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Hills in County Dublin, Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Naul Hills, or Man-of-War Hills [2] are low-lying hills in north County Dublin, Ireland, close to the village of Naul, formerly called The Naul,[3] (Irish: An Aill, meaning 'the cliff'). They lie beside the County Meath border, 30 kilometres north of Dublin City (17 km north of the airport), 16 km north-northwest of Swords, and 8 km southwest of Balbriggan.[4]
Naul Hills | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 176 m (577 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 53.571871°N 6.258884°W |
Naming | |
Language of name | English |
Geography | |
County Dublin, Ireland | |
Parent range | Naul Hills |
OSI/OSNI grid | O133602 |
Topo map | OSI Discovery 43 |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | West from M1 on R122, then south on R108. |
Typical hill elevations run between 140 and 150 metres, with the highest point in the area being the 176m Knockbrack (Irish: An Cnoc Breac, meaning 'the speckled hill').[1][5] Limestone quarrying has been carried out in the hills, and the London Encyclopaedia (1829) remarked, "there are coals at Naul...but the coal vein is not worked."[6]
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the temporary reduction in emissions as well as a period of sustained fine weather meant that Knockbrack was visible across the Irish Sea from Anglezarke, Lancashire for a period in May 2020.[7]
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