Tonduff (Irish: Tóin Dubh, meaning 'black bottom')[2] at 642 metres (2,106 ft), is the 169th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,[3] and the 202nd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.[4][5] Tonduff is in the far northeastern section of the Wicklow Mountains, in County Wicklow. The main flat summit is sometimes listed as Tonduff North, while the subsidiary summit, Tonduff East Top 593 metres (1,946 ft), is sometimes listed as Tonduff South.[2][6] Tonduff East Top has a prominence of only 15 metres (49 ft), which just qualifies it as an Arderin Beg.[7] A bog on the western slopes of Tonduff, the Liffey Head Bog, forms the source of the River Liffey; bogs on the southern slopes of Tonduff, forms the source of the River Dargle.[8]
| Tonduff | |
|---|---|
 Tonduff East Top (near) and Tonduff (far) as seen from the summit of Maulin | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 642 m (2,106 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 117 m (384 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
| Coordinates | 53°09′41″N 6°16′02″W / 53.161294°N 6.267332°W |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Tóin Dubh |
| English translation | Black bottom |
| Geography | |
  Tonduff Location in Ireland | |
| Location | County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
| OSI/OSNI grid | O159136[1] |
| Topo map | OSi Discovery 56 |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Granite with microcline phenocrysts Bedrock[1] |
Bibliography
edit- Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019.
- MountainViews Online Database (Simon Stewart) (2013). A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins. Collins Books. ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7.
- Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102.
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "Tonduff". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ a b Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
- ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500 m with a prominence of 30m". MountainViews Online Database.
- ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600 m with a prominence of 15m". MountainViews Online Database.
- ^ Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7
- ^ Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019.
- ^ Simon Stewart (2018). "Arderins Arderin Begs: Irish mountains of 500 m with a prominence of 15 m". MountainViews.
Listing selection: All summits (531) in list Arderins Arderin Begs
- ^ Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102.
Walk 2: Tonduff and Kippure
External links
edit- MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website, Tonduff (or Tonduff North)
- MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website, Tonduff East Top (or Tonduff South)
- MountainViews: Irish Online Mountain Database
- The Database of British and Irish Hills , the largest database of British Isles mountains ("DoBIH")
- Hill Bagging UK & Ireland, the searchable interface for the DoBIH
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