Silsean
| Silsean | |
|---|---|
 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°05′31″N 6°28′25″W / 53.091921°N 6.47351°W |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Soillsean |
| English translation | place of lights |
| Geography | |
  Silsean Location in Ireland | |
| Location | County 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] |
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 County 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]
Bibliography
[edit]- Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019.
- Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Ireland's Best Walks: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892118.
- 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
[edit]- Wicklow Way
- Wicklow Round
- Wicklow Mountains
- Lists of mountains in Ireland
- List of mountains of the British Isles by height
- List of Hewitt mountains in England, Wales and Ireland
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Silsean". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ 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
- ^ a b Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102.
Walk 5: Silsean, Moanbane
- ^ 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
External links
[edit]- MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website, Silsean
- 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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