Ballyknock Hill

Ballyknock Hill is a peak in , and has an elevation of 188 metres. Ballyknock Hill is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hore Abbey and St. Dominic’s Abbey.

Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a ruined Cistercian monastery near the , , . 'Hore' is thought to derive from 'iubhair' – yew tree. The former Benedictine abbey at Hore was given to the Cistercians by Archbishop David Mac Cerbaill, who later entered the monastery, and was buried there in 1289.

Ruins
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St. Dominic's Abbey is a medieval Dominican abbey and National Monument located in , Ireland.

Photo: Warren LeMay, CC0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cashel and Dualla.

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is a town in in Ireland. Its population in 2022 was only 4800, but it's one of Ireland's top tourist draws: the Rock of is a limestone outcrop with a collection of important medieval sites.

Village
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is a village in , Ireland. It is located near on the R691 road. Its modern name derives from the Irish Dumha Aille, meaning 'mound of the cliff'.

Village
is a small village and census town in , Ireland. It is 6 km north of , on the R660 road which runs between Cashel and .

Ballyknock Hill

Latitude
52.53311° or 52° 31′ 59″ north
Longitude
-7.86916° or 7° 52′ 9″ west
Elevation
188 metres (617 feet)
Open location code
9C4JG4MJ+68
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12703053558
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3307058
Wiki­data ID
Q26717254
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ballyknock Hill” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ballyknock Hill”
  • Dutch: “Ballyknock Hill”
  • Swedish: “Ballyknock Hill”

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Localities in the Area

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