Carrantuohill (centre, 1039 m), the highest peak in Macgillycuddy's Reeks.

McGillycuddy's Reeks (Na Cruacha Dubha, meaning "The Black Tops") are a mountain range in County Kerry, Ireland. Stretching slightly over 19 km (12 miles), they include the highest mountain in Ireland (Carrantuohill, at 1,039 m), the two other 1,000 m peaks existing in Ireland (Beenkeragh at 1,010 m, and Caher at 1,001 m), and over 100 other Hewitts (peaks of over 2,000 ft). The mountains, part of the Armorican Highlands, are of glacial-carved sandstone and are situated on the Iveragh peninsula near the Lakes of Killarney. Snap of Carrantuohill from the Hags Glen - Seabhcán File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Snap of Carrantuohill from the Hags Glen - Seabhcán File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Carrauntoohill (Irish: Corrán Tuathail), also spelt Carrantuohill and in various other ways, is a mountain located in County Kerry, and the highest peak in Ireland. ... The most general definition of a mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: coord}}}_N_{{{west coord}}}_W_{{{region:IE_type:city}}} {{{north coord}}}° N {{{west coord}}}° W Irish Grid Reference grid}}} {{{irish grid}}} Statistics Province: Munster County: District: County Town: Tralee Code: KY Area: 4,746 km² Elevation: Population: Website: www. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... A mile is any of a number of units of distance, each in the magnitude of 1–10 km. ... Carrauntoohill (Irish: Corrán Tuathail), also spelt Carrantuohill and in various other ways, is a mountain located in County Kerry, and the highest peak in Ireland. ... A Hewitt is a hill in England, Wales or Ireland over two thousand feet (609. ... Sandstone near Stadtroda, Germany Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock grains. ... Iveragh is a peninsula of County Kerry in the Republic of Ireland. ... Lakes of Killarney - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

The name of the range dates to the eighteenth century, from the Irish Clan Macgillicuddy (or McGillycuddy) which owned land in this part of County Kerry for a long time prior, and continued to do so until the extreme latter part of the twentieth century.

See also

• Chiefs of the Name
• List of mountains in Ireland

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External links

• High quality photographs of The Reeks and County Kerry
• McGillycuddy of the Reeks