Arderin
Mountain in Laois/Offaly, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the mountain in Ireland. For the mountain classification, see Lists of mountains in Ireland § Arderins.
Arderin (Irish: Ard Éireann, meaning "Ireland's Height") is a mountain on the border between Laois and Offaly in Ireland. With a height of 527 metres (1,729 ft) it is the highest point in the Slieve Bloom Mountains, and is the highest point in both County Laois and County Offaly.[2]
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Arderin | |
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Ard Éireann | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 527 m (1,729 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 420 m (1,380 ft)[1][2] |
Listing | County Top (Laois and Offaly), Marilyn |
Coordinates | 53°02′17″N 7°39′14″W[1] |
Naming | |
English translation | Ireland's Height |
Language of name | Irish |
Geography | |
Parent range | Slieve Bloom Mountains |
OSI/OSNI grid | S232989 |
Topo map | OSi Discovery 54 |
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An Arderin is also a descriptive word for a specific category of Irish mountains in the series of lists maintained by Irish mountain database, MountainViews; those over 500m with a prominence of at least 30m.[3] This list, along with other complementary ones, has been published in book form by Collins Press.[4] Mountainviews.ie classifies a mountain as being above 500m, but also maintains a number of lists of hills below this threshold.[3]