East Coast & Midlands
Leinster
County Offaly

Croghan Hill

Croghan Hill is a hill with a height of 234 metres in , Ireland. The remains of an extinct volcano, it rises from the Bog of Allen and dominates the surrounding plains.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 234 metres
  • Description: Hill in Offaly, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Cnoc Cruachain”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Brigid’s Church.

Church
Photo: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Croghan and Rhode.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tullamore is the county town of , and more or less in the centre of Ireland. It's traversed by the Grand Canal, which is navigable by leisure boats from Dublin to the Shannon and beyond.

Village
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is a village in , . It is situated on the R400 at its junction with the R441 which leads to , 12 km to the east. village is on an "island" of high ground surrounded by an expanse of raised bog which forms part of the Bog of Allen.

Village
Photo: Padraig McGrath, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, formerly Philipstown, named after King Philip II of Spain, is a small town in east , . It is situated midway between the towns of and on the R402 regional road.

Croghan Hill

Latitude
53.3463° or 53° 20′ 47″ north
Longitude
-7.27845° or 7° 16′ 42″ west
Elevation
234 metres (768 feet)
Open location code
9C5J8PWC+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 332373533
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3313931
Wiki­data ID
Q598469
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Croghan Hill” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Croghan Hill”
  • Dutch: “Croghan Hill”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كروجان هيل”
  • French: “Croghan Hill”
  • German: “Croghan Hill”
  • Irish: “Cnoc Chruacháin”
  • Irish: “Cnoc Cruacháin”
  • Japanese: “クロウハン・ヒル”
  • Ladin: “Croghan Hill”
  • Persian: “کروگان هیل”
  • Spanish: “Colina de Croghan”
  • Swedish: “Croghan Hill”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Deerpark and Killaragh.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bishop Mac Caille’s Graveyard and St Patrick’s Well.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Croghan Hill”. Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.