Staigue Top
Staigue Top is a peak in County Kerry, Munster and has an elevation of 459 metres. Staigue Top is situated nearby to the locality Tooreenyduneen, as well as near the hamlet Castlecove.Places of Interest
Highlights include Staigue Fort.
Staigue Fort
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Staigue or Staig is a ruined stone ringfort eighteen kilometres west of Sneem, on the Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The fort is thought to have been built during the late Iron Age, probably 100 BC, as a defensive stronghold for a local lord or king.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castlecove and Caherdaniel.
Castlecove
Hamlet
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Castlecove is a village in County Kerry, Ireland, located on the Iveragh peninsula on the N70 road which forms part of the Ring of Kerry. It is situated on the southwestern side of the peninsula.
Caherdaniel
Village
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caherdaniel is a village and townland in County Kerry, Ireland, located on the Iveragh peninsula on the Ring of Kerry. It is on the southwestern side of the peninsula, facing onto Derrynane Bay, at a T-junction on the N70 road. Staigue fort, a stone ringfort, is nearby.
Waterville
Village
Photo: Kemiah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waterville, historically known as Currane, is a village in County Kerry, Ireland, on the Iveragh Peninsula. The town is on a narrow isthmus, with Lough Currane to the east and Ballinskelligs Bay on the west, with the Currane River flowing between the two. Waterville is situated 9 km west of Staigue Top.
Staigue Top
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 459 metres
- Also known as: “Cnoc na Steige”
- Category: landform
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.8048° or 51° 48′ 17″ northLongitude
-10.03865° or 10° 2′ 19″ westElevation
459 metres (1,506 feet)Open location code
9C3FRX36+WGOpenStreetMap ID
node 9334438474OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12611263
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In Other Languages
“Staigue Top” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Cnoc na Stéige”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tooreenyduneen and Coad.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Staigue NE Top and Windy Gap.
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