna Mor.
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