Kilmashogue
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Kilmashogue or Kilmashoge (Irish: Cill Mochióg)[2] is a mountain in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown county in Ireland. It is 408 metres (1,339 feet) high[1] and forms part of the group of hills in the Dublin Mountains which comprises Two Rock, Three Rock, Kilmashogue and Tibradden Mountains.[3] The forest plantation on its northern slope, which is composed mainly of Sitka spruce, Scots pine and beech, is a habitat for Sika deer, hares, rabbits and foxes.[4] A number of prehistoric monuments can be found on the slopes of the mountain.
Kilmashogue | |
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Cill Mochióg | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 408 m (1,339 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 53°15′2.01″N 6°16′2.03″W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland |
Parent range | Dublin Mountains |
OSI/OSNI grid | O157236 |
Topo map | OSI Discovery #50 |
Coillte, the state-owned enterprise that manages the forestry on the mountain's slopes, suggest that the name Kilmashogue is a corruption of coill na fumsaoige, which means "wood of the ash", or coill na fuiseoige, which means "wood of the lark".[4]