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Mountain in Wicklow, Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Silsean (Irish: Soillsean, meaning 'place of lights')[2] at 698 metres (2,290 ft), is the 92nd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,[3] and the 114th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.[4][5] Silsean is in the central sector, at the western edge, of the Wicklow Mountains, in Wicklow, Ireland.[6] Silsean is on a small massif alongside Moanbane 703 metres (2,306 ft) which lies between the Blessington lakes (or Poulaphouca Reservoir), and the major massif of Mullaghcleevaun 849 metres (2,785 ft).[7][8][6]
Silsean | |
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Soillsean | |
![]() Moanbane (left) and Silsean (right), as seen from the Blessington lakes in the west. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 698 m (2,290 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 43 m (141 ft)[1] |
Listing | Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
Coordinates | 53.091921°N 6.47351°W |
Naming | |
English translation | place of lights |
Language of name | Irish |
Geography | |
Location | Wicklow, Ireland |
Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
OSI/OSNI grid | O023056[1] |
Topo map | OSi Discovery 56 |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Pale grey fine to coarse-grained granite[1] |
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